I give my 4yr old a dose of benadryl every day for his allergies instead of Zyrtec? Any Harm from this?

Question

The dr. has prescribed all kinds of RX allergy medicine for him, all of witch I do not like the effects they have on him. Most of them make him feel worse (it seems) or so irratable and contrary no one can deal with him, or knock him out cold and that scares me! Could there be any long term effects on him?

Answer 1

Zyrtec is just a stronger type of benedryl. My son, who is only 2, was prescribed zyrtec because he is very allergic to mosquito bites (sp?). Regardless what the other people say about being all drugged up- taking benedryl does help with allergy symptom's and since your son needs some kind of medication to help with allergies- I would stick to it. Sometimes a parent has to do what their gut-instinct says. Hope this helps ease your mind about things. He will not become addicted- his body will build up some immunity to whatever he is allergic to. Just like if he had to take allergy shots.

Answer 2

confident ascertain you wash his sheets,and pillow and purchase him 4oo thread count quantity or greater.this facilitates shop the dustmites out no feather pillows this is undesirable for babies with hypersensitive reactions get a hypoalergenic vaccum and vaccum the rugs ascertain you replace the filteres approximately each and every 3 months you're able to even hire a damp vaccum from the food market to bathe the rugs which will paintings aswell in case you have a cat or dogs or a puppy do away with it. in spite of if its a hamster or snake the shavings from the cage could make it worse and notice an eye fixed well-being care provider they could prescibe better eye drops patanol is the superb ingredient accessible so in case you have that then forget it. except his eyes are swollen because of the fact in the event that they're then the docotr can prescribe a white milky steroid drop that my husband says is the superb possible. next try babies claritin, its over-the-counter if it does not paintings, flow back to the benedryl now as a results of climate and all of the recent enhance on the wood, shop the homestead windows close, and use an air purifier in the homestead i comprehend what i'm suggesting seems costly yet once you make investments a sprint money now , you would be arranged for next year and the years yet to come. ask grandma, grandpa, auntie , uncles buddies that might actually assist you purchase those issues for his well-being, my husband has undesirable hypersensitive reactions, the ingredient that works the superb is the sheets and vaccuming( a typical vaccum basically stirrs up the airborne dirt and mud an makes the hypersensitive reactions worse) you may desire to bathe them a week and the better the threat count quantity the fewer possibly he's to go through at night. and the air purifier is expensive in spite of the undeniable fact that it lasts for years and it will help him give up suffering right this moment, air conditioners could desire to have the filters replaced aswell and in case you run it it acts as a air clear out. yet its kinda chilly for that still. good success playstation tell him to no longer rub them.much less stressful suggested than performed

Answer 3

I would do a lot more research. Benadryl is strong stuff. My 3 yr. old has allergies and we were told to give him claritin every day. But I didn't want my child taking allery medicine on a daily basis. I found out that if you can find locally made honey it can lessen allergies. We live in Japan and I happened to stumble upon a place here where they keep bees and package their own honey. It seems to help. We've seen a decrease in his allergies. Now I just give him medicine to help the symptoms if he has them. But I do not keep him on anything on a regular basis. It just cannot be healthy.

Answer 4

And you don't think benydril has any harmful effects? I guess you're not into reading lables are you? Ahhh but if you want a doppy drugged up kid that's your perogative.

Answer 5

not on him but when you finally stop giving it to him and he wakes up out of his drug induced stoned state youre in for a surprise. go see a different dr.

Answer 6

I see no harm in it as long as you are giving him the non drowsy children's benadryl. it should be fine.. If it helps him, what is the harm.

Answer 7

Better talk to a doc. Benydryl is pretty strong.

Answer 8

I heard it can build up in their systems and it can sometimes be deadly

Answer 9

yes they could make him dependent on the medication