i gave ds2 nurofen for children now hes holding his head and crying.

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i gave it to him as he hurt his finger(im not usually a reach for medicine mummy but he was in pain).hes never had it before and now hes holding and banging his head with his fists and crying lots.could it be a reaction?or coiincedence?he doesnt want cuddling or touching.

I'd ring NHS Direct

Ditto

agree with the others

let us know how he is

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My DD had a bad reaction to nurofen (being sick), never gave it her again - get advice from NHS direct.

Oh dear, he isn't having a good day. Definitely call NHS direct. Hope he's ok.

i phoned nhs direct.they said to take him to gp.explained to receptionist at gp,she said appointment for 5pm..luckily he seems okish again now(bit whingy)so i'll see how is he between now and 5pm.test will come in a minute when we have to go and pick up dd!

Hopefully he will be okay but best to get him checked.

It sounds as if he was reacting to the medicine - one of the listed side-effects of Nurofen for Children is headache.

Hope he's OK.

I also wondered if it was a side effect but didn't want to post that incase it worried you more. How did you get on at the GP?

thanks for messages.well he completly perked up!he got better as suddenly as hed got poorly!so we cancelled appointment -someone else probably needed it more.i think i'll be chucking the nurofen,i dont want to risk that it was maybe a side affect.also listed was stomach upsets and thats something hes prone to.what would i do without mn to calm my nerves!

That's good and I think you are right to not use Nurofen anymore.