Phenegan
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Topic: Phenegan
Posted By: my4beauties
Subject: Phenegan
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 9:59pm
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I was prescribed some of this today to help with Jett's allergies so he won't scratch his eczema his sleep. It also said it can cause sleepiness.
I gave him some before his bedtime and he's been asleep since 7pm (his usual bedtime). He woke about 15 mins ago crying. I rocked him back to sleep but he's just started crying again!
Sooo much for sleepiness! He never wakes this time of night! I know it can cause the opposite effect - I just didn't think that would be the case the first time he had it.
Anyone else given this to their child, and they've slept badly because if it?? ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 10:16pm
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I haven't used it but my friend who's a GP said that about 1 in 10 children go the opposite way.
I hope it goes out of his system soon and you all get some sleep. -------------  
 
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 10:20pm
Thanks Bobbie. His Dr didn't say anything about having the opposite affect, but I used it a couple of times when Rico was young as he was waking too often in the night for my liking, and I was told not to use it more than 2 nights in a row as the following night he could be awake ALL night! But tonight is the first night I've given it too Jett. He's asleep again now, soo I'm going to go to bed myself and hope he doesn't wake again. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 10:59pm
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It makes Samantha completely hyper! The couple of times she has had it she was bouncing off the walls for hours! I ended up throwing the bottle away ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 11:16pm
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Yep it makes Kate hyper too. Charlotte gets really tired with it and sleeps beautifully but I've had to give it to Kate once when she had a reaction to a tomato and she wouldn't go down for her usual nap and was absolutely nutty for the rest of the day. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 03 November 2008 at 11:45pm
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Well I've just had Jett in bed with me for an hour trying to get him to sleep. He would nap for 10 mins, then wake grizzling, and then settle back down again for a few minutes then wake again. He's also scratching so it hasn't helped with that side of things either. Grrrr!! I finally got up and put him back to his bed, and he cried for a bit but it's gone quiet now. I'm not going to be very energetic tomorrow that's for sure! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 8:18am
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I'm not a fan of it, Nyah reacts to it and the times that she has had it has come out in the most dreadful rash and normally ends up in Starship!!!
I hope he slept the rest of the night for you. The other option would be Histafen. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 8:22am
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Maybe you could talk to your doc about trying something else. We use Zyrtec (which is non-drowsy) for Michaela but she was over 2yo when she started getting hayfever. I hate phenergyn. I have had really bad hayfever all my life so I'm always looking for something to help and several years ago I tried phenergyn and not only did it not help I just couldn't stay awake. I ended up taking a weeks leave to sleep it off. -------------  
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Posted By: Katherine
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 9:17am
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We got some Valergan (sp?) to use with Emma Rose when we went overseas, just in case we needed it to knock her out on the plane. Our GP said it's like Phenargen but possibly a little bit stronger. Anyway, we gave it to her a couple of hours into the first 12-hour flight and she completely lost the plot. I think she's the one in ten whom those kinds of drugs sends in the opposite direction... She was so tired but absolutely refused to sleep, and when she did finally crash, she woke often, very unsettled. Jett is not alone! |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 9:32am
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Bugger. It seems to have the opposite affect to most then. Once I put him back to his bed just before midnight, I didn't hear from him til 6:45 this morning, so I managed to get a good amount of unbroken sleep.
I don't think I'll try it again. He sleeps through the night normally, so the only reason I tried it was to stop him scratching his eczema, but it didn't help with that either. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 9:33am
Hehe I loved phenergan when I was younger  We used to get it if we wouldn't go to sleep! Oh the good old days when that was deemed normal lol
Yeah I would go back to the doc and try something else, last thing you need is a hyper baby at that hour
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Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 10:49am
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We have LoraPaed (Loratidine) for Noah's eczema and it works really well. It is non-drowsy allergy relief and the directions are to give at night when itchy. We only give it to him on nights when he eczema has flared up and it helps him not to itch and calms the angry patches calm right down. It is a really small dose too - only 2.5mls for my 17kgish boy. Perhaps you can ask your dr about it. I think it has worked really well for Noah. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 1:46pm
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Thanks for the other allergy relief suggestions girls. Next trip to the Dr I'll let her know what else I've been told about and see which other one she recommends & try that out. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: razzmatazz
Date Posted: 04 November 2008 at 5:02pm
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i also had phenergan for when lani was 1 year and we went overseas. she went hyper too. wouldnt sleep, relax etc. for ages.
we must have a lot of those 1 in 10 babies ! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 05 November 2008 at 1:24pm
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I have phenagan for when Anastasia gets really bad but was warned by the Dr about the reverse reaction if you dont use the correct amount. Going by what is on the pack I should have been giving her 5mls at night to help her sleep but going by her weight and the calculations by the dr I give her 10-12mls (she is 17kg) and works well, didn't stop the itch completly but she does have a more restfull sleep. ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |