dana tierney wrote: > 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).
Yeah. When she does the nebulizer treatments, she not only starts feeling better, but gets a stimulant-like-bump from it (or so it seems to me). > 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. I've read the package, but forgotten what it said. That sounds familiar, but I know enough people with asthma that I may have heard it somewhere else. > 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? I'm going to be reading both about Singulair and about inhaled corticosteroids, which seem to be the most common/useful steroid application. > 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. I knew it could be related to allergic reactions. I don't think that, in this case, milk is a culprit, though. --Ben ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196431 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
