My daughter is almost three years old and her doctor is very concerned that she is developing asthma. She has been dealing with allergies since she was six months old. He prescribed her both Singulair and Flonase to be used daily. Can anyone tell me of their childs experience on either drug?

#i think shes still young enough to benefit from intal inhaler(sodium cromoglycate)

#it would be nice to consider decreasing the dose of inhaled steroid to minimum effective.

#singulaire is directed against chemicals in the body involved in the asthma/allergy response therefore it is more of a symptom control drug,i read that it is most appropriate for exercise induced asthma,i dont think it is appropriate for a child at that age.

# correct diagnosis is always key. maybe she doesnt have allergy , but rather a form of chronic bronchiolitis?

distinguishing is vital.

# if allergy is confirmed then maybe desensitization could help?(desensitization is a technique where an allergic person is gradually exposed to increasing doses of the allergic substanc until he becomes unsensitive to it,it worked for a lot of people.

Mine do. They are 14 year old twins now, but we have been dealing with allergies since the beginning.

Be careful. Make sure you have a good allergist. We switched because my kids were on 6 pills each day plus allergy shots! We found out that one of her pills has long term side effects that destroy the thyroid! My daughter used to get tired from the Zyrtec. My new Dr told us that Singulair has the SAME ingredients as sudophed. The flonase is just a spray and it's confined to the nasal passages. Do your research and get a competent doctor. There are ways to treat allergies with less drugs now.

I'm an adult who takes both of these meds and only wished they were available when I was a child. However I have been told by several sources that Singulair is a strong medication that can harm your system is taken for too long. I've taken Flonase even as a child with no side-effects, just clear sinuses.

Just remember that Singulair is relatively new on the market and the after-effects are still not entirely known. Those using it now are the guinea pigs for this drug.

my grandson has used both, with no side effects. he prefers the singulair to the flonase though. should not be a problem. the singulair works good for allergies and sinus. not sure about asthma.

my younger brother is on singulair for getting sick all the time except for in the winter, we have tried everything, we had alwaays thought it was just a cold but apparently its asthma or just allergies, so we have put him on singulair and he has cleared right up. (may take a week+ to work) (took us 2.5 weeks) hope this helps

Ask your doctor about Advair. Our doctor said it is the best and his daughter uses it.

Since Asthma can be triggered by severe allergy problems by treating the underlying allergies you can help prevent asthmatic episodes. My oldest (he is a month shy of 13) has been on singulair and flonase and Advair now for the last 8 years by knowing when the seasons are that cause him difficulty we have avoided severe asthma attacks and he is starting to outgrow some of his allergies (some kids never outgrow problems) You need to ask to see an allergist, but id go with the Flonase and Singulair for now.

I had allergies and asthma at a young age, too. I grew out of the asthma but still have allergies. I took both and didn't really have as many troubles as I did with a lot of things.
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Not only that kids tend to develop tolerance for asthma drugs quite quickly, I'd hate to think that they'd be on heavy doses of steroids before they even graduate from junior high!

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