Will a doctor prescribe me prednisolone for DS2 to keep at home just in case?

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DS2 aged 4 has a viral induced wheeze, hospitalised three times, on Singulair daily tablet and has been better. He goes downhill with a viral cold rapidly, within 4-6 hours he can be coughing non stop which leads to shortness of breath and a&e here we come with a blue light on top. When this starts there is always this palava of either A - getting a docs appt asap same day or B - a trip to a&e. Neither easy or fun.

Last week he had an episode and I had four tablets left over so I used them and he had stopped coughing within 2 hours. And if you have to do option A or B it can be hours and hours before treatment is given.

Would a doc give me course just to have on standby? Just thinking over Christmas and New year period, what a huge hassle it would be. Shall I make an appointment to discuss or do a letter of request?

I would go and discuss it with them but I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be given it.
Ds2 had viral-wheeze until the age of 5 when they said it had to be viral asthma - oh joy!
I now carry my own little pharmacy of prednisolone, ventolin, seretide and singulair with an extra dose of dry anti-bs if we're on holiday in Winter.
Can you see your practice's asthma nurse? Ours has always been utterly pragmatic and far more up-to-date about current protocols.
Best of luck, all I would say is that it can get better. After a year where he didn't grow at all because of the steroids he had to have, my darling ds2 is now a stocky, muscled rugby player and swimmer!

I asked our gp and he refused. There again he refused to give it when Ds was ill saying he didn't beef it - 6 hours later he was in a and e, 5 days later we came home! I think the fact he was only 13 months was part of the problem!

I now have strict instructions to skip the gp and go straight to a and e!

It's worth a try - I try and have a few doses here for DS's croup as it always comes on at night; GP was v reluctant though as they don't like doling out the steroids. Argue that you always need it most when everyone else is in bed - like you say it gets worse and worse overnight! The earlier you get them into him the better.

I bloody hate this time of year - we had croup last week with him and now this week baby DD has a STINKING cold and been up last 2 nights :(

I have some at home for ds. The gp didnt want to give it to him but the hospital did. He only ever has enough to last untill we can see gp. He also has a nebuluzar at home as well.

My DS has viral wheeze too and I am allowed to keep prednisolone at home. Again, similar to you, an attack always seems to happen at night or weekends, and after having several visits to A&E (once in an ambulance) and NHS walk in centres, it is a much better use of NHS resources to let me keep a few at home.

I've sent in a letter asking very nicely, so here's hoping, I will feel so much more relaxed knowing those little pink dissovable tablets are waiting in the cupboard just in case.