Asthma Medication: Claritin
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Claritin and Other Allergy Meds
Asked by M.U. from Tampa
on March 17, 2011
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My son often gets runny nose/cough symptoms and my pediatrician has recommended that I try putting him on Claritin to manage those symptoms. I am reluctant to put him ...
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- If you're really worried about it, you might ask about the prescription nasal sprays instead. I used those when I was pregnant, so I know they're extra safe. Our fo...
- How old is he? That will determine what you can use and the dosage. Claritin, has kid versions. I use Claritin. It works for me. Not for my Mom. She uses Zyrtec, ...
- I'd check on whether Claritin has been tested on the really young ones. When my now 9 year old was 2, Claritin had NOT been tested on kids under 6. We went with Zyrt...
Asthma
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on November 22, 2008
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hi
about a week and a half a go after i picked my daughter up from school, i noticed she was short of breath. we took her to the pediatrician severl times and urg...
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- Hi M., The first thing that comes to mind is why wasn't the PED able to identify this! That really disturbs me. My entire family has asthma and the first thing I th...
- Hi M.... I had asthma and allergies growing up and it wasn't fun. Although the air quality now is worse then when I was a kid. One thing that helped me out was doing s...
- M., My son was diagnosed with allergy induced asthma about one year ago, after he was sick consistently for four months with several ear infections and no sign of r...
Asthma or Not Asthma?
Asked by N.I. from Fort Myers
on February 17, 2007
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I have an 18 month adorable child who started to have wheezing at about six month old. He had this problem only when he had cold. His doctor prescribed for him the neb...
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- Hi N., I just wanted to say that I read so many emails with questions regarding children's health. I don't understand why you don't ask your doctor to clarify t...
- N., Is the wheezing come through his nose or mouth? If mouth then yes.. potential asthma if nose maybe he has some blockage in his nose? My 8 year old had sport i...
- My daughter had the same symthoms at the same age. the doctors always said the same thing. then one day when she was 5 yo, they said "oh, YOUR daughter has asthma!" I ...
Substitute for FloVent and Claritin ??
Asked by Y.D. from Chicago
on April 21, 2011
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Hello mamas,
My son has sports induced asthma and has been on Flo-vent to control it. He's also taking Claritin for his allergies/sneezing.
He's been on both for a...
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- If you know that his asthma is induced only by exercise, and if it is predictable and mild, then perhaps you could take him off of the Flovent completely and just trea...
- I take flovent and claritin every day. It is not an issue for me. Could he be eating and not telling you?
- My son's allergist prefers Zyrtec to Claritin.... My son has been on Zyrtec, Flovent and Singulair for several months now and no weight gain. He keeps getting tal...
Asthma or Not?
Asked by J.G. from New York
on January 30, 2011
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Sorry, this is going to be long ....My 3 1/2 year old daughter has had respiratory problems since she was 1. Everytime she gets sick, it goes right to her chest. Bef...
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- ok my daughter is asthmatic and uses pulmicort. did the dr that gave you the pulmicort explain that it is a prevenative medication meant to be taken everyday and not j...
- Since most of the symptoms show up during the cold weather, have any of you thought to check your furnace filters? For those of you that have hot air heat, the filters...
- Have you taken her to a ENT? My son would get this yearly cough and they did a nose culture and was harboring a bacteria. It's worth a shot. Also, make sure she is ...
Asthma Doctor in Cedar Park Area? Treatment for Asthma???
Asked by R.M. from Austin
on May 3, 2011
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My son is struggling with asthma today....I need to get him some help...but don't want to take him to his regular doctor again...he will just get anebulizer treatment ...
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- I would try Kim C. My daughter went for two years with a gut-wrenching cough before she finally got some relief. She saw every specialist you could imagine in Dallas...
- I go to Dr. Briggs for my allergies, he's been a great help to me. austinentmd.com is their website - he can usually get you in the same day for an appointment. I ha...
- Hi RM, I have a friend in Henderson Nevada that has gotten rid of asthma in 4 of her children. Asthma is of course reactionary and she simply removed everything tha...
Allergy Shots and Asthma Meds
Asked by R.B. from Grand Rapids
on April 29, 2009
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Hello Mamas,
I am asking for your advice regarding asthma and allergy treatments for little ones. I am nearly at my wit's end dealing with my four and a half-year-ol...
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- 1st off I have two children who have asthma and sesonal allergies. They have been on singular since they where babies and in the last two years they have been put on P...
- Hello, I'm not sure how young the babies can have allergy shots, but I see an allergist as well as my 12 month old son. Our son has a milk and soy allergies. He a...
- Hello R. - I don't have little ones with allergies & asthma, but I have had it myself since I was two. I can honestly say that the shot have done wonders for me. I...
Claritin or Zyrtec for Pregnancy and 3 Year Old?
Asked by B.S. from Reno
on April 22, 2009
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Hi mommies. I am currently 7 months pregnant and my doc said I can take claritin or zyrtec. Which works best!? I am so miserable this year I can barely stand to be ...
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- my husband likes both! my daughter (2yrs) has a prescription for zyrtec but i just buy her childrens benadryl cuz it does the same thing. i know zyrtec can make you dr...
- I thought no allergy meds were safe during pregnancy, but if u trust your dr then take them. As for kidsit all depends on the kid.You will have to try it and see. My...
- B., Wow! My doctor said 'no' to allergy meds when I was preggers. But, my son and I both are hay fever people and I use Claritin for OTC stuff. But, now we both hav...
Advice on Treatment of Asthma
Asked by J.R. from Rapid City
on December 22, 2008
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My daughter who is 6 yrs old (dob 1/13/02) was hospolitized at one month with RSV for 10 days, sick every two weeks until she was 2 1/2 yrs olds (really scary) - nebul...
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- My son is almost 6 and was diagnosed with asthma a year ago. our treatment plan 1. singular which is a pill at bedtime 2. flovent inhaler twice a day with optichamb...
- Yes, see a pediatric pulmonologist. Our son has been seeing one for 8 years and it's made a huge difference in the control of his mild asthma. We see a doctor at Chi...
- Hi J., I didn't have time to read any responses and I am sure you have received many. I wanted to share this with you though. Our son was having problems wi...
Treatment for Allergies and Mild Asthma
Asked by T.L. from Rochester
on November 19, 2008
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Hello Everyone. I really need some advice on what to do for my 6 year old son. First a little background: he was born with severe acid reflux and was on Zantac syrup...
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- Hi T., I suggest you buy the book, "Gut and Psychology Syndrome" by Natasha Cambell- Mcbride. It sounds like your son may be able to help his issues through diet c...
- I don't know if this will help you, but my older daughter developed allergies when she was about 5. She was miserable. She would go to school looking like I punched he...
- Hi, T. I have an 8 year old with tree and dust mite allergies as well as asthma. And, he has also had pneumonia in the past. But, for the past year we've managed to...
