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Unusual Behavior May Be Linked to Children's Zyrtec Allergy Medicine
Read all 30 responses: "My 7yr old son has been taking Children's Zyrtec Allergy ... BUT if you are also giving a decongestant (look for pseudoephedrine or ...
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- Certainly eliminate and see what happens..It's a definite possibility. Then you'll have that answer. If you need alternatives, try Claritin (I found that it doesn't wo...
- of course, read the side effects pamphlet and talk to the doc, but YES, it could be - especially if his behavioral changes started at the same time. my kids have never...
- I had the same experience with my daughter. Both she and her sister were taking Zyrtec and her sister was fine but she was terrible. Her pediatrician said that some ...
Alternative Medicine for a 2 Year Old's Cough
We had to use it with our children too. I cant' remember the name right now. and ... As for the decongestant, we use a saline mixture, which is difficult to ...
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- Hi J., We use the Melaleuca oil & a product called Sol-U-Mel. I put two capfuls in the cold mist vaporizor. We used this process in our son's room for his asthm...
- My pediatrician also recommended that we could just use regular corn syrup for our 2 yr olds cough. Similar to honey, I suppose, but would be available for kids under ...
- I was just reading an article on this. It says a teaspoon of honey for kids over one. Here is a link to the article http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314805,00.html
Almost 2 Yr Old with Cough and Congestion
Another doctor in the same practice said not to use decongestants (phynelephrine ) for him. Both doctors are mothers of young children. ...
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- Hi J., Take your baby to the doctor, so they can let you know what is going on. A persistent cough can develop into many things. Have her checked out by her docto...
- Hey J., My daughter just started getting a cough & being an herbalist I always go for the home made remedies, and a cough medicine is really easy. You can boil a c...
- I asked my pediatrician about this. One doctor said it was fine to use OTC cold remedies for my 2.5 year old and gave him a perscription decongestant. Another doctor...
Stuffy/cold with Air Travel Soon
I started cold meds ASAP with Children's Vicks, vapor bath, etc. ... I agree to give him a decongestant that will male him drowsy...works great. ...
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- One big thing is to dress him warmer than you need to right now while you are trying to get him better. His immune system will work faster if it doesn't have to work e...
- T.- We just went through the very same thing with our 2.5 y/o this early August. She is prone to horrible sinus infections/ear infections so we were going to fore-...
- we are flying in feb. and i plan on taking my son the doctor just to make sure that his ears are clear. i've read that if an ear ifection has slightly started and the ...
21 Month Has a Cold What Is Safe?
Also, a lot of cold medicines, especially decongestants, are proven to actually work in young children. I think the tendency to overdose might have been ...
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- Just a little something another mom shared with me is to douse you little one's feet with vicks vapor rub and cover with socks just before bed time. For some odd reaso...
- The Sudacare plug-ins are the BEST!!! When either of my kids have a bad cough or cold this always helps them sleep.
- Supposedly those medicines don't help much anyway, and that has always been our experience. If I were you, I would keep doing what you are doing, and then see if you ...
Earache Pain
Good idea to also give the child a decongestant to relieve the pressure they are experiencing. I have had friends who have had children whose eardrums have ...
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- J., I feel your anxiousness. I use to use garlic oil capsules, from the time my son was 2 mos. - 6 mos my son had an ear infection every month and every month the Dr....
- Like Tacy V we use mullein garlic oil as well...miracle cure! also, you probably dont have time before your trip but if she continues to have problems chronically, i ...
- I have two sons and my oldest had a horrible time with ear infections when he was younger. Hot compresses along with alternating tylenol and motrin every two hours he...
Bright Red Cheeks
did the doctor recommend any saline drops or little noses decongestant drops? could he have eczema? does he have ... decongestant children · sore red eyes ...
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- Could be allergies. I would keep his cheeks covered in petroleum jelly and give him a decongestant/fever reducer. My daughter goes through this every year about this...
- are the cheeks warm to the touch...it might be a bacterial infection. My DD had this on one cheek at a year old. I would request blood work done.
- I don't know if at his age he can have this but my 4 yo DD had scarlet fever this past spring and it took a while for her to get over it. His symptoms sound very much...
What Is Safe to Give for a Cold?
Aug 30, 2009 ... Every doctor is different My doctorand a couple others in that office do NOT recommend decongestants for any child under age 4 They had told ...
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- Unless prescribed by your doctor, there is no safe cold/cough over-the-counter medication for your son. The best thing to do for your child if he has a cold is to giv...
- Hi B., The first reply on here is dead-on! There are no safe cold medicines for children. Getting the flu shot is an excellent idea and your child will be old eno...
- I don't put any of that in my boys' bodies. I learned to give them oatmeal without sugar, but put in water, and if he can eat apples, but I peeled apples and cut up b...
Cold Medicine
Children's Sudafed decongestant is still on the market although sometimes they keep it behind the counter. I still use it with my daughter. ...
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- Hi S.. I have always used Dimetapp Products (Cold & Cough or Allergy) for my girls. The only side effects I have noticed from it is that in two of my girls it makes ...
- Hi S.! I have a 4 year old as well. Our pediatricians don't recommend using cold or cough medicine at all. My little one was recently sick, and I just gave her Jr....
- You got good responses so far,I add a few drops of tea tree oil in the vaporizor with my kids and it works great.We do use Dimetapp for stuffy noses when they need it....
Plugged up Ears OFTEN and Causing Discomfort. Benadryl and Nettle Not Working.
I find that decongestants work much better for reliving pressure in the ears ... Try a decongestant. It's been a while since I've been pregnant so I'm not ...
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- Sinuses and ears are all connected. Usually if you can get your sinus cavities cleared up it helps with the pressure on your ears. Ask your doctor about a nasal spra...
- Benadryl is an antihistimine. I find that decongestants work much better for reliving pressure in the ears and sinuses. I am pregnant too and I am able to take Sudaf...
- Try Ear Candeling or Ear Coning. Easy to do, Find them at any health food store. B. Gettel OTR/L CHT CCHEclectic Body Work Tucson, Az.
