Once a day hayfever syrup doesn't work

[topsyandtimison]

I bought Boots hayfever syrup for my 4 year old. She has it am but at night she is awake for parts of it crying with runny nose and itchy eyes. If I give her it at bedtime she won't be covered for the next day. Can anyone recommend one that actually lasts all day?

The boots syrup contains chlorphenamine, not the best or most up to date antihistamine. Cetirizine and loratadine are much better and available in syrup form. I'll be back with links to them but they may be prescription only in the uk, I'll check ( can't got and check now as I'll lose this post!)

Boots have this ( cetirizine)

www.boots.com/benadryl-allergy-childrens-oral-solution-100ml-10154388

What about Benadryl or Piriton? Are these any good? I'm
hoping for non drowsy so she can have it during day.

Wow thanks

Mine has cetirizine and takes it in the morning. Unfortunately, at this time of year it doesn’t last all day. He has eye drops which he uses when he’s really bad (he hates doing it so puts it off).

He has it in prescription from GP

Can't find Claritin ( brand name for loratadine ) in stock anywhere.
The Benadryl (. " " " cetirizine) is though in boots...in case the link doesn't work or gets deleted.

yes to cetirizine. works well for my dc and is non drowsy.
if that doesn't work go back to gp.

in the meantime eliminate pollen/allergens feom dc's bedroom.

• hoover every day (incl matress), followed by damp dusting
• boilwash bedding and covers
• limit stuffed toys to one washable one in bed and wash it regularly with the covers
• if you have pets do not ley them near dc's bedroom
• consider getting an air purifier
• bath dc before bedtime incl washing hair
• don't allow dc in bedroom with clothes worn outside or around pets

Loratidine would be the first choice ideally so maybe worth seeing the GP to check. Or a good local pharmacy and ask to phone supplier?

Or, you could weigh your dd, work out mg per kg and divide an adult tablet and mix it in with a small amount of Ribera or other thick squash till it dissolves and she could take it that way .

You really should get the advice of a pharmacist.

Random advice on an internet forum is hardly going to give you the best advice.

The older ones - "drowsy ones" - may actually be useful at night precisely for that reason. They wouldn't be "once a day" ones though, pretty sure those drugs were not that longlasting.

The once-a-day dosing ones are mostly safe to double up as far as I understand it, if she is getting a lot of symptoms it may be well worth talking to your GP about the dose and frequency that is most likely to work for her. (also reviewing the dose appropriate for her size and weight etc)

Don't double up on any medication without professional advice.

Loratidine doses usually say for children over 40kg what is the weight of your child?

it does take a while to 'kick in' about 2 weeks, which is why its best to start taking it 2 weeks before season starts.

I would continue to give nightly.
I would make a note on calendar for next year!

Piriton is different from hay-fever medication isn't it? So would it be possible to use that at night after a once-a-day hay-fever pill? Note, this is a query, not advice!

DD1 is prescribed an anti histamine and, at 5, she has two 2.5ml doses a day. One at breakfast and one at supper.

Norma piriton didn't work for my 5 yr old. And his coughing and clearing throat was sending me nuts! Swap to the loretadine and it stopped straight away. You just need to try the other ones and see how it goes. X

I had a thread under a different name for hayfever advice for my son. He has ended up in a&e before needing steroids as he has been unable to breathe properly due to it making his upper airway swell. But still got fobbed off by practise nurse to rely on over the counter meds. You shouldn't really be mixing and matching different meds without advice. Following the resounding advice of the vipers I insisted on a gp appointment and got cetirazine, a nasal spray, eye drops & steroids (just in case) on prescription. For those saying Piriton isn't for hayfever, it's for allergies, hayfever IS an allergy to pollen, my son doesn't like it as it makes him drowsy but it is the most effective for him, so we keep it for when it's at its worst.
I'd re-iterate all the other prevention methods as well, short hair, or tied back, hat & sunglasses when out, Vaseline around nostrils, shower & change clothing if you've been out for a while, keep bedroom window shut, dry their washing indoors.