Question:
My 2yr old son has extremely bad allergies and a mild case of asthma.
I just bought some of those Micro-filter bags for my present vaccum
cleaner, so we'll see if that helps. But, I was wondering if anyone
has tried any of these products and whether or not they really work?
Answer:
7 years ago my daughter had asthma and was prescribed the two usual
inhalers, preventative and relief. After a short time she had bad headaches
which were initially put down to migraine but got worse and progressed to
nightmares and all sorts of nasty things. It was still diagnosed as
migraines and got worse including temporary blindness and inability to
sleep. This went on for 9 months over her run up to her GCSE's and they
tested for child abuse, exam stress and all sorts but refused to accept it
could be a reaction to the asthma medication. They signed her off after the
nine months saying it was migraine and she would have to live with it so, in
frustration we decided to stop he asthma medication and the symptoms went
away, restarted the asthma medication and they came back. I presented that
to my GP and he changed the medication to a powder form and that was OK so
it was the carrier component of the medication and I have since found out it
affects the muscles around the brain causing pressure in the brain. I am not saying your son has or will have this problem just something to
keep an eye on and be aware of. I was a little reckless in stopping the
medication but I kept a close eye and her asthma was mild. IF you think it
is a problem then see your doc about the powder form and search the net, I
can not remember the sites but I think I did a search on the trade and
chemical names. What are the two usual inhalers? I figure the first would be albuterol aka
salbutamol, but what would the second be? Ipratropium bromide? Salmeterol?
