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I feel so terrible, I accidently double dosed noah on neurofen :( I gave him some at 4, then some at 8 and then actually read the pack which says to give every 6-8 hours. Just rang poisons info and they said he should be fine but if he starts vomiting or has diorrhoea to go to hospy and that he will probably have tummy pains :( I feel so stupid, what idiot doesnt read the box?! I just assumed it was the same as panadol! Please someone else tell me they have done this and their bub was fine
The sooper nanny
30-10-2009, 20:42
he should be fine...... its not a massive amount hes overdosed, just keep an eye on him... these things happen, dont beat yourself up :)
overitand36
30-10-2009, 20:44
its ok he will be fine
nurse on call is also great 1300 60 60 24 if you need any assistance
i think nurofen is safer than panadol
Just Add Water
30-10-2009, 20:45
Yep :D I did it a few weeks ago.. did the same as you - rang the numbers and kept an eye on him. He drank some water and I gave him some food (he's not a big eater, mainly his milk). He was fine as will your little be.
No one is perfect at everything... but you're perfect at loving the little person in your life and that's all that matters :flowerz:
he should be fine...... its not a massive amount hes overdosed, just keep an eye on him... these things happen, dont beat yourself up :)
I agree ... I've done the same thing and things turned out fine so I'm sure things will be fine with your DS. These things happen hun, we all get things mixed up sometimes and life goes on without a glitch :)
thanks shazzi :) its comforting to hear that. I'm just so sleep deprived in between packing for a holiday and looking after a sick bub I just didnt think.
oh what a relief thanks so much girls...I really panicked, but feel much less worried now. Its hard to keep an eye on them when its night time though? Maybe I will sleep in his room again...Just add water that was really nice, thank you :)
LittleBug'sMum
30-10-2009, 20:49
I think it is the total daily dose that is more dangerous than the frequency. So as long as you haven't given more than 3 doses in 24 hours it wouldn't be too much of a problem.
My SIL did exactly the same thing, just assumed it was the same as Panadol (ie 4hrs) and had a massive panic after she had been giving it every 4 hrs.
Don't beat yourself up, he'll be fine, and you'll never give him anything again without carefully reading the label :).
yeh your right about that! I will be so much more careful from now on. It says no more than 4 doses in 24 hours and he has had 3 all up. The poisons place told me its a certain ml per kg of body weight that is toxic and now I cant remember for the life of me what it was.
OneCheekyMonkey
31-10-2009, 10:16
I have never given panadol 4 hrly, only 6 hrly.
I know it says on the box 4-6 hr, or 4 doses in 24 hrs.
I am glad to hear your bub is ok :)
LittleBubbles
31-10-2009, 11:44
Wow - this thread almost makes me feel like a bad mother! lol But I was only going by Dr.'s Advice...
My DS had a horrible fever one night. We were giving him panadol and it would just not come down. We took him to the hospital, and although he'd only had panadol an hour before - they gave him neurophen. I was of course concerned...
Apparently - you can mix the 2. If the panadol goes first - you're supposed to wait about 2 hours before giving neurophen. and then 4 hours after neurophen you can then give some panadol.
I guess this is only used in extreme emergencies. But this is what the hospital told me to do. His fever continued for about 2-3 days... Later we find out the most likely culprit was swine flu! Most likely picked up from my sister. We of course didn't know anyone in the family had it - until my sister was admitted to hospital and put into an induced coma.
anyway i'm rambling. :p
But yeah. Our son has been sooo doped up on pain killers it's not funny! I don't like doing it, but it had to be done. I just thought i'd write this so people could see just how much a baby can take. My DS was only 11months at the time.
hi dont stress to much about it, i did this wth DD when she was younger n she is fine, she is almost 3 now. they advise to give it 6-8hours but giving it earlier like that doesnt hurt if its a one off dose, if ur child isnt showing any signs of distress or discomfort from it i wouldnt worry.
Ruby Slippers
31-10-2009, 19:57
he should be fine...... its not a massive amount hes overdosed, just keep an eye on him... these things happen, dont beat yourself up :)
:iagree::goodvibes:
mum_I'm_hungry
31-10-2009, 20:57
Wow - this thread almost makes me feel like a bad mother! lol But I was only going by Dr.'s Advice...
Just wanted to check what you feel bad about? It's fine to use both ibuprofen (nurofen) paracetamol (panadol) at the same time if the situation calls for it. Things can get tricky when you add painstop (paracetamol and codeine) into the mix, however.
