treatment=albuterol? That's tough because that's the first-choice treatment. Sometimes inhaled steroids like Azmacort cut down on the need for the stuff and they are quite safe, I am told. Something to research/ask about. I have had a lot of success with avoiding albuterol by treating the underlying sinus/allergies but this is not always the cause of asthma triggered by exercise. It's something else you could ask about though....
But bottom line, albuterol is really quite safe and much more so than steroid pills. I doubt a doctor would suggest them for a young child but if they do I'd research the side effects quite carefully. Maybe you could just introduce her to chamomile tea ;) Dana > This is a recent problem in my life. Enter a 5-year-old girl, big and > > strong and healthy except for frequent and (apparently) moderate to > severe asthma. She starts puffing and wheezing, from over-exercise, > for > example, and the treatment makes her even more inclined to run and > jump > around? Annoyances for everyone involved. :-( > > --Ben > > dana tierney wrote: > > Albuterol jacks your heart rate up quite a bit too, though the one > or two puffs you get from a standard inhaler is not enough to do so > usually. I have had ER doctors gize me a nebulizer treatment "to see > if it works" and won't allow it again... I am not the type to > hyperventilate but I did, and was jittery for hours afterwards. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196412 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
