Guest guest Posted August 14, 1998 Report Share Posted August 14, 1998 What type of drug is Periactin? What does it do? meant for? Arissa took zantac also but it didn't work for her. Phyllis-mom to Arissa (12/22/95) EG, multiple food allergies, occasional asthma Remi 6, Spina Bifida, developmental delays, allergies-nuts, shellfish and latex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 1998 Report Share Posted August 14, 1998 Hi , I'm sure you haven't offended anyone...that is exactly what this list is for...to see what worked for other people so maybe you can try it with your child. What does the periactin do? Glenda ---------- > > To: eosinophilic gastroenteritis (AT) onelist (DOT) com > Subject: [eosinophilic gastroenteritis] New treatments > Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 10:15 PM > > > > > Okay, I am new to this list, so I don't want to sound presumptuous, so I > wasn't going to say anything, then I thought about it, and maybe this > would help someone, so I will say something. > > My son has the same thing your children have. In fact, when he was > diagnosed, the doctor said it was one of the worst cases she had seen in > a child so young. But, she had him on completely different treatments > that the rest of you. She is affiliated with a research hospital, so it > may be a new treatment. In only 21 months, my son was all better. Maybe > what my son has is a different sort of EG or something, but I am > confused as to why my son had it so easy once he started treatment, and > everyone else's children are going through so much. > > This is the treatment,..... > > For the reflux...zantac > For the rest Periactin > > eventually, he went off of the zantac, at this point, he is off both > medicines. > > I am going to call my son's gastro doctor in the morning and talk to him > about this, because this confuses me why my son was on a different > treatment, and why my son did so well and got better so quick. I wasn't > going to say anything, because I didn't want to come off bad, but, I > would hate to find out it was some new kind of treatment, and someone > else might benefit from it. I am willing to provide names and phone > numbers to the doctors I used, if it is some new treatment, so that > anyone else can call. I just want to help, I hope I haven't offended > anyone. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 1998 Report Share Posted August 14, 1998 , I appreciate your input but suspect that your child does not have EG. Most of these kids were tried on Zantac first before the EG was diagnosed and only came to the diagnosis after failure of many other treatments, i.e. Prilosec,Propulsid, Zantac, Prevacid, Reglan, etc etc etc.... Periactin will do nothing for eosinophils but has been shown to incresae appetite in some kids. I suspect you may be dealing with reflux. Zantac and Periactin are not new drugs. The only treatments that work for EG, or EE are amino acid based diets and corticosteroids. Some kids with EE have responded to topical steroids (flovent) but that does not work for EG. Again, thanks for your input. I suppose you may be one of the lucky ones whose kids get EG and then maybe yours " outgrew " it before e could be treated for it. SJHarlow@... http://www.c4isr.com/harlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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