Treatments: Xopenex
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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
9 Month Old with a Cold and Cough
Asked by N.L. from Los Angeles
on January 5, 2009
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Hi. I have a 9 1/2 month old baby boy who has had a cough now for a couple of weeks and has just started with a stuffed up nose. At his last check up, the doctor did...
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- I concur with the vicks rub on the feet with socks. Know it sounds weird, but it really works!
- maybe you can try a natural type elixir i think it is called saluprent...ask you pediatrician. it helpped my son' s conjestion and stuffy nose. sometimes these things...
- Hello! I have a 21month old, first time mom to Haley. You are doing the same things I've done when she's experienced the same symptoms. One thing you can try is a s...
My 4 Year Old Son Has a Chronic Cough
Asked by J.G. from Los Angeles
on February 3, 2010
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Three weeks ago my son came down with a cold. No fever, just stuffy and a cough. He is well enough to go to school, and is in great spirits. It's just that this cough ...
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- My son was like this. Perfectly fine during the day, no other symptoms just that cough every night. finally I had enough and took him to see his Dr. He had Pneumonia.
- I do not like doctors. That having been said, you better take him to the doctor. If it is Asthma or Pneumonia, he is not effectively oxygenating his blood when he's ...
- Is he having trouble breathing? My son had a persistent dry cough that was worse at night and has been diagnosed with asthma.
6Mo Son Has Had Congested Cough for Months
Asked by C.S. from Tulsa
on February 4, 2007
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Hi, my now 6 month old son has this congested cough that he has been carrying for a couple months. I've gon through the nebulizer, donatussing, otc remedies, and we j...
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- I would agree with your husband and try to find a different doctor. I cant even imagine putting my daughter on all those different medicines. We have never had to do...
- C., Your situation sounds exactly like mine. My daughter is 6 months old and has had a cough/congestion or some combintation of both since about October. We also ...
- I'm 25 and have a son named Aidan too! Definitely check into RSV. But also, my son gets congested from time to time too, and I've had success with Benedryl, Robitussin...
Constant Cough
Asked by H.N. from Dallas
on November 19, 2008
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My 3 year old has had this Constant Cough for weeks now. She gets these spurts of them during the day and at night. She has coughed to the point of puking. It is a ver...
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- My son is always like this too. Keep up with the humidifer and try to put vicks on chest and under feet with socks. This helps him sleep through the night. My son has ...
- A friend swears by this...puts Vicks Vapor Rub all over her feet, & then put socks on her feet all night. She swears this will get rid of the cough. Oh, and she's an...
- My 2YO son had something similar--constant cough that led to gagging and puking. It turns out he has seasonal allergies. We also were prescribed a nebulizer with Xopen...
Crontic Cold and Cough
Asked by A.G. from Jackson
on January 17, 2008
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My son is 9 months old and has a conjested cough for about 4 months along with redness of the ears. We have been on every antibiotic under the sun. He does not pull on...
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- Have you tried some alternatives for his congestion such as breathing treatments, suctioning, vaporizer, etc.? I know that all of the antibiotics can create a multitu...
- Hi A. I had the same thing happen to my 10 month old. Try a chiropracter. You will be amazed if you do your research that a good adjustment from a chiropracter can h...
- I agree about the chiroprator.... that can always help. I also agree with the ENT after the chiropractor. I am a mother of 5, my oldest daughter (21 now) had her fir...
Wet Cough for Months - at My Wit's End!!
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on August 30, 2011
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My 2 year old who suffers from allergies has had a wet cough for literally close to 3-4 months now. When he wakes up it's not there but as the day progresses, you can...
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- Have you tried Children's Zyrtec? It really helps to dry everything out. Ask the pharmacist or your Ped for dosage info. If that doesn't do the trick, then you migh...
- Are you sure the cough is in his lungs? My son had a wet cough for months and months, but it was really in his throat, not lungs. He had a constant sinus drip. They...
- Sounds like allergies to me. My granddaughter has many allergies and asthma. She sees an allergist. When one antihistamine doesn't work he prescribes a different on...
Cough for Three Weeks Now!
Asked by S.S. from New York
on November 16, 2011
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Our son got a cold, with a little fever, and a yucky cough. Brought him into the pediatrician who diagnosed him with bronchitis, gave him antibiotics for five days and...
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- Read up on coughs and Vitamin Ddeficiency. Dr. Mercola (www.mercola.com) has tons of great info on Vit D. Yes, it could be reflux. I've suffered from it for years but ...
- Ugh! I feel for your son, as I have been there many times. Anytime I get a cold or anything and start coughing, I have to be very careful about keeping it under cont...
- It could just be this nasty cold/cough thing going around. I am myself on my second week of almost no sleep thanks to the cough. If the ped sees nothing but the bronch...
Cough That Won't Go Away in a Almost 4 Year Old
Asked by M.P. from Modesto
on January 3, 2010
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I am so worried, my son has had a cough since early October. I have taken to the pediatrician and he has given him a total of 5 round of antibiotics and antibiotic sho...
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- Have you tried any homeopathic remedies? If you have a health food store or anything like that in your town, you might try some elderberry syrup. Or some mix that has ...
- Hi there our son also had an ongoing cough which turned out to be post nasal drip as a result of being allergic to dust mites. at first we were told to give him a li...
- Saline solution is the first thing I'd try. Use either a product called Simply Saline, available as an OTC, or make your own. I am including a recipe for making and u...
