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Allergic rhinitis
My daughter has been suffering from frequent cough and cold...dry cough throughout the night...we consulted a pediatrician he prescribed monticope for 2 months...
After that when I stopped the medicine her symptoms became worse..we changed the doc and we got to know that she is having allergic rhinitis and adenoids...her eosinophils count 9 percent.
Doctor gave her metaspray twice a day for 1 month...and he told me to stop monticope after 2 weeks...now that two weeks have crossed, the night when I didn't give Monticope..her cough became worse...
So I consulted the doctor telephonically and he told me to continue monticope for another 2 months...
Is there any side effects of monticope in long run ..
And her allergic symptoms are better with metaspray and monticope...but the problem reoccurs immediately when I just stopped the monticope for just a night...when will get better...
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See in case the symptoms are very frequent and severe , its better to consult ENT doctor . Eosinophils of 9 percent indicate allergic etiology. Moreover adenoids are there - they can be leading to eustachian tube obstruction . We will have to rule out tonsillitis also .
Moreover are you using the spray in the correct way because it should have started acting by atleast end of 10 days and the need for antihistaminic drug would automatically decrease. No such harmful sideffects as such. We will have to rule out presence of atopy and other allergy history as well
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ENT Consultation would be advisable
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Montecope tablet contains montelukast and levocetirizine, montelukast is not advised for children as it has been known to cause alzheimers disease, please avoid montecope, instead u can take only syrup/tab Levocetirizine along with the spray suggested
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For allergy to reduce, location is important as it could be triggered due to dust/ pollen/ climatic conditions, it should be adjusted according to the child
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