Anonymous
Post 04/17/2019 08:20     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
+1. 5 yr old with asthma It’s been like this since November
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 23:18     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DS got sick with something nearly every week, a cold, croup, something.

It was allergies and asthma and, with medication, he doesn't get sick more than once or twice a year now.


Thanks--do you mean with the asthma meds (e.g. flovent, montelukast) or other meds?


I’m the 22:00 poster - if your child is prescribed montelukast (generic for Singulair) just keep an eye out for odd behavioral side effects. My 5-yo turned into a different person within a week of being on it. She was despondent, saying she didn’t want to exist anymore, would cry nonstop over nothing at all. It was terrifying. I didn’t put two and two together until a few weeks into treatment and once she was off of it for
36 hours it was like I had my child back. Scary stuff and doesn’t happen to everyone but it’s worth looking out for if you do try that as a treatment. FWIW, going off that particular bronchodilator didn’t set her back in terms of the airway symptoms so it wasn’t worth trying another one.


This is so true. I was prescribed Singulair as an adult. Opened up my airways and made me able to breathe easily, but gave me horrific and vivid dreams that were so terrifying and visceral I stooped the medication within a week. I would never want any child to have to experience that.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 22:36     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
For those with kids with allergies, I recommend getting mattress and pillow covers that protect against dust mites, getting rid of rugs in the kids’ rooms, and buying an old school round charcoal air filter. I grew up with bad allergies and these things have helped so so much.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 22:32     Subject: Re:sick every 2 weeks?
We had a rough go of it this winter. Honestly I’m just exhausted by it and hoping we catch a break now that the weather is warming up.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 22:04     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DS got sick with something nearly every week, a cold, croup, something.

It was allergies and asthma and, with medication, he doesn't get sick more than once or twice a year now.


Thanks--do you mean with the asthma meds (e.g. flovent, montelukast) or other meds?


I’m the 22:00 poster - if your child is prescribed montelukast (generic for Singulair) just keep an eye out for odd behavioral side effects. My 5-yo turned into a different person within a week of being on it. She was despondent, saying she didn’t want to exist anymore, would cry nonstop over nothing at all. It was terrifying. I didn’t put two and two together until a few weeks into treatment and once she was off of it for
36 hours it was like I had my child back. Scary stuff and doesn’t happen to everyone but it’s worth looking out for if you do try that as a treatment. FWIW, going off that particular bronchodilator didn’t set her back in terms of the airway symptoms so it wasn’t worth trying another one.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 22:00     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
We’ve been hit hard this year. DD doesn’t have asthma but does have reactive airway issues so a cold settles and doesn’t ever quite go away. Nightly Advair, Zyzal, and Flonase have benefited recently and have staved off the lengthy cough. When things really got rough at the beginning of cold season we did a round of Prednisone and nightly nebulizer treatments. That seems to have made a big difference.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 21:58     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
Same here. The other kids in preschool that my dd us friends with only get sick every few months. Did was diagnosed with asthma at 18 months
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 20:57     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
Yes, same here and our DC also has asthma.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 20:56     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DS got sick with something nearly every week, a cold, croup, something.

It was allergies and asthma and, with medication, he doesn't get sick more than once or twice a year now.


Thanks--do you mean with the asthma meds (e.g. flovent, montelukast) or other meds?


Allergy meds, Allegra, Flonase, occasionally Benadryl
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 20:31     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
Anonymous wrote:DS got sick with something nearly every week, a cold, croup, something.

It was allergies and asthma and, with medication, he doesn't get sick more than once or twice a year now.


Thanks--do you mean with the asthma meds (e.g. flovent, montelukast) or other meds?
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 20:29     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
DS got sick with something nearly every week, a cold, croup, something.

It was allergies and asthma and, with medication, he doesn't get sick more than once or twice a year now.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2019 20:26     Subject: sick every 2 weeks?
Does anyone else's pre-schooler get sick with some type of viral infection/fever every 2 weeks? I expected this during the daycare years, but it seems like my DC is getting sicker more frequently than other classmates. DC does have asthma, so that may have something to do with it. Not sure if I should be concerned or not.