Allergies Medications: Preschooler, Nasonex
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Nasonex
Asked by J.H. from Charlotte
on February 16, 2009
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Has anyone seen adverse side effects in their children from Nasonex? My 2 year old son was just prescribed nasonex due to a mold allergy. Thanks for your help!
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- If you go to their website they will have the side effects listed and a link. Did you know that you can eliminate allergies using NAET. I didn't want my kids to be ...
- My daughter used it for about a month last year to help with seasonal allergies (she had just turned 7.) Her whole face was so swollen and her eyes were so bloodshot ...
- Hi J., Any steroid, ANY steroid will do damage to bones. Even a week on a topical steroid creates as much bone loss as a woman going through menopause. I have gotte...
Allergy Medicine for an Almost 4 Year Old?
Asked by S.R. from Kansas City
on September 9, 2011
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We are not a family that takes a lot of medicines, I can only remember a handful of times I have even given our son Motrin (I'm not a fan of tylenol.) We recently saw ...
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- I would get a SinuCleanse Kid's Mist for him. Start doing a saline wash with him twice a day, in the am and pm. It will help. Google sinus wash and you'll find lots...
- You can also just try a 1/2 dose to start with, it could just be enough to help. Local honey does help with pollen allergies.
- My kids have taken the Children's Chewable Claritin and did not have any problem with it. I think my daughter needs to start again since she is complaining of itchy n...
Nightmares Related to Allergy Medicine
Asked by N.F. from Austin
on February 6, 2008
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Has anyone experienced a child with weird dreams or nightmares while taking allergy medicine?
My two year old has been on Zertec for allergies to cedar for about a ...
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- Hi N., My son was put on Zyrtec several years ago for his allergies. His personality changed from a happy laid back little boy to a very agressive and unhappy one. W...
- Yes, my daughter will even get them if she takes and otc antihistamine for too long. If the dreams cause him to scream out and not be easily awakened they are 'night ...
- this medication can cause nightmares. talk to your pharmacist and report this side effect to your doctor. If your child must have an allergy medication there are other...
Allergy Medicine - Child's Reaction
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on May 25, 2010
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Hi mamas,
Has anyone given their child zyrtec (sp?) and was there any reaction to it? My almost 4 year old just saw his peditrician and he said he has very mild se...
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- My daughter takes zyrtec. She's five and doesn't have any reaction. I'm sure it varies from child to child, but when she takes it before bed - she falls asleep on t...
- I give my 4 yo daughter zyrtec. I have noticed that it tends to rev her up if she gets it before bed. Also, it kind of worries me to give her any OTC medication befo...
- if its mild then why bother medicating him? i would just let it be. saline his nose every night, neti pot when hes old enough and ready
My 4 Year Old Has Dust Allergy! Any Advice???
Asked by J.D. from Denver
on December 18, 2008
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My 4 year old was just diagnosed with being allergic to dust, weeds, cats, and dogs. Thankfully, we have no pets and I can deal with the weeds pollinating from June-O...
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- Hi. I know that allergies are really tough. I know you can get a home air filter that will help. Contact me as my cousin is an hvac engineer and he did something to...
- HEPA air filters seem to work great. I'm allergic to everything under the sun and recently bought a house that had 2 dogs living in it before (wish I would have known ...
- J., I am also allergic to dust. Winter is the hardest time because the house was so closed up. Only dust with a wet cloth, this keeps the dust out of the air as muc...
4 Year Old Son with Allergies/asthma
Asked by T.S. from Phoenix
on May 13, 2008
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My 4 year old son was recently diagosed with allergies associated with asthma. He gets a persistant cough this time of year and in the fall. The cough sometimes cause...
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- Hi T., My daughter has allergry induced asthma and had RSV when she was 15 months. For about the past 2 years though, she has only had two breakouts and I just use...
- Hi T., Sorry to hear about your little boy. Unfortunately all the different pharmaceuticals that doctors prescribe often don't help and always do some kind of da...
- My son was on Pulmocort from 7 onths to 10 months for reactive airway. We didn't see any decrease in his growth rate. The side effects we did see were black spots on...
Giving a Preschooler Daily Allergy Medication
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on March 27, 2010
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My Doctor has prescribed my son (who will turn 2 in 2 days) Zyrtec to take daily. have other moms had good experiences with their preschool kids on Zyrtec? My son has...
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- If you do start to give regular doses of Zyrtec, be very aware of his behavior/attitude and look for changes. I started my son on zyrtec when he was four and his anxi...
- Zyrtec is prescribed/recommended a lot nowadays. You can look online about its side-effects. There are other types of allergy med's, for kids. What works for one ch...
- my oldest(5yrs) has been taking zyrtec for 3 years now. it made him sleepy at first and now not so much. he also takes nasonex?sp every day. since he was 2 also. every...
Allergy Help for 4 Yr Old
Asked by P.S. from Portland
on June 15, 2008
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My 4 yr old daughter is having a terrible bout with allergies right now. I haven't had her tested for what yet, as her doctor said we should wait until she's older. ...
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- My daughter is 6 yrs. old and she has had terrible allergies and asthma.The Dr. put her on 2 inhalers and 2 allergy pills.She takes her inhaler Flovent 2xday,and her p...
- My son had such bad allergies they couldn't test him because he reacted so fast to so much! We tried lots of stuff on our own. We just kept going to a good allergy d...
- Hi there, I can only offer you what worked perfectly for me and my daughter. Chinese Medicine. In only a few visits and only herbs that I could put in her apple j...
Asthma vs Allergies and Allergy Testing
Asked by A.W. from Phoenix
on October 22, 2008
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My 3-year old went to the dr today for a persistant cough that came on with no viral or bacterial origin. She was diagnosed with RAD (reactive airway disease) in Augu...
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- I think you would be wise to get allergy testing done. It might be excercised induced asthma, but contrary to what your ped says it is allergy season. It starts when...
- Dear A. - The Pretnisone and Albuterol you are giving your little girl are both steroid based medications. Make sure you have reviewed the warnings because the sid...
- Hi Abbie, My son who is now 13 was diagnosed at 2 with asthma. We have gone the medical route for 11 years now, he has been on prednisone several times in his life ...
Allergy Relief
Asked by D.S. from Houston
on March 3, 2009
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My four year old is suffering from allergies....eyes watering....swollen...itching and sneezing. He looks miserable. The dr. has suggested a 1/2 tsp of zyrtec twice a ...
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- Hi there. Our 4 yo daughter suffered terribly like your child. About a month ago she woke up covered in hives also. We took her to Urgent Care and the doc said it was ...
- Zyrtec is awesome! But if you aren't a great fan of all the meds I have found that Vicks really helps to get rid of the congestion..
- My doctor recomended a pharmaceutical grade multivitamin for me and it has been a blessing for the past four years! My allergies have not shown symptoms at all! There ...
