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5 Month Old W/ Severe Chest Congestion
My son's ped. put him on xopenex and pulmicort, all together it was a 15 min. nightmare with the nebulizer. My son was almost 2 at the time. ...
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- I guess the dr would have said if she had pnuemonia. You are going to find that she probably has asthma. My little boy did that when he was little. Sounds exactly li...
- If you're not getting much help with MDs you might try NDs, or naturopathic physicians. I had never heard of them until early this year, and have had good results for...
- maybe a humidifier, baby vicks, saline, warm bath(maybe hold her w/you in a warm shower to help break it up). Be careful w/the vicks. I wouldn't take her outside, es...
Soon to Be 6 Month Old Is Wheezing
Also, upon the first sign of a cold I am supposed to boost the pulmicort breathing treatments to 2x a day with xopenex(once at night/once morning), give him ...
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- Dear A., You sound like a wonderful mom and you are doing all of the right things. I agree that it is time for a new doctor. Keep getting opinions until you get an...
- Hi Ashely, You might need to take him back to the dr.'s so they can take some blood (that's how they do an allergy test on babies). My nephew had the same problem...a...
- I am sorry that you are having such a difficult time. I know how frustrating it can be. You might check and see what kind of soap you are using on him. Many of the soa...
1 Year Old with Asthma
We're lucky that Xopenex works (with pulmicort during bad times). Yet my full term nephew, Evan, has the asthma like you described. ...
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- Hi M., I can't tell you how very sorry I am that you are going through this with your little boy -- it must be heart-wrenching to watch him suffer this way. First, ...
- Hello there, My sympathies to you. My daughter (now 10) started her attacks when she was about that age. she was actually almost 18 months old. It was awful. I feel ...
- Wow! Shades of our family's past! Our now 12-year-old used to get asthma whenever he got a cold...and he got colds A LOT. He never got to the point of hospitalization,...
Asthma or Something Else??
Did they just give her pulmicort or did they give her albuterol or xopenex as well? Sometimes getting a treatment with pulmicort alone can cause more ...
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- What kind of cough is it? I have 4 girls 2 with bronchiol problems which I am happy to say they have outgrown with age, they are still more sensitive to seasonal alle...
- My son started at 6 weeks old----he had upper respitory problems, bronchiolitis, and allergies since then. Although he has grown out of it. He still has allergies an...
- My oldest got really sick about a year ago with a really bad cough and weezing. They gave us a nebulizar and cough medicine with an expectorant and eventually it clear...
Xyzal
The doc said to put her on pulmicort at night and xyzal, and bring her back in 2 ... said as soon as I start to see a nose drip start doing Xopenex (for the ...
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- Hi T.---It's always frustrating, as a mom, to see your little one be sick all of the time. My oldest had allergies and it seemed that every time she got a cold, it tu...
- Did you ask your pharmacist when you picked up the medication? Or were you given samples? I would be a little hesitant to use it just b/c it is only indicated for ol...
- My son's lungs have had a very rough start and he is currently on pulmicort once a day. The doctor said as soon as I start to see a nose drip start doing Xopenex (for ...
Constant Cough
... breathing treatments of xopenex (he got sick on the albuterol) and pulmicort every four to six hours and literally the difference was instantaneous. my ...
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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...
Pneumonia
He now does .25 of Pulmicort and one Singulair every night (I forget the dosage) . ... When he has a cold he adds a medicine called Xopenex (similar to ...
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- OK, as I disclaimer, please note that I am not a doctor and any advice I provide should be discussed with a medical professional. Nonetheless, with two sons who both ...
- I DO NOT WANT TO BE AN ALARMIST, BUT.... I wonder if there is a chance you could have something in your new home that your daughter is allergic to?? OR is there a p...
- Hi, L.! My name is J. B. My son is almost 14mos and he has had pneumonia three times- unfortunately. While it is a serious infection as long as your little one is e...
How to handle infant congestion?
We had him doing Xopenex and pulmicort. Just a suggestion... but I am telling you it rocked! Then on top of that there is this thing that reminds me of ...
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- Hi S., While you are in the process of finding out what is causing the congestion, a few more suggestions to try to help alleviate some of the discomfort is to elevat...
- Do you have animals? My oldest was sick like that also and we had two furry dogs in the house. Turns out he is very allergic to pet dander and as soon as we moved the ...
- Have you asked your doctor about brething treatments? My daughter had very similar things happen when she was really young and they put her on breathing treatments and...
4 Year Old with Allergies and Asthma
They also take the pulmicort, but have contracted bronchitis twice in a row. .... I was just put on xopenex, in place of albuterol. It seems to help me, ...
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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.
Question About Asthma
Right now, my son only gets Albuterol/Xopenex when he's wheezing (like I said, usually only when he's sick) and Pulmicort, which is more of a maintenance ...
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- B., My youngest son has breathing problems as well. They cannot call it Asthma because he is not quite 2. (Cold season is worse) I would go to your regular pediatrici...
- First off, go back to your regular ped and if they still won't diagnose the asthma, get a second opinion by another ped or a specialist. My daughter sees a certified ...
- I would head over to a Allergy / Immunology facility such as the Park Nicollet system has in St. Louis Park. They have several Doctors that specialize in pediatric ne...
