My 4yr. old son is so sick!!?

Question

Ok i have a 4yr. old boy, and he was really sick he has already very bad asthma. And when i took him to the doctors, they said now he has really bad allergeys! but at the doc. office they still gave him his 4yr. old immunizations. It was three shots, Polio, Hepatitis B, Tetnas. The meds they perscribed him was, prednisolone, singular, and azithromycin. He is ok during the day... but at night time he is horrible, he also has nebulizer treatments of Alburteral, every 4hrs. I think its a lot of steroid med. and it makes me nervous. And now hes complaining of teeth pain, Ive been to the doctors, hospital, and everywhere i go they just put him on more med!! This little guy is so sick!! And i just want someone oppopion, on if all this is ok for him!! can ne one help me?!?!

Answer 1

Asthma is always worse at night for some reason. What is his problem at night? Breathing or can't sleep? Albuterol and prednisone will make you nervous and jittery and sometimes difficulty in falling asleep. If he still can't breathe you have no choice but to go back to the Dr. or ER. Some tines laying down makes it difficult to breathe, try propping him up a little with pillows or prop the bed up at the head of the bed with a board underneath.

Answer 2

The prednisolone is a steroid, the singulair is a leukotriene blocker, and the azithromycin is an antibacterial / antibiotic. Albuterol is a beta-2 agonist which means it stimulates the sympathetic nervous system to open up the airways in his lungs. It sounds like the little guy has a tough case of asthma and a lot of sensitivities to things in his environment. Brittle asthmatics can be a challenge to treat. I would try to find a pulmonologist who is also a board certified allergist that you like and then stick to one doctor who can continuously work and troubleshoot to find the best combination of meds for him. Sometimes with difficult cases of any disease even the best doctors have to fall back on trial-and-error to find the right combo. Sticking with one doc you like and trust at least eliminates the concern of having different docs prescribing meds that may interact or just be too much. Good luck!

Answer 3

Whoa! Steroids will not give a child autism, there's a big difference between side effects on developing fetuses and an already born child.

Asthma is extremely common and night time symptoms or allergy triggers are the two biggest manifestations of asthma. Other ways it shows up are during exercise or breathing cold air.

It sounds like your doctor is giving VERY good treatment to your child. Too often children's asthma isn't taken seriously enough. Each of the medicine's treats the problem in different ways. By treating it with medicines that work together, you can keep from having to use too high a dose of any one medicine. Staying on the medicine as prescribed will not only keep your son out of the ER but allow them to breath easier on a regular basis.

Other steps which are helpful include;
1) Do Not let anyone smoke around your child EVER! And smoking only outside, but never inside the house is not good enough. Any non-smoker knows the smell and allergens cling to a smoker.
2) Keep a very, very clean house. Way cleaner than even your mother would do on her best day. Constant low levels of dust are a big source for keeping asthmatic kids sick all the time.
3) Sorry but "Fluffy" or "Rex" really should be given the heave -hoe. Your kid is more important than a pet, isn't he?
4) Get rid of all old carpets or drapes. Its not uncommon for people to rip all the carpet out of their house to help their kids symptoms. And yes its not nuts, it really does help elimanate allergens and dust. If you rent try to find a place with tiled or wood floors.

Lastly, Do Not let anyone smoke around your child ever!!! Yeah, I said that already, but you need to be on the warpath against that one.

Asthma is very common. The meds can make a big difference in controling attacks, but these other things I mentioned are just as important. Multicenter studies have shown kids who had lower levels of oxygen while sleeping at night (due to all kinds of breathing problems, including asthma) performed much lower in school. You sound like you take your son's condition seriously, just have faith that his doctors do also.

PS - most kids outgrow asthma when their airways and lungs get larger.

Answer 4

The fact is, asthma is worst when one is lying down. Most people who have asthma attacks have them most frequently after having fallen asleep. Having bad allergies will make this worse.

The best thing to do is to get as many allergy filled things as possible out of his room (including carpeting and old blankets!). Get him extra pillows and have him sleep in a partially-seated position so that everything "drains" correctly.

You may want to take him to a doctor and find out exactly what he is allergic to. This is a scary thing--I don't know if this is how they still do it, but when I was growing up, they took a board covered with needles (with different allergens on each one) and pressed it into your back. Whichever one you had a reaction to was an allergy! If there are enough allergies, then your son can get allergy shots a couple times a week to keep him breathing easier.

P.S. Steroids don't cause autism. Kids are born with that. The person above's nephew was either misdiagnosed or someone was trying to save the mother from feeling it was her fault. My mom teaches many autistic kids, her best friend specializes in autistic youth under age 5, and I have nannied for an autistic boy. All are born with it.

Answer 5

Ask your doctor about a medication for the nebulizer called Pulmicort. It is an inhaled corticosteriod. Because it is an inhaled steriod it doesn't affect the childs growth or any thing else. Your child can be on it for years with no side effects. My son has severe asthma and this along with albuterol has really made a difference. The only problem is that itis expensive and has no generic but it is worth every penny.

Answer 6

my oldest who is now 25 was and still is a bad asthmatic.there are things to do to help him.on your floors,have bare floors no carpets at all they hold all the stuff that irritayes him,dust mop them at least once a day better if its done twice,i even used to wash down my daughters bedroom walls every day without fail.apparently your taking him to several different dr.he needs one primary care dr.take him to a allergy and asthma specialist,they are the best,every state has a childrens hospital,have one of his dr call and make him an emergency appt.i understand it may be gar away from you but worth the drive if you want to help him.also keep stuffed animals and anything like that that could hold dust and dirt away,change his bedsheets daily and use only 100 percent cotton.all sounds abit extreme i know but all that is how i kept hers under control till she left homealso for some reason air is heavier at night and you do seem to have more difficulty then and never ever take him around smoke of any kind especially cigarette smoke and that includesif its on friends or familiers clothing tell them to bring something else to wear when there going to be around him.if they love him they wont mind and post super huge signs on your doors saying NO SMOKING INSIDE NO EXCEPTIONS good luck and tell the little guy to hang in there alot of times it gets better

Answer 7

okay, calm down!----at night, run a vaporizer and make sure no carpets, stuffed animals are near the child
Get some cherry vicks rub and rub on the child's throat, chest and forehead.
Milk tends to make allergies worser and green beans, and pork foods,
find allergy fighting foods like peaches, blackberries,apples,
make the child drink lots of juices.
Get some Airshield supplement u put in juice.
Seems like the child is on lots of meds.
Try childrens Motrin for the misery of the shots.
The other medicine use it lightly.

Answer 8

Rule one, always take the medication you already have to the second doctor. don't give all medication from every doctor you've been to!
I really think you should take him to a specialist, he's taking too much at one go!
My boy has asthma, I understand the nebulizer but every 4 hours! please do go to a specialist, I am sure this is all too much.
Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 9

take him to every single specialist that u can until u get some good concrete answers and medimacation that works. it may be that u'll have to move away to a climate thats more comfortable for him, or u may have to visit the ER several times before they get the hint that theres really something serious going on with him. either way, u need to be as obnoxious and annoying with the dr's as u can until u get the correct help.

Answer 10

Steroids are a known cause of some cases of autism. Doc said the steroids my sister's ex took is what caused my nephew's autism...tell them you want a non steroid