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[quote=Anonymous]Inhaled steroids can inhibit growth, so watch out for that if your child is on them long-term. Our child had trouble with awful nightmares/night terrors when he used Singulair. Our pulmonologist said that it can have psychological effects on some people. We stopped the Singulair, and the nightmares went away within a few days. In a way, it was too bad, because the Singulair was very effective for my son's asthma, and our only other option was Pulmicort for maintenance. Albuterol is quite the stimulant. We only use it when our son is quite sick and needs it to keep breathing, but it always makes him shaky and restless. And it seems to be a diuretic, too: lots of peeing! But he wouldn't be alive without it, so I'm grateful. Thankfully, asthma seems to get easier to manage as kids get older/bigger.[/quote]
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