Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Uggggh! Drives me nuts to hear a doc say that this is not because the episodes are coming closer while on Prednisone. CLUELESS! LOL Sorry! Anyway, as for alternating the medication. IF you alternate during the peak days of the fevers... using Tylenol EVERY 6 hours and Motrin every 6 hours you are NOT overdosing if you calculate the dose correct. It is given for example... Motrin at 8am, Tylenol at 11:00am, Motrin at 2:00pm then Tylenol at 5:00 pm. etc... Thus you are NOT using MORE than every 4 hours (Tylenol) instead it becomes every 6. Motrin is every 6... which does NOT exceed the doc's recommendation. Yes liver and kidney damage can occur with chronic use or simple overdose. BUT if you calculate the dose per kg of the child and give it alternating.... which will give EACH medication every 6 hours...... You should NOT HAVE any problem with overdose. None of us like to give so much medication... even over the counter stuff because of some MAJOR side effects, HOWEVER, if a child is running HIGH temps a parent and a physician NEEDS to do SOMETHING to alleviate the height and the climbing of the fever. What did the doctor recommend?? Continue Prednisone maybe?? How would the doctor stabilize a child with fevers like these?? I am confused as to how the doctor is calculating dose and administration and what she/he considers to prevent febrile seizures and other complications from fevers that go over 105??? Just pondering here?? God Bless, Fran Fran A Bulone Mom to ph 5 yrs old Waxhaw, NC Owner & Moderator Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Uggggh! Drives me nuts to hear a doc say that this is not because the episodes are coming closer while on Prednisone. CLUELESS! LOL Sorry! Anyway, as for alternating the medication. IF you alternate during the peak days of the fevers... using Tylenol EVERY 6 hours and Motrin every 6 hours you are NOT overdosing if you calculate the dose correct. It is given for example... Motrin at 8am, Tylenol at 11:00am, Motrin at 2:00pm then Tylenol at 5:00 pm. etc... Thus you are NOT using MORE than every 4 hours (Tylenol) instead it becomes every 6. Motrin is every 6... which does NOT exceed the doc's recommendation. Yes liver and kidney damage can occur with chronic use or simple overdose. BUT if you calculate the dose per kg of the child and give it alternating.... which will give EACH medication every 6 hours...... You should NOT HAVE any problem with overdose. None of us like to give so much medication... even over the counter stuff because of some MAJOR side effects, HOWEVER, if a child is running HIGH temps a parent and a physician NEEDS to do SOMETHING to alleviate the height and the climbing of the fever. What did the doctor recommend?? Continue Prednisone maybe?? How would the doctor stabilize a child with fevers like these?? I am confused as to how the doctor is calculating dose and administration and what she/he considers to prevent febrile seizures and other complications from fevers that go over 105??? Just pondering here?? God Bless, Fran Fran A Bulone Mom to ph 5 yrs old Waxhaw, NC Owner & Moderator Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Just wanted to share our experience with the Motrin/Tylenol rotation. We were told to give Motrin no closer than every 6 hours and Tylenol every 4 hours. We do that. However when we are at the hospital and our daughter's fever is high they will give Motrin and 30 minutes later give Tylenol if it's still high. I thought you had to wait 2 hours in between but I've been told by nurses who give it that they are totally different medicines and they could give it right after eachother if needed. We had one nurse give them both at the same time and then 6 hours later bring them both again. Scared us....Anyone had similar experience at the hospitals??? It was also brought up to us about the liver and kidney damage with too much Motrin by and ID doctor who prescribed something (I can't remember what) to coat her stomach while she was on the motrin but it was so nasty it made her thrown up. I've since been told that since we are giving so the motrin only once a month for 3 or 4 days at a time it should be fine. So much different info. given it's so hard to sort it all out. Tracey Mom to Maddie, 5yrs old & Brent, 9 yrs old League city, TX On Saturday, July 10, 2004, at 05:20 PM, Fran Bulone wrote: > Uggggh! > Drives me nuts to hear a doc say that this is not because the > episodes > are coming closer while on