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Suggest Remedy For Cough And Slight Difficulty In Breathing

my 13 month old son has been prescribed aerius for symptoms of coughing and slight difficulty breathing during the night, however it seems that his coughing has increased after he is given the medication and if given after he eats it causes him to vomit. Should this medication be causing an increase in coughing?
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Hi thanks for posting on HCM, Aerius is a new antihistamine drug given for allergic symptoms. The generic name of the drug is Desloratadine which has less side effects when compared to old antihistamines. Recurrent coughing especially at night in this age is commonly due to wheezing. To improve wheezing cough the child should be on a broncodilator or in long run on a steroid. Antihistamines can't relieve cough due to bronchospasms due to wheezing even though it can reduce allergy symptoms and respiratory secretions. However it's not said that antihistamine increases cough. Increasing symptoms may probably due to worsening wheezing and not due to the drug. If his cough is worsen it's better to get his lungs checked again by a pediatrician and to start on a inhaled broncho dilator if he decides.
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Suggest Remedy For Cough And Slight Difficulty In Breathing

Hi thanks for posting on HCM, Aerius is a new antihistamine drug given for allergic symptoms. The generic name of the drug is Desloratadine which has less side effects when compared to old antihistamines. Recurrent coughing especially at night in this age is commonly due to wheezing. To improve wheezing cough the child should be on a broncodilator or in long run on a steroid. Antihistamines can t relieve cough due to bronchospasms due to wheezing even though it can reduce allergy symptoms and respiratory secretions. However it s not said that antihistamine increases cough. Increasing symptoms may probably due to worsening wheezing and not due to the drug. If his cough is worsen it s better to get his lungs checked again by a pediatrician and to start on a inhaled broncho dilator if he decides.