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Benadryl does for an 11 month old -Hives  

post #1 of 7
9/23/08 at 11:29am
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My ds is almost 12 months old (in a week) he was weighed yesterday at the ER, he's 20 lbs. He had an ear infection and was given Amoxicillin last week, now he ended up with Hives head to toe and a fever of 103!! We rushed to the ER and they concluded an allergy to Amoxicillin. The Dr. gave us a prescription to Benadryl - 1 tsp every 6 hours. Does that sound right?
I was searching on online and most moms say they only give 1/4 tsp - 1/2 tsp
I don't want to give him too much, but I also don't want ds to suffer!
Also,
How long until the hives go away? Thanks!
post #2 of 7
9/23/08 at 11:43am
I'd go with the prescribed dose. They do it depending on the severity of the reaction. If you look at a regular dose it will say 1-2tsp, so it all depends how much you need. You can call your pharmacist if you're not sure.
post #3 of 7
9/23/08 at 11:43am
Call the pharmasist!

I gave 3/4tsp for my then 25lb 18mo. With my 20lb 18mo, I give 1/2tsp. But I got the 3/4tsp from a pharmasist!

My daughter had a similar reaction to Zithromax at 6mo and we didn't give Benadryl and it took about 5 days for all the hives to go away. With Benadryl it should just be a day or two. Good luck!
post #4 of 7
9/23/08 at 2:48pm
My ped's website says 3/4 tsp (of 12.5mg/5ml) for 20-40 lbs, that's what we gave my dd when she had hives from skin contact with milk. We saw an allergist yesterday though and the information they gave us says 1 tsp of Benadryl in the event of an allergic reaction, so we'll go with that if the need arises.
post #5 of 7
9/23/08 at 3:59pm
When my son was about that size our Dr. prescribed 1 tsp for the first dose and 3/4 tsp for the subsequent doses - this was for accidental ingestion of trace amounts of dairy because his allergy is so severe. More than a trace and we'd likely be using an epi-pen.
post #6 of 7
9/23/08 at 5:06pm
When my DS got a script for Benadryl our Ped wrote 1/2t was the dose for him at 15 mos. I agree with the PP who said call the pharmacist.
post #7 of 7
9/23/08 at 11:40pm
We've always been told to dose by weight. 1 tsp seems reasonable.
Here is a good chart to bookmark
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/t088800.asp
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