Using phenergen as a convenience

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I've used it & still use it when needed. I first bought phenergan just under a year ago for DS's severe car sickness. I've had it on hand ever since.

I've used it for allergic reactions. DD1 is allergic to bees & nothing else works nearly as good. DD3 had her hand puff up out of the blue a few months ago & I gave her a small dose to calm it til I could see a doctor (an hour away).

I used it 3 days ago for DD1. She was up all night coughing & her ears are so blocked (glue ear) that she can't hear a thing. I gave her one pill. Don't know if it was that, or sheer exhaustion, but she crashed out for 3 hours. I won't feel bad, because she needed that sleep!

I've had nights with DS where I've considered it for sedation. Nights where he is awake til 1am & I have 3 other kids to get up to alone & I'm not getting sleep, which, in turn, is putting all our lives at risk if I need to drive anywhere. I have had those nights alot. I've maybe gone through with it 2 or 3 times. Believe me, I'd laid in bed for hours on end, weeks on end, trying to get him to sleep earlier, but I would aways fall asleep first & wake to him out in other parts of the house... which scares me.

I honestly don't think I know anyone else who has it in their cupboard, & I am glad for that. Because not many people do know the risks that go with using it. I'm glad I do & when I use it (over claratyne/panadol) I do it knowing exactly what I'm doing.

FWIW the amount on the bottle is much less for motion sickness/nausea than it is for sedation. I think for DS it was 5ml for motion sickness, 8 or so mls for sedation. I've always given him less than the recommended amount & had it work the way it should.



PZ, add 3 other children to your situation, then consider how you'd get by. Great if you could survive getting to the nearest shops (70kms away) on no sleep, but some risks just aren't worth it. I'd risk a dose of phenergan under my supervision over me falling asleep at 110kph.