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Twitching In Small Finger. Took Prednisone Pills After Asthma Attack. Cure For Twitching?
I went to the emergency room thursday night for an asthma attack, i did two nebulizer treatments and one saline treatment. I also took 3 prednisone pills. After this my pinky finger in my left hand has started twitching sparadically through out the day and when i move it it doesnt stop...do you know what could have caused this?
Wed, 26 Dec 2012
Hi,
These tremors are sometimes due to the beta 2 agonist class of drugs whether inhaled or oral like salbutamol and need not be worried about. Later on when the dose is tapered, they should subside. Also if required you can get a serum electrolyte levels done.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
These tremors are sometimes due to the beta 2 agonist class of drugs whether inhaled or oral like salbutamol and need not be worried about. Later on when the dose is tapered, they should subside. Also if required you can get a serum electrolyte levels done.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
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