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Xopenex
Asked by S.M. from Miami
on April 22, 2011
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My Daughter thjat is 5 years old ( I believe) is having a terrible reaction to xopenex. It is making her VERY AGGRESSIVE and anxious? Can anyone please make a suggesti...
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- How old is your daughter? Other alternatives are: Albuterol Proventil Theodur Ventolin (there are other types as well). Just stop the Xopenex. Or reduc...
- Dear S., Have you had the chance to have her checked for food allergies? Now would be a good time to do that and get her off drugs. Please do not put her on another...
- Research natural healing methods for asthma and allergies. Identify any foods or chemicals in the environment that may be triggering problems and remove them. There ar...
Any Reactions to Xopenex or Pulmicort?
Asked by L. from Chicago
on February 13, 2008
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Has anyone's child use a nebulizer with Xopenex or Pulmicort and had any behavioral reactions? My 2 year old has been acting terrible lately and we have been using th...
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- I've heard similar stories that either of those to meds can cause kids to be more hyper, but haven't experience that personally. Hopefully, your little guy will ...
- same as the rest, have heard it can make you hyper. My son didn't react that way. But also, if he isn't breathing right, that would make you cranky too!!! perhaps he n...
- My 4 year old son has been using both medications since he was 18 months. We use Xopenex as a "rescue" medication (when he has a cold - which is his "trigger"). The Xo...
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
Can I Still Use Opened Xopenex & Pulmicort past 2 Wks?
Asked by M.D. from New York
on October 9, 2009
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I have a package of opened Xopenex & Pulmicort. Its been in the foil package stored in the cabinet. They are still clear color. I opened it in August. I know it says d...
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- Absolutely. I've had MANY, MANY, MANY visits to CHOP w/ my son for his asthma and they've all said as long as it's in the foil bag and in a "dark" (the draw is fine) ...
- I am really not sure if you should use it but I store my daughter's xopenex the same way and use it when needed. As long as it's not in direct sunlight I think it's okay.
- I don't know about the Xopenex, but I always use my Pulmicort until it is finished. I go by the expiration date. Also, try giving your child fish oil-it will decrease ...
What Non-prescription Products Do You Give Your Kids to Help with Asthma
Asked by L.A. from Chicago
on April 19, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My 8yr old daughter has allergies that cause asthma symptoms. She is on Zyrtec during that day, and Singular in the evening. She also has an inhaler and w...
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- I don't know if they still have them or not, but you may want to see if the American Lung Association still has a support group for parents of kids with asthma. When ...
- When my kids are sick or not felling well I give them the immunity vitamin, but I'm not sure if it helps w/ allergies eventhough all 3 kids take Zyrtec as well. I try...
- I know where you’re coming from. My son had severe cradle cap & eczema @ 4 mo, and an anaphylactic reaction to barley @ 9 mo which lead to the discovery of possible...
10 Week Old Baby Boy with RSV
Asked by E.L. from Phoenix
on December 21, 2010
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My son has been coughing really bad lately. So on Wednesday of last week I took him to see his doctor. His doctor to me to use saline drops so I am cleaning his nose c...
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- My daughter was on Xopenex when she was 18 months old and got RSV. They gave her a first dose in the doctors office, sent us home with a loaner machine since it is cr...
- My daughter had RSV at 10 weeks also and was hospitalized (along with an entire wing of babies with it!). If your dr doesn't seem to be motivated to get you a nebuliz...
- My daughter had RSV when she was 6 weeks old. She was admitted in the hospital for 2 days. When she was home she was on the nebulizer around the clock for a while. ...
Is It Allergies, Asthma or Something Else? Please Help My Son.
Asked by M.L. from Washington DC
on May 2, 2010
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I am losing a battle. My son, who is now 2 1/2, was diagnosed with RSV at 3 months. Since then, he has suffered from horrible allergy like symptoms. It doesn't APPE...
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- RSV.... probably weakened his lungs. Especially in a 3 month old. Thus, once the lungs are weak, it is susceptible to other lung problems and illnesses. Pneumonia....
- I may try to move out for a couple of weeks to a totaly different environment, as different as possible (if you can), and check if he´s doing better, if he does, the...
- There is always a natural route you can go for any illness. I can sense your worry about too many drugs. This can only be weakening his immune system. There is a he...
Children with Croup
Asked by T.J. from Atlanta
on January 26, 2008
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I have a 2 year old that keeps getting Croup. We are all the time giving him breathing treatments and Orapred. Does anyone out there have any more recommendations othe...
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- A very close friend of mine has a son who was hospitalized numerous times for croup. He eventually saw a Pediatric Pulmonologist with great results. The only thing t...
- Breathing treatments and orapred? Is your pediatrician treating asthma instead? There is nothing else for croup (although decadron is recommended more than orapred). ...
- My daughter is now 4 1/2 but she started getting sick at 8 months old. She has had t&a, 2 ear surgeries, 2 sinus surgeries, and a pic line to her heart to give her ant...
Help - Sick Child for 7 Weeks Now...
Asked by C. from Charlotte
on November 13, 2007
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My son Caleb has been sick for going on 8 weeks now. I have had him back to the doctor 6 times now for this, and he has a follow-up appt. next week.
The first we...
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- C., My daughter is 7 months old and has had the same thing since the day I brought her home from the hospital. Her Dr put her on a decongestant and that was it. At fi...
- Hi C., Sorry your little guy has been sick for so long!Don't let the chest x-ray & oral steroid scare you. My son (who is now 6) was having some issues like this when...
- I am really afraid that this will happen to my baby, and if it does I plan to give Dr. Mark Eisen a shot, we met with him before I gave birth, unfortunately my partner...
Nebulizer = Asthma?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on February 1, 2011
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Every time my 20-month-old son gets sick, the dr hears wheezing in his chest and gets him on Xopenex to clear up his lungs (administered via nebulizer). My Dr. then s...
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- I do have asthma, and it is triggered by illness and by the cold. I wouldn't say at 20 months it is a definite diagnosis, but it could be asthma and only be trigger...
- My son is almost 7 and he has cold/allergy induced asthma. And that is to say that usually when he gets a cold his asthma flares up. Or when he is exposed to somethi...
- Hi SS- Just another thought...there may be a reluctance to 'officially' diagnose it as asthma as it may then become a 'pre existing' condition? Things seem a bit u...
