Asthma Medication: Preschooler, Albuterol
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Reaction to Albuterol
Asked by D.P. from Dallas
on January 12, 2011
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Hello, Mamas! I need some feedback. Our 3 year old son has asthma issues only when he has a respiratory illness. During those time, we have successfully given him h...
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- My son used to use an inhaler whenever he got sick as well, until he finally out grew it around age 3. He never had a reaction. I do not think I would give your son ...
- check with a pharmacist and an allergist.
- My son is about to turn 3 and has the same problems. We use a nebulizer though with xopanex, and pulmicort. Sometimes the xopanex makes him really irritable for a co...
Asthma
Asked by C.C. from Chicago
on June 24, 2008
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My son is 17 months old and has been diagnosed with asthma. He was born 3 months premature so he has chronic lung disease, which makes it worse for him to have asthma...
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- Hi C., My neice had problems with asthma as an infant. Her doctor suggested they put her in swimming classes to strengthen her lungs. She started swimming lessons...
- My 19 month old son has asthma as well. And he was born full term and a great size.(8 pounds 1 oz)!! He had RSV when he was just about 2 months old and was air lifted ...
- My son's story is similar to many others that have responded. I am happy to tell you that at 3 1/2 years old he seems to have out grown it. We have the nebulizer store...
Asthma
Asked by K.O. from Springfield
on January 22, 2010
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I have a almost 3 year old that was recently diagnosed with asthma. Whenever he gets a cold, he ends up having a dry cough all night long. We have done all the breat...
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- My son had the same problem. We had albuterol..then switched to Xopenex (same stuff but not hyper side effect). Those are "rescue" therapies made to open up his airw...
- sleep kinda sitting up may help a little
- The Singulaire idea is great, as well as putting in the air purifier in the bedroom(we have a hepa-filter air purifier). Our son had a chronic cough at night that was...
Asthma??
Asked by D.Q. from Green Bay
on February 9, 2010
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My daughter is 7 and has been having asthma like attacks. She's never been diagnosed with asthma, but now has two inhalers to help with the weezing. When she first s...
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- The only true way that they can diagnose asthma is to have your daughter do a pulmonary function test and for that to be interpreted the correct way I would take her t...
- Do they have a dr excuse to keep her inside for recess? If they do how can they deny it? Also do they really want you to keep her out of school for two weeks because...
- Cold weather always triggered my asthma. But I just wanted to say that as a teacher, I think it's ridiculous that the school can't keep her inside. God forbid she go...
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 ...
Is It Asthma?
Asked by C.H. from Los Angeles
on January 4, 2008
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I have a 13 month old. She has been sick since she was three months old. First with colic, then cold after cold. At 10 months, she managed to swallow something that ha...
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- Hi C.- This is a very stressful nad worrisome situation, I know. I have a 5-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter. My son was a very healthy child and didn't eve...
- Hi! I went through the same thing with my son. He kept getting cold after cold and ear infection after ear infection. I kept having to take him to the ER because he wo...
- Both of my children were diagnosed with asthma as babies. My son is 8 and has officially outgrown it. My daughter is 3.5 and has symptoms only when she gets a virus. M...
What Asthma Meds Are Your Children Taking?
Asked by C.S. from New York
on July 15, 2010
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My son has well-controlled asthma. We only run into an issue if its cold out and he is really playing hard, exposed to a dog for a long period of time, or whenever he ...
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- According to my doctor the nebulizer is the most effective way to get the medicine to the lungs. Inhalers end up leaving much of the drug on the tongue. To me this...
- I don't have an asthma child. But, the only issue I can see with the nebulizer would be convenience. What about school? Does he at least have a rescue inhaler with ...
- My son is also 6 with asthma, and I have it as well. When he is really suck we still use the nebulizer, but for exercise and mild wheezing we use Ventolin. I've used i...
4 Year Old with Allergies and Asthma
Asked by C.R. from Cleveland
on September 27, 2006
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Hi,my 4 year old has had the worst time this year with her asthma...she has been on alll the over the counter stuff and most of the persription too. nothing seems to h...
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- Hi, I am new here, so if i did something wrong let me know. I am putting a link up to my allergist, amazing people. and they have saved me and my daughter. It's a bi...
- Hi C., My 4 year daughter always has bad asthma attacks right before winter and right after that used to put her in the hospital over night. I could not give her anyt...
- What do they have her on for allergies? What doctor do you take her to? My daughter has this stuff too she is on three different meds a day.
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...
Asthma Advice
Asked by R.P. from Kansas City
on February 12, 2012
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My DD is 2 1/2 she hasn't been diagnosed with actual asthma but does have a nebulizer and is doing breathing treatments. Recently she has really been struggling with ...
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- Michele is right on with the RAD (Reactive Airway Disease). Ask your doctor about it. My older daughter had it, and like you said, every time she got a cold it went ri...
- I had an asthma seminar at the hospital where i work and was told by a physician that most childhood asthma symptoms are caused by allergies. I would try to see if she...
- Basically, sounds like par for the course. Sounds EXACTLY like my oldest at that age. The only difference I'd make is that whenever you think she might even be THINK...
