Is using an expired inhaler bad for you?

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Is using an expired inhaler bad for u?

My mother is a penny pincher and wants me to use my inhaler till its empty, so i am wondering if its bad to use it if its expired.

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The question about whether it is bad will depend on two factors 1)will it take you more than 5 days...

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Medications are safe until their expiration date. After this time, they can deteriorate and do not work...

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They medication may not be as strong. It may be just like using water in a vaporizer you could ask a...

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shouldn't be much danger...depends on how old it is..... drugs generally lose effectiveness or has increased...

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We are moving and my asthma is bothering me..no insurance and inhaler exp. in 2004...any advice???

My hubby and I are moving in 2 weeks...just 2 days into packing and I'm already wheezy and my chin and throat are itching like crazy. I've got an old expired combivent inhaler, but not really much of anything else. We're flat broke, using just about...

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Here is a really simple way to help elevate some of your Asthma symptoms... Every time you start experiencing...

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Has anyone had severe chest pain after using an albuterol inhaler and have you suffered any permanent effects?

My 13 year old son had severe chest pain after using his inhaler, so he stopped it was so unbearable. Then he told me everytime he had used his inhaler he would get that way, in excruciating chest pain. I didn't make the connection when he would tell...

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i get this sometimes when i use too much when im having a bad asthma attack. i also get fast and uneven...

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I've been having breathing problems. Ive' been using an inhaler, but the doc didn't precribe it. Is that ok?

Ok I dont know what this box is for, so im going to continue talking. (First time on Yahooanswers.com) The doctor didnt tell me to use an inhaler, but ive been using it for 4 months now. (I havnt told him because I havnt seen him and every time i want...

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It's never a good idea to use medications that weren't prescibe for you. You really need to see your...

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I have been using my inhaler more than 8 times everyday since 2001, what risks do i face?

In 1996 I was diagnosed with Emphysema which I'm told I got from smoking. Since then I have stoped smoking and I have been using ventolin inhaler. My concern now is that since 2006 I have had to increase my daily use of the inhaler to between 8 to 1...

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are you seeing your doctor on regular basis ?? the problem is that Emphysems is progressive disease...

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Can I use an Ipratropium Bromide Inhaler (AKA; Atrovent/Aprovent) that expired 2 years ago?

I used to have asthma when I was a kid.. but then it disappeared in my adolescence, well almost entirely, I still may have issues with it every now and then, but it only happens rarely now.. Like tonight.. |The thing is, I used to have a Salbutamol inhaler...

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It is probably safe but unlikely to be affective. Don't you have an emergency hospital. They could either...

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Am I using my inhaler too much?

I have been wheezing for over 24 hours and my inhaler isnt helping to well. I went to my doctor today and she said to try not to take my inhaler over 8 times in one day. She also said if im still wheezing to come see her ASPA the next day. Ive taken...

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go to the er, you could be getting an asthma attack!

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