Medicine: Toddler, Albuterol
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Albuterol?
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on April 3, 2008
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I posted a few days ago about my baby girl who was ill. Well, I took her to the doctor, and they said that she has a mild case of RSV, and thrush. Well, they put her o...
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- Have not had vomiting with albuterol but it is a side effect. It can also make you jittery and can make you feel like your heart is racing. I would ask the pediatricia...
- Probiotics. Please check into getting your baby on Probiotics especially if she has thrush and ear infections,. It's just a yeast overgrowth. Nystatin was given I b...
- Albuterol is usually given with asthma and can make you not nervous inside which will keep you from sleeping. The thrush keeps them from eating because it is so painf...
Albuterol?
Asked by B.F. from Toledo
on August 8, 2011
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I'm new to asthma. My DD is 3 and on pulmicort twice daily and altuberol as needed. She had a slight fever of 100 and dry cough on Friday and Saturday AM. What confuse...
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- The allergist should be able to help you answer these questions. Ask them for a website or information to read and learn about asthma. It's difficult to tell you eve...
- I would definitely recommend having her see a pediatric pulminologist - my son's asthma symptoms started when he was 3, and we have the daily meds (flovent), as well a...
- I have had asthma since childhood. Albuterol... is a Bronchodilator. It is used to open up the airways... when it is constricted/inflamed and the person is laborin...
Albuterol
Asked by C.G. from Oklahoma City
on October 30, 2010
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debate here
i wont give my kids meds thats not prescribed or in their age group but my inlaw and kids dad say albuterol is okay. I was just wondering because they say...
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- I have trouble using an inhaler correctly myself, so I would hope that they've been shown how to do it by a doctor or pharmacist. Albuterol is a prescription, which me...
- I believe you can overdose on just about anything.. Albuterol, that's for Asthma... why is that being given for sleep??????? yikes.. not to mention, it can be a stimul...
- melatonin is all natural. My friend gives her kids it and it helps them calm down and hellp them fall alseep.
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...
My 8 Month Old Son Has a Very Nasty Cough So I Gave Him Albuterol Liquid Is That
Asked by A.P. from Los Angeles
on October 7, 2009
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My 8 month old son has a very nasty cough followed with nasty flem...was it ok to give him albuterol...because I gave him some on monday and that same nite he threw up...
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- I have to echo what everyone has said already - I'm an asthmatic, and my albuterol, which I carefully dose out according to my doctor's instructions, is ONLY used in a...
- Hi, take him to the doctor.. he is so young I believe that cought meds.. shouldn't be given to children under 2 years old. also he may have broncitous.. my daughter ...
- This is a strong medication to be playing with! Just because he has a cough does not mean he has anything wrong with his lungs. See a doctor! My 8 month (almost 9) ...
Albuterol Sulf for a 7 Week Old
Asked by M.F. from Los Angeles
on May 23, 2011
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Hello Mom's, My 7 week old Baby Boy started a very nasty cough on Thursday & by saturday he wasn't sounding any better so we took Him to the urgent care! The Dr there ...
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- Im taking it right now in an inhaler for asthma and pneumonia and it makes me shaky and nervous for about an hour after. It does help open my lungs and I breathe bette...
- Are you giving your baby the albuterol through a nebulizer? Albuterol is a steroid (corticosteroid) and unless you child really has asthma, I can understand why you w...
- Huge problem here - do not get your baby vaccinated until he is all better and has been off all antibiotics for at least two weeks (if he is on them). If he has been o...
Xopenex vs Albuterol??? Please Advise!!!
Asked by A.S. from New York
on December 20, 2011
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Hi Ladies,
My 5 year old DS just started his first bad cough and of course it turns out he has bronchitis !!
His ped prescribed him albuterol or xopenex ... I read t...
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- Albuterol can make kids jumpy and can also frequently cause an increase in heart rate. Generally it's prescribed over Xopenex because it's cheaper, most hospitals wil...
- My pharmacist told me that they are the same medication basically but the Xopenex is a more filtered purer form of the medication. I have never seen the kids have ...
- we used xoponex for my son when he needed treatments
6 Month Old Infant on Albuterol for Wheezing and Cough. Side Effects Are Crazy!
Asked by L.R. from Chicago
on January 12, 2008
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Does anyone have any info on giving a child oral Albuterol. She has a seemingly productive cough but no other cold symptoms. Doctor told me it was a virus and presc...
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- Call your doctor with your concerns and tell him how she is reacting to the medicine. If he says everything is fine, then I would think of it as that speed baby is pro...
- Our pedi had Connor on the albuterol for a productive cough also.(At 5 months) We gave it to him before he took his last bottle of the night and he did not have any pr...
- My daughter breaks out in hives from the liquid Albuterol. Her doctor tried to tell me that she shouldn't be having any effects from it. Not true! It got so bad I r...
Adverse Side Effects of Zyrtec? Flonase? Albuterol?
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on December 7, 2010
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My son recently started on a regimen of Zyrtec and Flonase daily, and Albuterol as needed.
When we started these meds, I posted something on this site about his a...
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- The asthma meds do this to my son (pulmacort, albuterol). I don't know about zyrtec. He throws things all the time when he's on his meds, and he's rougher and cranky...
- Contrary to Rachel's suggestion, Albuterol is not a steroid (though Flonase is). Albuterol has a similar action on the body to adrenalin, and one of the side effects i...
- my youngest takes zyrtec for allergies we always give it at night because it makes him sleepy which is the typical side effect but like any med effects everyone differ...
How Do I Get My Son to Take His Medicine
Asked by T.S. from Portland
on January 15, 2010
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My son is 21 months and has pneumonia. He needs to take his liquid antibotics (bubblegum flavored) but is screaming, crying and spitting it out. My husband and I tried...
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- I'd ask your pharmacist. Putting the antibiotic in certain foods may render it less potent and may not treat the pneumonia fully. Your pharmacist may know of an alte...
- My son came down with pneumonia when he was about 1 yr old. Daycare called me at work my son was running a temp. I came got him, took him right to the Dr's office, and...
- T., it looks like you've received a ton of great advice, and based on your comment I'm adding "letting him do it" to my bag of tricks too. I wanted to share one t...