My husband usually doses our kids as he's an anaesthetist so knows a lot about the drugs. I've actually been pretty shocked at the doses he gives compared to the dosage amounts on the bottles. The dosage he gives our kids is usually substantially higher, though this could be because the bottles go by age mostly and our kids are large for their age and he calculates on their exact weight, rather than on their age, or a roundabout weight.
It's also kind of interesting to see how he uses the drugs compared to what I'd reach for. For example, last week our kids had a shocking gastro (vomiting and diaorrhea, temperatures, the whole bit) and when I would have gone for panadol, he went for painstop as the codeine apparently slows the gut down. He doesn't usually give panadol until their fevers reach 40 degrees, as well (I would usually want to dose them earlier).
But, yep, good to know about the right dosages and what you can mix if you have to. I think the overdoses he's seen in the past have mostly been because of a mix of panadol and painstop, so that's one to watch out for...
LittleBubbles
31-10-2009, 22:30
[QUOTE=mum_I'm_hungry;4202745]Just wanted to check what you feel bad about? It's fine to use both ibuprofen (nurofen) paracetamol (panadol) at the same time if the situation calls for it. Things can get tricky when you add painstop (paracetamol and codeine) into the mix, however.
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I just felt bad that so many mums were worried about over dosing their children - yet the amount of pain relief i'd given to my DS seemed overwhelming. I hadn't heard about mixing the two until the Dr. told me to do it. I guess I just felt like the only mum who had. Or at least i'm the only one I know who has. :p
My DS is also a big boy, so we have to go by weight and not age. But waiting till 40 before giving panadol? Isn't that too hot? I was freaking out when my DS had swine flu and a temp of 39! lol That's when the hospital told us to start mixing the 2.
I'm not sure if I heard it correctly - but they gave me the impression that neurophen works better on fevers while panadol is a better pain relief? I know neurophen contains anti-inflamatories right? I thought you might know given your DH's profession.
When our DS has a temp we always go the panadol first to see if that brings it down. If it doesn't take effect that's when we use the neurophen and it almost always drops after that.
So why do you use panadol and wait until the temp hits 40?
mum_I'm_hungry
31-10-2009, 22:50
:laughing: he isn't here right now so I can't ask (double dose of work!), but I know there are a lot of issues with people giving drugs when they're not really needed -- there are a lot of posters up in his hospital a&e about it being better to let kids' bodies do their own thing fighting infections off rather than dosing with panadol/nurofen unnecessarily. I know it's hard not to give any when they seem so hot, but the benefit I've seen (when I would have been reaching for the panadol!) is that it makes them rest and get better, rather than feeling a bit better on the drugs and running around, if that makes any sense. There's also been some research out recently, I think, linking pain-relief use and asthma later on? I keep meaning to go back and look that up...
From what I remember, ibuprofen has more side effects than panadol, so panadol is a bit of a safer option (when dosed correctly, of course).
breechmumma
31-10-2009, 22:56
This should definently make you feel better. My nephew drank half a bottle of neurophen. He was 2 years old. He managed to get the tightly screwed on child proof lid off the bottle????? He ran out to my sister saying "Yummy". She almost died. She also rang poisons and they said he would be fine and just to monitor him and that if it had of been panadol it would have been bad and damaged his kidney or liver (can't remember). He slept for 14 hours though.
Little-Pink-Hen
31-10-2009, 23:47
I gave my dd 6 times the does of infacol when she was four weeks and I did it four times! :eek:
he should be fine , just keep an eye on him
gp will actually recomand you increase the amount it says in the box eg: 6mls instead of 4mls
I'd recomand alternating between nurofen and panadol eg; giving nurofen than panadol at the next does works great at bringing temps down
He doesn't usually give panadol until their fevers reach 40 degrees, as well (I would usually want to dose them earlier).
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If my kids hit 40 degrees they start having febrile convulsion. If It get's any high then 39 and I can't it down it's of to Emergency :(.
Last time my DS was sick I was told by the DR to give panadol every 4 hours on the Dot. Not to worry about the so many does in 24 hours.
I would't worry. Just don't forget that nurofen is harsher on tummy's so give a dose after food. :thumbsup:
HUGS, its more the mils per kilo per 24 hours that is the issue so i wouldnt wory to much but maybe just keep n extra eye on him for 24 hours or so. Dont feel so bad unfortunatly it does happen, DD was over dosed on pain stop for 48 hours at her last hospital admiton then over dosed on panadol a few days later and that is in a hospital.
Perhaps when he is on medication at home keep a med chart with times on it and th dose so you can tick it of when it is done that is what we do with DDs meds as i am paranoid of overdosing her on her AC meds
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