Quote Originally Posted by Mike T View Post
It is possible to overdose with a salbutamol - blue - inhaler, but it would take many many inhalations. Eventually you would get the shakes, a racing heart, and even a change in heart rhythm. But if you find you are taking multiple inhalations then you almost certainly need different treatment, not simply more of the same - you probably need a higher dose of the steroid inhaler.
Very true, I've been told a maximum of 10 blasts in an emergency, probably best to see someone if you need that many puffs. Talking to a lot of people and most hardly use their blue one. I've just been given a spacer for the preventer, it gets the drugs more effectively into the lungs.