HELP! 14 month old already to ER - Asthma Message Board

rcinny · 05-01-2009, 07:48 PM

This is my first time posting here: my 14 month old as been on albuterol, now xopenex, since March when she turned 1 year old. She wheezes when she gets sick, which has been 3 times since then. We just saw a pulmonary specialist who prescribed xopenex for a few more days, and started her on pulmicort twice a day for 3 months. Two weeks ago, before we saw the specialist, I took her to the ER. I was terrified, but she was better after albuteral + another med (I totally just blanked out on the name, but it starts with an A) and then an Decadron before we went home.

Is this normal? I read a bunch of posts about little kids, toddlers, who are so many medications! I am really scared. I keep hearing that a lot of kids outgrow this, but I have this fear that without meds she is going to stop breathing.
I have never said that out loud before.

And I just got some dumb parenting magazine that said "If your child is on Xopenex more than twice a week, then the asthma in clearly uncontrolled" What am I supposed to do with that information???

RC

KristaK · 05-02-2009, 03:15 PM

Calm down, me and my sister both have Asthma.
Since we were babies.
Sometimes you grow out of it, sometimes you don't.
Either way you gotta have faith.
Let the doctors take over and help her, I'm sure something good will come out of it.

tattooedmom · 05-07-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by KristaK

Calm down, me and my sister both have Asthma.
Since we were babies.
Sometimes you grow out of it, sometimes you don't.
Either way you gotta have faith.
Let the doctors take over and help her, I'm sure something good will come out of it.

i do not agree with the calm down part of this post. yes you can have hope your kid will out grow it but DO NOT let your guard down. my 4 year son was exactly the same as your child and he was constantly on all diffenernt kinds of med till they found the ones that worked. they also put him on prednisalone about every 3 weeks every winter, all winter. i am currently in a childrens hospital with my son who is now in a vegitative state from a heart attack caused by an asthma attack. i dont want to scare you but just stress the fact people do die from asthma, my son was getting better and we thought he was out growing it and it just took one bad attack and look what happened. all im saying is dont let your guard down and take asthma very seriously.

Titchou · 05-07-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rcinny

And I just got some dumb parenting magazine that said "If your child is on Xopenex more than twice a week, then the asthma in clearly uncontrolled" What am I supposed to do with that information???

RC

I am sorry for your troubles. However, you are taking that quote out of context. What they mean is on it because the asthma is out of control....not on it for a short time to get over a bad flare up. As young as your child is it may take some time to get the meds regulated because your son cannot articulate what he is feeling. Any asthmatic who is having to use a rescue med (altbuterol or xoponex, etc) more than twice a week does not have their asthma under control. For the time being, just keep an eye out for symptoms, be sure he gets his daily meds on time and as prescribed. Have faith that it will sort itself out soon. I was all over the place with mine in the beginning (14 years ago) but we soon got it regulated, got me to where I can jog again and am now on the lowest dose med possible (one puff of Flovent a day). It just took some time and work.