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Chronic unrelenting cough, may need a breathing treatment. i take beta blockers for pots; am prone to rapid hr. is the treatment safe for me?

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It depends on drug: Some beta blockers are selective to beta 2 and will not effect lungs. Some beta blockers are non selective. You want a beta blocker that is selective to heart only.

Answered 3/21/2014

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