Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Asthma Community
|
asthma out of control
by kaz08, Nov 28, 2008 06:08AM
my 11yr olod daughter has been experiencing problems with her asthma of late. She has had prednislone 4 times this year and is currently on 125mg seritide 2 times twice daily. She is also on singlair. which she only began 2 months ago.
She experienes chest tightness occasionally and also a terrible couph that produces ongoing phlem.
I have been giving her nebulisers (ventolin) 3-4hrly and trying to keep her stable without going onto the pred.,
Though she is averaging a peak flow of between 250-300, the asthma symptons of the couph and phlem and occassional chest tightness seems to be ongoing. She has lots of allergies but this all seems to be out of the ordinary. She has had chest xrays to rule out pnemonia. With so many days off school, Im at my wits end. Im starting to think her medications are no longer working. Are there any other suggestions, could she be suffering a type of brochospasm disorder. Can the seritide or singlair cause this. I noticed when i first gave the seritide 4 years ago I started on a small dose and it has gradually worked its way up, without being able taper down. What is a safe amount that a child of 45kg. can take.? Please Help.
She experienes chest tightness occasionally and also a terrible couph that produces ongoing phlem.
I have been giving her nebulisers (ventolin) 3-4hrly and trying to keep her stable without going onto the pred.,
Though she is averaging a peak flow of between 250-300, the asthma symptons of the couph and phlem and occassional chest tightness seems to be ongoing. She has lots of allergies but this all seems to be out of the ordinary. She has had chest xrays to rule out pnemonia. With so many days off school, Im at my wits end. Im starting to think her medications are no longer working. Are there any other suggestions, could she be suffering a type of brochospasm disorder. Can the seritide or singlair cause this. I noticed when i first gave the seritide 4 years ago I started on a small dose and it has gradually worked its way up, without being able taper down. What is a safe amount that a child of 45kg. can take.? Please Help.
Post Comment
