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Cold Meds
Asked by A. from Salt Lake City
on January 19, 2008
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I have been trying to take in all the news on the harm of giving OTC cold meds to kids especially under age 2. In doing some online research, I am having a hard time ...
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- From working in a drs office, I can tell you that it is 100% user error. Parents are giving too much medicine too often or, in some cases, a complete wrong dose by us...
- I am a pharmacist and as I have had lots of questions regarding this I have done quite a bit of research on the reasoning behind the removal of the OTC cold medicines....
- I agree with everyone else's advice, it's mainly because of overdosing or incorrect usage. I also think that many people drug up their kids at the first sign of one ti...
Sick 2 Year Old, What to Do?!
Asked by J.S. from St. Louis
on January 29, 2010
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Hi Mamas!
I am home today with my 2 and a half year old son who is sick. He's had a cold all week--runny nose, hacking cough, cranky. This morning he woke up with a m...
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- Hi, Sorry to hear your lil one is sick. That is NO fun! Have you tried putting Vicks vapor rub on his feet? We do this when our littles ones get sick - espec...
- I just actually talked to my doctor's office a little while ago about the same thing. My 2 year old has a horrible cough and runny/stuffy nose. She hasn't had a fever ...
- Take him to the Doctor. Don't guess at it.
2 Month Old Too Congested to Eat
Asked by K.H. from Washington DC
on November 3, 2007
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My daughter has been congested since birth it seems. However, her congestion is now interferring with her eating. She appears very hungry, but it seems like she can'...
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- Are you nursing or bottle feeding her? You're doing the right things for you little one. Don't forget that after putting the saline drops in her nose to wait a few m...
- Had the ped checked her for reflux?
- My suggestion is to stop using the humidifier. From my experance it's more harmful than good. You need your childs nose to dry up not get wet. The humidifier is only i...
Infant and Benadryl
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on October 8, 2008
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My 8 month old son weighs 16 pounds, 12 ounces and his doctor prescribed 1/2 teaspoon of Benadryl before bedtime. Everything I read says not to do it unless they are ...
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- What I would like to know is why your doctor has told you to give your 8 month old Benadryl in the first place? That I don't understand.
- M., Why is the doctor prescribing Benedryl? Depending on the reason there may be a natural and safer alternative. I am a chiropractor in Eastpointe and would be more...
- I have heard of giving smaller doses of Beadryl to younger babies but I'm just naturally hesitant whenever a doctor simply prescribes meds (especially if it is every n...
Cough That Will Not Go Away
Asked by T.A. from Dallas
on February 10, 2008
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I have an 18 month old who has had a cough for the last 3 weeks! No fever. No signs of being sick. It seems to be worse at night. He has been on 2 different types of d...
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- I recently tried a new cough syrup since none of the regular ones seemed to work. It is called Delsym; can be bought at Wal-mart. I don't know the dosage for an 18 m...
- It may be that your son has developed an alergy to your dog. I know that is not what you want to hear,but sometimes it takes a while for an alergy to develope. During ...
- Have you tried using a cool mist humidifier in his room at night? Sometimes the dry air can intensify a cough, especially at night. Also, he could have post nasal dr...
Cough Syrup
Asked by Y.S. from Chicago
on February 29, 2008
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Hello moms, my son has been coughing for over a week now. We went to his pediatritian last Saturday and she prescribed Albuterol Syrup. 4 days of taking it, the coughi...
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- They may have suggested that so you could dry up the nasal passage, that draining could be what's making him cough, that nasal drainage is irritating his throat. My ...
- First, Albuterol is a steroid, not a cough syrup, so it would be used to open up the airway. Benadryl could be used if she thinks he has post nasal drip (ie the drain...
- Albuterol syrup? Never even heard of it? And, i am a peds nurse. Maybe it's just something that isnt used much. I am used to albuterol nebs or inhalers. Did the MD hap...
