oh ok and it's the nebulizer that does this? I don't think I know the answer to that, except that it seems to do the same to me when I am given it and am not wheezing. (I wasn't on that ER visit and did not think asthma was the problem).
That head it off at the pass thing you mention sounds like Azmacort or something similar. It's different than the albuterol one, right? Thicker? Basically, this is classic treatment. You might want to research Singulair, as Scott mentioned. This is a new type of drug. I don't think it is steroids. Make sure though. I also don't know if it is approved for kids. The danger here would be the same as for all new drugs -- will some study five years from now demonstrate that there is in fact a problem with the stuff? Although we have this in our family, we have been fortunate to have only mild cases. A couple of pieces of advice that I have seen/heard enough to think they are good -- keep a record for a while of when exactly symptoms occur. You may be able to identify and eliminate an allergen. Also, in some kids, milk aggravates symptoms apparently... something else to think about. Dana >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: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196423 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
