Brown inhaler problems!

[Jojopugh]

Hi all, I need some advise.

Sorry it's a long one but it needs to be to get the picture of it lol!

My daughter was diagnosed with asthma last year in nov. She has since been taking the blue I. Healer and was on the brown for several weeks too. Her asthma still affected her so they also have her the montelukast tablets.

The brown inhaler..... within a few days of her been in this I noticed her mood and behaviour had changed. She became irritated easily, aggressive verbally and threw a few slaps at her younger sister. Impatient, defiant and really unhappy and tearful.

I spoke to her re this and she new how she was feeling but didn't know why.

My daughter is 7 and is (and I'm not just saying this) one of the kindest children ever, always help her sister and is so lovely a complete people pleaser. Obviously she has her moments and don't they all..

Needless to say her inhaler was stopped and she was refers to consultant who said this should not be an effect of the inhaler as a very small amount of the steroid is passed in to the bloodstream.

Her asthma again has deteriorated over the past few weeks as the weather has gone freezing and she has had to go back on brown inhaler to trial it again.

We seem to be back to square one!!

Has any one else experienced this??

hi youdancin

She seems to be going to sleep better and not waking up as early.. however, her temper is still not the best plus I noticed on Sunday she seemed a bit breathless.. she has had to use her blue inhaler on three separate occasions at school throughout the week. Today she said she felt like her 'throat had blocked' and she couldn't breath properly. Luckily the teachers are aware of changes of med and are pretty good with her.

Therefore I can see a few improvements but her asthma seems to have deteriorated. I think I might give her until Tuesday and see where we are then.

I was going to call GP for some advise tomorrow?

If it is the montelukast it takes a week oor so to get out of their system.
Don't take any chances with her asthma though. It's scary stuff.
I was lucky that my child seemed to have grown out of the severe asthma by the time we took them off the monetelukast, so the brown inhaler was enough to maintain it.
How has she been these last few days?

Hi all, not sure if u are still watching this feed or not. So my daughter has been off the montelukast for around a month. Sleep is better, concentration is better but her temper is still not. I'm gonna go back to docs and see about the brown inhaler been stopped o think to see if this makes a difference?

Looking in every so often.
Glad she's sleeping better, and the concentration - but sad that it's the medication. Not good.
I hope coming of the clenil helps with her moods too.
Again make sure you have something instead to keep her asthma under control (sorry keep repeating but wouldn't want anything happening)