Child Suffer From Hyper Sensitive Airways. On Levolin But Become Hyper Active And Restless. Giving Bicarex And Telekast

Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2013

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Question : Hi doctor ,
My son suffers from hyper sensitive airways since he was 14 months old .. Inhalers levolin for rescue and flohale for prevention were given .. But i have noticed he becomes hyper active and extremely restless as long as he is taking these inhalers .. Last week I started giving bricarex syrup and telekast l kid tablet .. His symptoms have reduced and his behavior has drastically improved ,.. I have not given him any inhalers .. Can I substitute bricarex for levolin inhaler ?

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Clinical co-relation required

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Inhalers like Levolin are known to cause irritability and tremors as a side effect. Bricarex syrup and Telekast are good substitutes as they too have bronchodilator properties but these drugs are not as effective as Levolin.

So I suggest you see a pulmonologist/chest physician before you switch over to Bricarex and Telekast and see if he is clinically free of wheeze.

I hope I was of help, if you have any further queries please get back to me.

Regards

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