my 6 yr old keeps twitching/shaking his head?????

[kdel]

Hi again mummylee, First let me say that my son's med was only benadryl and I gave him less than the recommended amount AND this happened after only 2 teaspoons separated by 24 hours. It took a couple of days for him to stop.
My son also had a severe reaction to Zyrtec back in February. Now he cannot take any antihistamine or decongestant. I really think you need to take your daughter to a different doctor. Not the one who prescribed the med in the first place. Did you look it up? I don't want to scare you but if you look it up you will see that this can be serious. She is just an infant. You didn't say what they gave this to her for. It is not usually prescribed for babies. You can't really compare what happened to my son and your daughter. There could be alot more going on with her but she can't tell you.

[mummylee]

Hi Kdel,

Thanks for your prompt response. Our baby was given Promethazine by a General Practitioner for her cough, and she took it for 4 days, with an increased dosage (prescribed by the same GP) on the last 2 days. Prior to this, she could be taking Promethazine through my breastmilk (I was given Promethazine by the same GP for my skin allergy, with assurance from the GP that it is safe for breastfeeding. I later discovered that Promethazine SHOULD NOT be given to breastfeeding mothers). So all in all, my baby has been taking Promethazine for a week.

Actually, after we noticed the twitch and arm jerks, we brought our baby to the hospital and she was warded immediately. The EEG (half an hour test) and MRI results were ok. The senior neurologist wanted to follow up with a 24-hour video EEG, but we decided to monitor her for a few days before deciding for the 24 hour EEG. She is still having the seizure daily. We will be following up with the neurologist this thursday.

It was only when my baby was warded in hospital that we were aware of the side effects. The hospital doctors were also shocked that the GP prescribed Promethazine for her. Now, we are worried that there may be permanent damage to her brain. It has been a week since we stop the medicine, but she is still having the seizures.

I am now a very worried mother.

Mummy Lee

[kdel]

Mummy Lee, you should probobly start another post since this one was started by someone else. You may get more responses. I do hope everything goes ok Thursday but would try to make that sooner. I also hope you can find a new doctor for your baby. Where I live it has recently come about that all cough and cold meds should be avoided by children under 6 years and cough meds never given under 2 years. My pediatrician doesn't recommend cough meds ever for a child, unless it's croup and then the med is a steroid to open the airways because it has to be done in most cases.
I hope your baby is ok and really I would be giving that pediatrician hell by now. Not only did he give it to her but he INCREASED it? Oh sorry I just saw that it was prescribed by a GP? Why not take her to a pediatrician? The GP should have been aware of these dangers anyway! Please let me know how your daughter is doing. As for my son, the tongue thing stopped but-before the benadryl (which I was told would not bother him) He had a severe reaction to an antihistamine called Zyrtec- his heart rate went up over 200 beats per min. had to call 911 and since then he still has occas. bouts of increased heart rate and is now under the care of a cardiologist. So please-follow your instincts. I drive the doctors insane with my concerns but could care less what they think. This is my child.