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Frequency and Factors of Tremor, Palpitation, and Cramp in Patients with COPD and Asthma [Eurasian J Pulmonol]
Eurasian J Pulmonol. 2015; 17(1): 22-28 | DOI: 10.5152/ejp.2015.19483  

Frequency and Factors of Tremor, Palpitation, and Cramp in Patients with COPD and Asthma

Sema Demir1, Ahmet Uğur Demir1, Derya Öztuna2, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu1
1Department of Chest Diseases, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara
2Department of Biostatistics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara

Objective: To evaluate the frequency and predictability of side effects, including tremor, cramp, and palpitation, due to treatment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
Methods: We prepared a standard questionnaire for 299 patients concerning their diagnosis, treatment, and side effects of the treatment in February 2007 at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Diseases. We prospectively examined the clinical status of the patients and side effects of the treatment at the 15th, 30th, and 180th days of the treatment.
Results: In our study, there were 38 (12.7%) patients with drug-induced tremor. Of these, 27 (71.1%) had asthma (p=0.004) and 18 (47.4%) had anamnestic palpitation. Drug-induced tremor risk was 15.3 times higher in patients who used a beta-mimetic compared with those who used any drugs. Cramp risk increased with beta-mimetic use only. In our study, drug-induced tremor was still present at the 180th day of examination in 32 (84.2%) patients.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that side effects, including tremor, palpitation, and cramp, were more common in our patients compared with those in other studies. These side effects were directly related to the primary disease and the use of beta-2-agonists. Another finding of our study is that tolerance did not develop as much as that reported in literature.

Keywords: Asthma, bronchodilator, COPD, cramp, palpitation, tremor


Sema Demir, Ahmet Uğur Demir, Derya Öztuna, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu. Frequency and Factors of Tremor, Palpitation, and Cramp in Patients with COPD and Asthma. Eurasian J Pulmonol. 2015; 17(1): 22-28

Corresponding Author: Sema Demir, Türkiye


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