cough needing ventolin..

[RhiChiChi]

I would doubt it would be contagious. Ventolin is usually prescribed for asthamtics....

[Beach Mama]

Jols, as you know Izzy has to have her ventolin for coughs as well (RhiChiChi - coughing in kids can be symptomatic of asthmatic tendencies in kids. DD has a ventolin because she gets horrible coughing fits at night in particular when sick - she doesn't have asthma per se but she gets wheezy and needs the ventolin to stop the fits) and her coughs tend to last for 3 weeks when she gets a cold. I would think that if there is no fever, no green snot and no green mucous being coughed up that she isn't contagious darl. Hope she is better soon

[Olive]

cool thanks tan, no fever, snot etc.. just this awful cough
thanks for explaining that too!

[Olive]

so DD has been on ventolin for almost 2 weeks and although shes not coughing as much the cough is still the same.
should i take her back or leave it longer??? no temp or anything

[Beach Mama]

Me again! If Iz gets a bad one, it lasts around 3 weeks hun. How often is she having the ventolin? Is it just bad at night? Is it still mucousy/phlegmy sounding?

[Olive]

lol tan!!i love your advice!!
its been going on nearly 4 weeks (i think ) shes having it twice a day and yep still mucousy/phlegmy/wet

ETA have just rung Dr to ask whether or not to take her back...not that i can get an appointment til next week

[Junglemum]

Yes you should take her back.
If it is an asthma related cough she might need steroids to clear it up. I can have a cough for months and unless i get a steroid inhaler it will not go away.

The other thing to be aware of with ventolin is that there is a school of thought that you should try and give it as little as possible to children as their lungs can become dependent on it. I have it for both girls, but i try not to give it unless they are either having problems sleeping due to the cough or obviously if their breathing is labored.