Sign effect of Brown / Blue inhaler

[seantina]

My son is 8 years old and started blue and brown inhaler since March. Since then, he was unable to sleep. It is very unusual to him as he used to be a good sleeper and fell asleep immediately. Also, since then, he complains about chest tight and hard to breath every single night when he lie down in his bed. Recently, he gets worst. He is out of breath and suddenly becomes hyper-active. He runs and jumps around the whole house non stop, breathing very rapidly (using his mouth). I have to let him watch cartoon, it stops immediately. However, when I turn it off, he immediately become restless, out of breath again. He can go on for 5 hours until 3am. He said he couldn't control his movement and he finds it very embrassing.

I spoke to the dr but they said it wasn't sign effect of brown/blue inhaler. Can anyone who has any similiar experience who can share please ?

Thank you

It's likely the blue inhaler, can make children ( and adults) hyper if they have too much. I can recall seeing both my husband and son get quite shaky on it.
But if it stops when he is allowed to watch cartoons and starts as soon as they are finished, maybe he is pushing his luck? Or maybe it's that the TV distracts him for a bit.
He shouldn't need to have the blue inhaler very often if he is taking the brown ( preventative) inhaler properly. The usual blue inhaler dose is 2 puffs as required, and if it's required more than once or twice a day, it would suggest that the brown inhaler isn't working properly. Ask your GP for a proper review, as it may be that the dose needs to be changed. Also make sure that he takes the brown inhaler exactly as prescribed, usually 2 puffs morning and evening. If he gets enough brown, he should hardly be needing the blue. Also ask GP to check that his inhaler technique is correct- is he doing it right? He needs to take the brown inhaler whether or not he is feeling wheezy, it is a preventative.
At my local health centre we have an asthma specialist nurse who runs asthma clinics regularly - do you have something similar at yours? It's a bit worrying that your GP says restlessness isn't a side effect of the blue inhaler, Ventolin- I thought it was quite well-known that it is.

Thank you for your message, I forgot to mention that doctor said he is 'hyperventilation' and said it is NOT the sign effect of brown/blue inhaler. I know that he is not pretending. When he becomes out of breath and running around the house, he told me it was a torture as he is out of control. He even struggles to eat and go to toilet while his legs couldn't stop and his mouth breath in/ our rapidly non stop.

So has the doctor suggested anything else? Any techniques to deal with it? It might be worth contacting the Asthma Society. If your son is out of breath because of the asthma, I don't think he'd be able to run around the house.
Are you supervising your son taking the medication, and making sure that the doses are correct? As I said before, I think you need to go back to the doctor and check the dose, the inhaler technique, and how to deal with the hyperventilation. Maybe see a different doctor if you're not happy with the one you've seen so far, if possible, or ask to be referred to an asthma clinic.