Re: Re: aspirin/Reye's Syndrome

[Guest guest]

I also would never take the chance of giving aspirin

to a child, but I have found it to work much better

for my migraines, at times. If I take aspirin, I can

some times avoid taking zomig. Does anyone know if

there is a risk with taking aspirin for adults, also,

or does the research only apply to children? I will

stop taking it if there is a risk for adults, also.

--- permanent_hiatus <cynthia_mclaughlin@...>

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> I would NOT give aspirin to a child.

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> " Reye's Syndrome, a deadly disease, strikes swiftly

> and can attack

> any child or adult without warning. All body organs

> are affected,

> with the liver and brain suffering most seriously.

> While the cause

> and cure remain unknown, research has established a

> link between

> Reye's Syndrome and the use of aspirin and other

> salicylate-

> containing medications. In 1974, the National

> Reye's Syndrome

> Foundation was incorporated, becoming the first

> citizen group to

> generate a concerted, organized lay movement to

> eradicate Reye's

> Syndrome. "

> http://www.reyessyndrome.org/

>

> " Epidemiological research has shown an association

> between the

> development of Reye's Syndrome and the use of

> aspirin (a salicylate

> compound) for treating the symptoms of

> influenza-like illnesses,

> chicken pox, colds, etc. The U.S. Surgeon General,

> the Food and Drug

> Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and

> Prevention, and

> the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that

> aspirin and

> combination products containing aspirin (Medication

> List*) not be

> given to children under 19 years of age during

> episodes of fever-

> causing illnesses. Acetylsalicylate is another word

> for aspirin;

> some medicine labels may use the words

> acetylsalicylate,

> acetylsalicylic acid, salicylic acid, or salicylate

> instead of the

> word aspirin. Always ask your doctor or pharmacist

> before taking any

> medication. "

> http://www.reyessyndrome.org/aspirin.htm

> * http://www.reyessyndrome.org/aspirin2.htm#Non

>

> __ Is there any treatment?

>

> " There is no cure for RS. Successful management,

> which depends on

> early diagnosis, is primarily aimed at protecting

> the brain against

> irreversible damage by reducing brain swelling,

> reversing the

> metabolic injury, preventing complications in the

> lungs, and

> anticipating cardiac arrest. "

>

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/reyes_syndrome/reyes_syndrome.htm

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> > Does any one know if aspirin is safe for our

> children? I know that

> the recommendation is not to give aspirin because of

> the rare

> disorder associated with it but aside this warning

> does any one have

> info about it?

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Barb Katsaros

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