Asthma Medication: Older Child
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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 ...
Side Effects of Asthma Medications?
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on February 2, 2008
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My son has cough varient asthma. He has that aweful barking cough. He takes Zyrtek, Singular along with a control inhaler called Combivent, daily.
He has been on thes...
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- I have a friend that has a son with Adhd and Asthma. I am no Dr or professional. She didnt want to use medications if possible to control the behavioral side. She has ...
- You have just wrote the story of my 6 year old! He lives with his dad (by court order), anyway, dad smokes and my son is allergic to cigarette smoke and the doctor kn...
- Hi J., I have had asthma for the last 20 years. Some of the "old" medicines - such as theophyline can have effects similiar to caffeine. The new ones like Singula...
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...
Singular for Asthma?
Asked by J.P. from Sacramento
on January 5, 2009
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Does anyone here have their child on a daily dose of Singular to keep asthma at bay? The pediatrician we just saw (son had a cold and asthma flared up) prescribed it, ...
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- My son, now 5, has been taking singulair for asthma since he was 1. We have not noticed any side effects. We went from needing the inhaler several times a week, to n...
- Wait if you can and talk to his regualr doctor. Always better to get a second opinion anyway. I thought singular was only for adults. Do the research, talk to your ...
- Hi, I wanted to share a few thoughts with you. In the medical world.. the premise is 'symptom - medication'. A Asthma and/or Allergies diagnosis is that of sym...
Help with Taking Asthma Meds..
Asked by B.R. from Topeka
on April 9, 2008
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Hello my 3 year old son was just diagnosed with Asthma. I am suppose to give him albuterol through a chamber when needed. My problem is he will not put the chamber to ...
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- I had the same trouble with my son. Our chamber has pictures of a bear putting the chamber to his face, the medicine going into the chamber and then a picture of the b...
- My son was also just diagnosed with asthma. I found a book at Amazon.com called The Lion who had Asthma. This book features a preschool aged boy who pretends to be a...
- My son was given a mask shaped like a dinosaur's head at the hospital. Since then, no resistence. Check at www.nebulizermask.com and maybe he can pick out one he'd r...
Should We Medicate?
Asked by A.V. from Seattle
on March 30, 2010
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Hi Momma's!
<sigh> It is with a heavy heart that I ask this question. Our 5 1/2 year old son is hyperactive, has sensory issues and some delayed learning issues. We g...
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- I work on a special needs school bus and I do know that a lot of the children that have hyperactivity issues are not given red dye number 5 and no processed foods. Yo...
- I haven't read all the advice so sorry if I'm repeating... You mention controlling his sugar intake but you don't mention anything else about his eating habits. A few...
- First of all, I want to point out that, despite what a previous poster said, medicating your child is not "the easy way." It is a very difficult decision, and it may n...
Asthma > > > Hospitalization?
Asked by R.J. from Seattle
on February 12, 2011
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Anyone else end up with their kiddo in the hospital for nearly a week? (or longer/shorter?) Asthma is still a tentative diagnosis for my 8yo (for many reasons). I was ...
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- I grew up with asthma, and i was, indeed, in the hospital a lot. However, you should be able to cut back on visits, and the length of that visit and need for constant...
- I have no experience with this except for one night when my 11 year could not breathe and we had to go to the ER for five hours, so I just wanted to let you know that ...
- Glad it's getting better!!
Asthma & Steroids
Asked by A.T. from Yuba City
on April 1, 2008
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Hello,
I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (a...
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- It seems like so many are going through the same situation. My daughter started with allergies and asthma as a baby as well. We had her on liquid steroids 2 times a da...
- Hi A., All three of our children including my husband and I suffer from allergies. Since we moved to East Contra Costa County, I can add allergy induce asthma to my l...
- Singulair was that magic pill for my son who is now 7. He has had asthma since he was very young. We started him on the Singulair a little over 2 years ago. It has ...
Child with Asthma
Asked by M.G. from Green Bay
on December 14, 2008
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I have a 8 year old daughter that was unofficially diagnosed with asthma this past August. She has been on Neb treatments almost all her life when she gets sick. Mult...
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- Hi M., Asthma is a scary thing. I have Asthma and been on different medicines, including the steriod inhaler, no longer am I, makes my throat hurt, did work. There ...
- When my 15 year old was younger, he too had asthma like symptoms, was hospitalized for pneumonia once, had a nebulizer, albuterol, etc. I did a lot of reading and one...
- M., My 6 year old and 2 year old have severe asthma and I would recomend taking your 8 year old to an asthma specialist for an offical diagnosis. I do have both of ...
