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OMG!!! Henry is off his periactin and it’s getting worse be the minute.
His last dose was last Monday. We are having him tested for allergies on Tuesday and I don’t know if I can make it.
I was ready to leave the house and check into a hotel last night. ALONE!!
Between him and Lucy, I got virtually no sleep. I finally caved and woke my husband up at 2. we trade nights and this was my night. I feel so incompitant for not being able to handle this and letting him get some sleep.
So the longest stretch Henry gave us last night was about 20 mn! He just screams and cries and whines in his sleep. It’s getting so bad now that it was waking him up last night. I’d go in and he’d be just standing in his crib sobbing pitifully.
I’m sure this is harder on my than him, but it’s really hard to see him like that when there’s nothing I can do for him.I need help getting through this!!!
Anyone want to spend the night at my house tonight?
Lucky Lucy 2006-10-24 18:25:34 Oh, my…I’m sorry to hear he’s so unhappy.
I’ve sure had my share of sleepless nights. Hang in there, and good luck with the allergist. I hope they can help him.Amy,
Is it possible its an age thing? Colt is the same age as Henry and he has been horrible to be around. He does alot of the same things at night. Last night he kept getting up and standing in his crib crying. He whines all day long. I am taking him to the doctor to rule out an ear infection. But I have the feeling that its just an age thing. I am sorry you are going thru this.
Lori… yes, it’s a pill. Henry’s been on it since about 9mths. We split the pill in quarters to start with. Then fed it to him on top of his applesauce or something. Now we just hand it to him and he eats it.
Kathleen… no, I’m not thinking it’s the age for us. This didn’t get bad until we stopped his periactin. And it’s getting progressively worse each night he’s without it.
If anything, it reiterates how much the medicine does for him! I’m gonna go to bed soon and hopefully take tonights shift. Wish me luck
Never tasted the pill
, but Henry actually chews it so it must not be horrible. I’ll tell you what though, he never even noticed it when we put it on a spoonful of food. The pills are rather tiny. How we ended up on it was when we were at the peds office and I had no sleep the night before. I was exhausted and just plain tapped out! I was bawling(litterally) about how bad the nights were with Henry and how we can’t live like this. I told him I felt it was allergy related. The doc said periactin would be good if it’s allergy and felt we had nothing to lose by adding it in. Henry was also not eating/drinking well and was in the 10% and dropping. originally in the 50%. The periactin increases appetite sometimes. The periactin also has a sleepy effect on some kids. The ped liked the side effects and thought it would help us. When we started the medicine, we had our first night of sleep-ever since he was born-9mths. It was about 6 hours, but still it was a blessing to us.
Thought that may help you. It’s difficult to communicate to the docs about things you read here-on the “internet”. They think you’re nuts most times. Crying to them always helps
Amy, I am so sorry you are going through this. They will let you give him the Periactin as soon as the tests are over right? My doc said the exact same thing. I went to her saying I was not getting any sleep and Emma was just not acting right and there was nothing else going on, she wasn’t even teething and they recommend the Periactin. It has been great for us as well and I can’t wait for you to be able to give it to him again. Hugs to you
I hope it is over very soon!!!!btrue2006-10-23 10:35:43Sarah, You’re talking about a kinesiologist? I think
Yeah! I’ve heard of that and thought that would be great for Henry. Can’t seem to find one that’s reputable around here. I even asked my chiropractor if he’s ever heard of any around. He didn’t.
How do you know who you choose is good?
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