Prednisone. CLUELESS! LOL > > Sorry! > > Anyway, as for alternating the medication. IF you alternate during the > peak > days of the fevers... using Tylenol EVERY 6 hours and Motrin every 6 > hours > you are NOT overdosing if you calculate the dose correct. It is given > for > example... Motrin at 8am, Tylenol at 11:00am, Motrin at 2:00pm then > Tylenol > at 5:00 pm. etc... > > Thus you are NOT using MORE than every 4 hours (Tylenol) instead it > becomes > every 6. > > Motrin is every 6... which does NOT exceed the doc's recommendation. > > Yes liver and kidney damage can occur with chronic use or simple > overdose. > BUT if you calculate the dose per kg of the child and give it > alternating.... which will give EACH medication every 6 hours...... You > should NOT HAVE any problem with overdose. > > None of us like to give so much medication... even over the counter > stuff > because of some MAJOR side effects, HOWEVER, if a child is running HIGH > temps a parent and a physician NEEDS to do SOMETHING to alleviate the > height > and the climbing of the fever. > > What did the doctor recommend?? > Continue Prednisone maybe?? > How would the doctor stabilize a child with fevers like these?? > > I am confused as to how the doctor is calculating dose and > administration > and what she/he considers to prevent febrile seizures and other > complications from fevers that go over 105??? > Just pondering here?? > > God Bless, > Fran > Fran A Bulone > Mom to ph 5 yrs old > Waxhaw, NC > > Owner & Moderator Group > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Just wanted to share our experience with the Motrin/Tylenol rotation. We were told to give Motrin no closer than every 6 hours and Tylenol every 4 hours. We do that. However when we are at the hospital and our daughter's fever is high they will give Motrin and 30 minutes later give Tylenol if it's still high. I thought you had to wait 2 hours in between but I've been told by nurses who give it that they are totally different medicines and they could give it right after eachother if needed. We had one nurse give them both at the same time and then 6 hours later bring them both again. Scared us....Anyone had similar experience at the hospitals??? It was also brought up to us about the liver and kidney damage with too much Motrin by and ID doctor who prescribed something (I can't remember what) to coat her stomach while she was on the motrin but it was so nasty it made her thrown up. I've since been told that since we are giving so the motrin only once a month for 3 or 4 days at a time it should be fine. So much different info. given it's so hard to sort it all out. Tracey Mom to Maddie, 5yrs old & Brent, 9 yrs old League city, TX On Saturday, July 10, 2004, at 05:20 PM, Fran Bulone wrote: > Uggggh! > Drives me nuts to hear a doc say that this is not because the > episodes > are coming closer while on Prednisone. CLUELESS! LOL > > Sorry! > > Anyway, as for alternating the medication. IF you alternate during the > peak > days of the fevers... using Tylenol EVERY 6 hours and Motrin every 6 > hours > you are NOT overdosing if you calculate the dose correct. It is given > for > example... Motrin at 8am, Tylenol at 11:00am, Motrin at 2:00pm then > Tylenol > at 5:00 pm. etc... > > Thus you are NOT using MORE than every 4 hours (Tylenol) instead it > becomes > every 6. > > Motrin is every 6... which does NOT exceed the doc's recommendation. > > Yes liver and kidney damage can occur with chronic use or simple > overdose. > BUT if you calculate the dose per kg of the child and give it > alternating.... which will give EACH medication every 6 hours...... You > should NOT HAVE any problem with overdose. > > None of us like to give so much medication... even over the counter > stuff > because of some MAJOR side effects, HOWEVER, if a child is running HIGH > temps a parent and a physician NEEDS to do SOMETHING to alleviate the > height > and the climbing of the fever. > > What did the doctor recommend?? > Continue Prednisone maybe?? > How would the doctor stabilize a child with fevers like these?? > > I am confused as to how the doctor is calculating dose and > administration > and what she/he considers to prevent febrile seizures and other > complications from fevers that go over 105??? > Just pondering here?? > > God Bless, > Fran > Fran A Bulone > Mom to ph 5 yrs old > Waxhaw, NC > > Owner & Moderator Group > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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