My 22mth old had an asthma attack today.

[Anila]

I just have a quick question, i think the ventolin is giving my son the runs, is this normal? and when should i stop giving it to him, he is breathing ok now, but still has a regular wheeze, so my mum says to still give it to him, but the wheeze and the rattle are from the chest infection, which is his regular thing, im just not sure what to do.

[KitFaerie]

I've had asthma my whole life, my sister too, I remember my Mum reading me a few books about asthma, and Dad making calling the nebulizer mask the spaceship mask and making whooshing noises while I was on it, so while asthma was scary it wasn't so bad, lol.

I dont remember anything about ventolin and the runs. Ventolin makes your heart race a bit and you feel a bit shaky, so keep an eye on him when he starts getting back to normal. I remember feeling very tired after an attack, and I tended to cough a lot before them (some people just wheeze) so I was exhausted from the coughing as well. I also remember my Mum trying to convince me not to run around the day/few hours after an attack, it was very hard to keep still when you were feeling ok again!

I'd still give ventolin every 4 hours, but that's just me. Good luck, I know it's scary!