Asthma, acute
"I was admitted to hospital for an asthma attack. Had never taken any kind of breathing medication before, even though I&#039;d had trouble with breathing (shortness of breath, tight chest, can&#039;t take deep breaths) for a while. I was given Ventolin. I didn&#039;t respond to the first few puffs through the inhaler and chamber spacer, so they gave me burst therapy, which involved taking 4-5 puffs every 20 minutes for 2 hours. After the first 40 minutes, I was shaking like crazy, couldn&#039;t sit still. This shaking persisted until I went to sleep that night. The ventolin inhaler they gave me DOESN&#039;T help - only a very large dose of ventolin seems to ease the symptoms. Overall, good in high doses for severe asthma but comes with side effects."