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What Causes Pain In Chest And Left Hand While On Asthalin Rotacaps?

Posted on Fri, 4 Sep 2015

Question: Hi Sir,

I am 26 years old.

I am Asthma patient and using asthalin Rotocaps from the age 8.

I did not had any side effects.
From past 30+ days I M facing joint pain

Chest pain and left hand pain which is not that very painful.

I visited hospital a couple times BP and heart beat was normal

But still I am in a fear that is something wrong with my heart!!

But pain is not that much starp and even it will not get worse if I try doing push-ups.

Please advise what might be wrong

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
First get done ECG and 2D Echo.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Asthalin is having salbutamol. It is sympathomimetic drug. On long term use this can cause side effects like tremors, palpitations, tachycardia etc.
So better to get done ecg and 2d echo to rule out cardiac diseases.
If both are normal than no need to worry for heart diseases.
Take simple painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs.
And better to stop asthalin rotacap. It is not for regular maintenance treatment for asthma.
For regular maintenance treatment inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and newer, safer, long acting beta 2 agonist (LABA) are advised.
So replace asthalin by ICS and LABA combination.
This will give you lesser side effects and higher symptomatic control.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (11 minutes later)

Thanks sir,

Can you please share the more details on ICS and LABA

so that I can request them at medical shop

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Fluticasone and budesonide are ICS.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
In ICS fluticasone and budesonide are available.
In LABA salbeterol,formoterol are available.
And combination of ICS and LABA are also available.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries than please close the conversation and close my answer.
You can ask me directly on bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar