Over the Counter (OTC): 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.
Can I Give Liquid Albuterol and Benedryl to My 2Month Old?
Asked by S.2. from Bakersfield
on July 11, 2011
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Obviously, I'd call her doctor if was around or a pharmacist but they're all closed.
My daughter was prescribed liquid albuterol for her cough on Friday but its not...
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- they used to have ask a nurse when my kids were younger, call a hospital and ask to speak to someone at a nurses station. Some Walgreens are open 24 hours, most doctor...
- You were probably given sheets of patient information when you filled these prescriptions. Read those carefully for dosage, side effects, and interactions. If your que...
- Any chance your doctor/pediatrician has an after hours paging system? Does a local hospital/ER have a pediatrician on staff that you could call and speak to? Medicat...
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.
Cough Syrup
Asked by Y.S. from Chicago
on February 29, 2008
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Hello moms, my son has been coughing for over a week now. We went to his pediatritian last Saturday and she prescribed Albuterol Syrup. 4 days of taking it, the coughi...
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- They may have suggested that so you could dry up the nasal passage, that draining could be what's making him cough, that nasal drainage is irritating his throat. My ...
- First, Albuterol is a steroid, not a cough syrup, so it would be used to open up the airway. Benadryl could be used if she thinks he has post nasal drip (ie the drain...
- Albuterol syrup? Never even heard of it? And, i am a peds nurse. Maybe it's just something that isnt used much. I am used to albuterol nebs or inhalers. Did the MD hap...
10 Month Old Baby with Bad Cough
Asked by M.P. from Los Angeles
on March 26, 2008
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Hi, my son is 10 months old and i just took him in to the doctor's with a bad cough. He prescribed him albuterol adn said he should be ok.but its getting worse and the...
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- My peiatrician told me to give my 11 month old 1/4 teaspoon of robitussin cough. It works really well. Albuterol inhaler's don't really do much but spead up they're li...
- thats not true. my daughter was the same way and was coughing for 2 months it took her dr a while to determine that she had asthma because it took her 3 1/2 months to ...
- I normally don't give over the counter or prescribed remedies to my kids with a cough, but Baby Vicks works wonders. After nighttime bath rub and massage baby's chest,...
Singulair
Asked by J.L. from Atlanta
on January 1, 2008
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I took my 21 month old to the pulmonologist on Friday after a year of wheezing when he has a cold. She said it sounds like asthma and put him on Singulair once a day ...
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- Hey J.! I know you are concerned at this point. My daughter was placed on singular when she was 9 months old for the same reason. She has also received Albuterol th...
- My son has been taking breathing treatments since he was 10 months old. As he gets older, he seems to be growing out of the asthma. Albuteral made him hyper as well ...
- My friend's son is on singulair for asthma too. And I can tell you the Albuterol is what is making your son hyper!! Doesn't matter if it is the oral or an inhaled ve...
Sick 2 Year Old, What to Do?!
Asked by J.S. from St. Louis
on January 29, 2010
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Hi Mamas!
I am home today with my 2 and a half year old son who is sick. He's had a cold all week--runny nose, hacking cough, cranky. This morning he woke up with a m...
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- Hi, Sorry to hear your lil one is sick. That is NO fun! Have you tried putting Vicks vapor rub on his feet? We do this when our littles ones get sick - espec...
- I just actually talked to my doctor's office a little while ago about the same thing. My 2 year old has a horrible cough and runny/stuffy nose. She hasn't had a fever ...
- Take him to the Doctor. Don't guess at it.
What to Give to a Coughing 14 Month Old?
Asked by R.J. from Las Vegas
on March 27, 2009
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My son is recovering from viral bronchiolitis. We have him on antibiotics, and are doing breathing treatments with albuterol 3 times a day. My question is does anyone ...
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- It sounds like your son has asthma. My daughter was in distress after turning 1yrs old and we rushed her to the ER, we found out her oxygen level was low and had to gi...
- Hi, there are several senarios here - If his cough is getting worse, and if it sounds liquidy, it's possible that the antibiotics did not work. I would take him back ...
- One of my children also throws up when he starts to cough hard. It's annoying for us moms but it's nothing to be concerned about. What I found helpful with my kids is ...
