I posted before about a child that I am worried about.

Her mother makes her do the nebulizer with Xopenex (and all her other meds) only when she is at certain houses (people that she is mad with of course). It goes from 1 time a day to 4 times a day - just depends on her mood, I guess. The child is confused as to why she has to do the extra medicine at these houses only when her asthma does not act up at these houses (she has never had a flare up at either one of the houses). The medicine is not in a box with a prescription label on it, so I am not sure of the correct dosage or anything.

We spoke with a nurse at her doctor's office, and she was prescribed this medicine at the end of Feb to use for 1-2 days as needed (she had gone in because of coughing fits). Will this harm the child if she is using it sporadically? Any effects I should look for? What do you guys think? Thanks!

I have used Xopenex and from what I understand and experienced it's simply supposed to open up your airways similar to what albuterol does but in a higher concentration because it's inhaled through a nebulizer. I know that when I was using it I could tell if I was taking too much because I would get jittery and kind of anxious. My doctor told me that this could happen and not to be too alarmed.