gp put dd on penicilin for her chest its sending her hyper anyone else dc

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had a rection like this? shes been up alnight, when we have got her to sleep shes jumpy , when she wakes its like shes been possesed shouting really loud and jumping all over , its first time shes had this ,shes a 1 year old on wed

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which drug is it?
the yellow banana-flavoured amoxycillin? That has some pretty nasty E numbers in that can send some children hyper, as well as sweeteners.

Read the ingredients on the side of the bottle - what's in it? (you might need to peel back the label)

yes its that one and it as sweetners in to

what do i do take her of it?

Perhaps phone the pharmacy/chemist and ask if there is any other way they can make it up,and explain the reaction your DD is having. Maybe there is an alternative.....?

its shut i just tried! i have finally got her to sleep this is first sleep shes had since5 am this morning

It may just be an initial reaction(hopefully)
I don't think theres any "danger" with her having it,as shes not "allergic" to it,just very sensitive to the ingredients of the syrup.Hopefully her body will have got used to it now,if not and she is just as hyperactive and affected by it,either try phoning NHSDirect for some advice,or your out-of-hours service,or maybe your nearest Tesco etc. that may have a pharmacy.

thank you ill let her sleep it off and see how she goes with it

I'm afraid the good the drug is doing her chest is more important than the side effects . Don't stop giving it.

next time tell the GP and ask for something different

I am not quite allergic to penicillin but react to it so I have to have erythromycin (sp???) which is a non penecillin based antibiotic, could you ask the GP to prescribe this as an alternative?

shes ok with it now shes back to her old self so yes i have carried on giving it her , but i will tell gp for next time, i am allergic to it its closeers my airways