Quiver

Every now and then my son says that he feels a little quiver/sudden shiver and he needs to take a quick breath at the same time.  This happened (the quiver) once last week and once tonight. 

Has anyone else experienced this?  Could this be related to a deficiency?  Iron or desferal? Prednisone?  I hope that it is not neurological in nature. 

It is hard to know when to take something seriously with kids...I hate having to worry so much all of the time...

Sharmin

Sharmin,

Is it possible this is related to the prednisone? My son would get very jittery at times when on prednisone. It is a stimulant and this is why it is effective in asthma.

I remember I used to get shivers when I was too small to take the inhaler and used to take the syrup (Ventolin- Salbutamol) but when I grew up I was on the same medicine but switched to inhaler which didn't give me anymore shivers.

Probably the syrup is too concentrated to make it through the digestive system while the inhaler is not.

Sharmin...

My 6yrd old son has asthma and he too feels like this when he has to take a steriod......it can make him feel like this.

Kathleen