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Originally Posted by JakeLV
Feel like an asshole commenting when you have a doctor in the thread, but if you’re using albuterol with the nebulizer, then what you described is pretty normal. Light headed, trembling/shivering, and a problem sleeping are the side effects my daughter’s respiratory therapist described. Helps raise o2 levels (not sure about pneumonia).
I saw earlier in the thread that laying in your stomach helps to force air into your lungs, but I’ll defer to the doctor about that.
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No ones an asshole sharing information these days, we are all just trying to make sense in these uncertain times. The doses are 0.5 mg ipratropium bromide and 3 mg albuterol.
One note my doc said was key was that I bought an Oximeter early on and measured my blood oxygen levels daily, and did have some times where it was trending down around 93-94, and I had to really work oxygen deep into my lungs to get the reading consistently above 97. A lot of the lung and tissue damage seems to be happening when people’s oxygen levels are getting low <90 (?) and staying there and many don’t even realize it. If any of you don’t have one, I’d highly recommend buying one off Amazon or wherever, as it will give you a baseline to work off of as the respiratory illness progresses.
Example of one: (should be around $30bit supply/demand)
Pulse Oximeter Fingertip, Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor for Pulse Rate and SpO2 Level, Portable Pulse Oximeter with Large LED Display, Batteries and Lanyard Included
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082NHTCHN..._BsxREb5Q24CSG