Yeah, treatment=albuterol. She's also on an inhaler for a head-it-off-at-the-pass kind of day-to-day thing. Sorry, I'm not as knowledgeable about this as I'd like to be. I'm working on that, though. :-)
But, yeah, when she's wheezing or coughing a lot, albuterol via a nebulizer is the treatment. --Ben dana tierney wrote: > 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:5:196418 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
