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Has anyone given Atarax to their toddler?

Moms View Message Board: Parenting Discussion: Has anyone given Atarax to their toddler?
By Amecmom on Friday, February 3, 2006 - 07:35 pm:

After our Zyrtec experience, I am so gun shy about giving any medication to my kids. Helen has yet another sinus infection. Rynatan, Benadryl and Zyrtec have not helped. The doc prescribed Atarax. I have not been able to find out much info about it when given to a toddler. The generic name is Hydroxyzine. It's been around as long as Benadryl and is in the same class, but I've never heard of it.
Any experience? I trust my doc, but I'd like to hear from you guys, too.
Thanks,
Ame

By Marcia on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 12:01 am:

I'm pretty positive that's what I took to stop an allergic reaction I was having to penicillin.

By Kim on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 06:07 pm:

Kayla has taken this and she had a severe reaction. PLEASE know that not all children do this. It made her crazy-hyper-raging-mad. We knew it might be an issue. I think she took it for allergy to penicillin also. You would be able to tell the very first dose, rest assured. I am sure there are moms out there that have had good experiences.

By Amecmom on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 06:25 pm:

Thanks, Kim. We gave it to Helen last night and she had a similar reaction - though not to the degree you describe. She was just sleepless! Of course, it is supposed to be a sedative :) - I'd been looking forward to a good night's sleep. It also did nothing to dry her up. So - no more Atarax. Luckily it was no where near as expensive as the Zyrtec.
Ame


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