Catching your breath when your kid has asthma.

If you don't mind educating me a little...when you get jittery, doesn't it also effect you mentally, like you feel nervous and anxious?


When I would get anxious, I would tighten up and have a hard time breathing, soooo…does the side effect of the drug get in the way of treating the asthma?

Bella mentioned about the increased heart rate, I'm guessing it also raises the blood pressure too. Doesn't your blood pressure have to be closely monitored too?

God, I hope this is something he outgrows.

uuhhhhggg....

I'm learning so much about asthma here...poor kid.

If you don't mind educating me a little...when you get jittery, doesn't it also effect you mentally, like you feel nervous and anxious?

When I would get anxious, I would tighten up and have a hard time breathing, soooo…does the side effect of the drug get in the way of treating the asthma?

Also, non-jittery drugs have been mentioned….are they not used as much, and if not, why?

Bella mentioned about the increased heart rate, I'm guessing it also raises the blood pressure too. Doesn't your blood pressure have to be closely monitored too?

ehBeth, when someone would die of asthma, would be be during an acute attack? Or is it more that the disease was effecting the whole body?

I read that asthma is increasing so much…I'm sure because of pollution, but what other reasons could their be for the big increase?

God, I hope this is something he outgrows.

huh, you don't impress me as a jittery person. really.

Anyway, albuterol (one brand name is Ventolin, I don't remember the others) definitely makes me jittery/shaky. I've never had a bp problem. I now use Singulair and Advair (a steroid inhaler) every day and rarely need the albuterol inhaler, only about once a month or so. My asthma is under control - I haven't needed the ER in about 10 years, and I used to go several times a year. It was definitely hard to accept the fact that I'm an asthmatic all the time, not just when I'm wheezing.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschoolers with persistent asthma symptoms may be more likely to get into fights with their peers or otherwise have more behavior problems than children with less severe asthma, a study finds.

"These findings suggest a clear need for an early biopsychosocial approach to care for vulnerable children with asthma," according to study author Dr. Jill S. Halterman, of the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Rochester, New York, and colleagues.

"The combined burden of asthma and behavior difficulties could have a significant impact on children and their families," Halterman told Reuters Health.

The reason for the association between persistent asthma symptoms and worse behavior is unclear.

"The stress related to having asthma might contribute to behavioral problems because the family's focus on the medical issue may make managing behavior more difficult," according to Halterman. "On the other hand," she speculated, "behavior problems may make managing asthma symptoms more difficult."

It's also unclear whether the persistent asthma symptoms preceded or followed the children's worsened behavior.

Regardless of which comes first, Halterman advises parents and teachers of children with asthma to "watch for problems in their child's behavior."

Allergic reactions ranging from urticaria and mild skin eruptions to rare cases of anaphylaxis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome have occurred.

Other spontaneously reported adverse events include glossitis, stomatitis, oral moniliasis, vomiting, tongue discoloration, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, neutropenia, and dizziness.

There have been reports of tooth discoloration in patients treated with clarithromycin. Tooth discoloration is usually reversible with professional dental cleaning.

There have been isolated reports of hearing loss, which is usually reversible, occurring chiefly in elderly women. Reports of alterations of the sense of smell, usually in conjunction with taste perversion have also been reported. <snip>