Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hi all. My daughter Hannah is fevering again. She started this morning. When I alternate between the motrin and tylenol do I give motrin then 4 hours later tylenol then 4 hours later motrin? I hope you understand this question.....lol Thanks, Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Jenn, You alternate every three hours, so that she goes every 6 hours between doses of the same med. So give her tylenol at 12:00, then Motrin at 3:00, then Tylenol at 6:00, etc. Good luck! Jolie Jenn <jnt522@...> wrote: Hi all. My daughter Hannah is fevering again. She started this morning. When I alternate between the motrin and tylenol do I give motrin then 4 hours later tylenol then 4 hours later motrin? I hope you understand this question.....lol Thanks, Jenn --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Jenn, You alternate every three hours, so that she goes every 6 hours between doses of the same med. So give her tylenol at 12:00, then Motrin at 3:00, then Tylenol at 6:00, etc. Good luck! Jolie Jenn <jnt522@...> wrote: Hi all. My daughter Hannah is fevering again. She started this morning. When I alternate between the motrin and tylenol do I give motrin then 4 hours later tylenol then 4 hours later motrin? I hope you understand this question.....lol Thanks, Jenn --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Also, another helpful hint.... if you can get her on a standard schedule as Jolie mentioned, you can use the same schedule every time you need to give it. (i.e., Tylenol is always 12:00 or 6:00; Motrin is always 3:00 or 9:00). It makes remembering a whole lot easier. That's what they do at Northside Hospital (the #1 baby birthing hospital in the US) for Motrin dosages it is always 12 or 6 - it doesn't vary by patient. ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jolie Wenglikowski Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:47 PM Subject: Re: alternating meds... Jenn, You alternate every three hours, so that she goes every 6 hours between doses of the same med. So give her tylenol at 12:00, then Motrin at 3:00, then Tylenol at 6:00, etc. Good luck! Jolie Jenn <jnt522@... <mailto:jnt522%40msn.com> > wrote: Hi all. My daughter Hannah is fevering again. She started this morning. When I alternate between the motrin and tylenol do I give motrin then 4 hours later tylenol then 4 hours later motrin? I hope you understand this question.....lol Thanks, Jenn --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Also, another helpful hint.... if you can get her on a standard schedule as Jolie mentioned, you can use the same schedule every time you need to give it. (i.e., Tylenol is always 12:00 or 6:00; Motrin is always 3:00 or 9:00). It makes remembering a whole lot easier. That's what they do at Northside Hospital (the #1 baby birthing hospital in the US) for Motrin dosages it is always 12 or 6 - it doesn't vary by patient. ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Jolie Wenglikowski Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:47 PM Subject: Re: alternating meds... Jenn, You alternate every three hours, so that she goes every 6 hours between doses of the same med. So give her tylenol at 12:00, then Motrin at 3:00, then Tylenol at 6:00, etc. Good luck! Jolie Jenn <jnt522@... <mailto:jnt522%40msn.com> > wrote: Hi all. My daughter Hannah is fevering again. She started this morning. When I alternate between the motrin and tylenol do I give motrin then 4 hours later tylenol then 4 hours later motrin? I hope you understand this question.....lol Thanks, Jenn --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I agree with Jolie. Alternate every 3 hours! Good luck....I hope her episode ends soon! Amy- Mom to - Age 2 Jolie Wenglikowski <jolieweng@...> wrote: Jenn, You alternate every three hours, so that she goes every 6 hours between doses of the same med. So give her tylenol at 12:00, then Motrin at 3:00, then Tylenol at 6:00, etc. Good luck! Jolie Jenn <jnt522@...> wrote: Hi all. My daughter Hannah is fevering again. She started this morning. When I alternate between the motrin and tylenol do I give motrin then 4 hours later tylenol then 4 hours later motrin? I hope you understand this question.....lol Thanks, Jenn --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I've always been told 3 hour intervals - like give motrin at noon then tylenol at thee and then motrin at six and tylenol at nine . . . that way your motrin stays 6 hours apart - and so does the tylenol - although it can be given at 4 hour intervals - and if Aidan was really fevering and nothing was touching it - I would give the tylenol closer - but better to stick with the 3 hour thing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 Good to know - thanks. I know we don't use tylenol very much - it doesn't seem to help like Motrin does. Does anyone ever use children's Advil? That's what my school nurse keeps on hand - and she gives it to Aidan when he's up there with me and is fevering. She says it's the same as the motrin . . . can anyone confirm? Hannah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Yes, I was alternating Motrin and Tylenol every 3 hours with Tyler. This just dropped it to about 102-103 before it would start climbing again to 104-105 for the next dose. I know I have mentioned this on here before, but now we are giving him Naprosyn liquid (Naproxen is the generic name). Over the counter version is Aleve advertised for arthritis, it is another anti-inflammatory in the same class with Motrin. Liquid is only by prescription. He takes it every 12 hours and now his fevers are only 102.5 at their highest. If I have to I supplement with Tylenol when he needs it. The rheumatologist we saw at UC San Francisco's Children Hospital said that using Naprosyn for some children will completely stop the episode from coming on if used every day as a preventative. She said it doesn't matter what the PFS is the child has, it can work on all of them just as the Tylenol and Motrin can. I am so excited about the difference this has made for us, that I hope it will help other children with the severity of their episodes. I know I have mentioned it on here often, I just want to reach as many as possible with the thought of aleviating some of the discomfort. Tyler is in the middle of an episode now, and with the Naprosyn he has only reached a high of 101.5 so far. And this episode is 30 days from the last, normally he always ran every 2 weeks like clockwork. Sincerely, Pruden mother to Tyler 20 months - undetermined PFS Northern California > > Motrin and Advil are the brand names for Ibuprofen (sp?) They are the > same meds and should work the same, I have found for Dean it's just a > matter of finding one with a taste he is agreeable to. > > _____ > > From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of > hannahlsmith73 > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 6:12 PM > > Subject: Re: alternating meds... > > > > Good to know - thanks. I know we don't use tylenol very much - it > doesn't seem to help like Motrin does. > > Does anyone ever use children's Advil? That's what my school nurse > keeps on hand - and she gives it to Aidan when he's up there with me > and is fevering. > > She says it's the same as the motrin . . . can anyone confirm? > > Hannah > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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