Originally Posted by nannyde:
From some of the benadryl deaths I've studied the providers buy in quantity and give with liquid at lunch. Remember Sabine?
I think if the parents are willing, all the other kids should be tested. They can wait to run the tests after the deceased child's tests come back
I wonder how much the child was actually given as some one recently told by my Dr to take Benadryl for undiagnosed allergic reactions I have to wonder....
I was told to carry a bottle (liquid form) with me at all times. When necessary drink some. How much? I was told it won't really hurt me but take approx double what a child's dose is. When asked how often I need to repeat dosing if symptoms don't reside...every 30 minutes.
That makes me uneasy now as the general attitude about Benadryl is that it's fairly harmless.
My DD's room mate left a big bottle of it in his room one day. His dog ate it. Small dog. Called the vet. Vet said he might be sleepy but it's probably harmless.
According to
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7073039
"A fatal outcome following a diphenhydramine overdose does not commonly occur"