I am getting totally confused and fed up. Ds1 (4.5) was put on Ventalin about 5 weeks ago. SOme of you may remember the thread I posted then about how tired he had been and how this solved it. He was on it for three months and I had to push the GP at the time to give it to him at all even though I was SURE he had asthma (nightime coughing and really severe extreme tiredness and osteopath telling me repeatedly that ds was not getting enough oxygen). After three weeks another GP (locum) reviewed. She seemed excellent and agreed that he probably did have astham. She said to start the preventor (beclomethosone) and to slowly reduce the ventolin over a period of a few days. This was two weeks ago. The last week, ds hsa returned to being extremely tired (terrible behaviour as a result) and I am sure the preventor is not at a high enough does. The GP had said to start at a low dose and then review. Went back to GP today and saw a different locum. He clearly though ds did not have asthma (not helped by ds bounding into the room with apparant energy - but he had been exhausted earlier). He said that I should continue with the ventolin indefinately and it was the preventor that should be phased out. This is total opposite to what the other GP said. He said he would not increase the dose of the preventer without him seeing the Asthma nurse for proper diagnosis, but refused for ds to do this.
Grrrrrr!! So, I have started the ventolin again as well as the preventor. The question now is what to do. I have no confidence in the GP's. I do have the option to go privately as we are insured. However, my friends who go prvately for their children's asthma have not fared much better and have also had conflicting advice. I have previously been told on MN about asthma Uk and plan to try calling them tomorow. Any better?
I am really confused now!