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Is
Your Child Having Behavioral Effects From
their Prescription Medicine?
I know someone whose
child was on an allergy medicine since they
were two-years-old. Six years later the
child was still taking it. When the child
was taken off the medicine, children in this
child's class noticed a difference in the
child's personality. The child wasn't as
aggressive or irritable. The mother noticed
this too. The child actually told their
mother that they felt happy in the mornings
now and not crabby. This made me wonder
about the behavioral side affects of
prescription medicine, especially allergy
medicine. I asked a Licensed Pharmacist the
following questions.
Question 1) When you
read the information about the side effects
for your child’s prescription medicine you
might see- can cause headaches, nausea, dry
mouth, but what about behavioral side
effects?
Answer:
Behavioral side effects are important to
look for, especially for children. This is
their time to form personalities, grow up
healthy, etc.
2) How common are
behavioral side effects in medicine?
Answer: It
depends on what kind of medicine it is. In
the case of XXX (an allergy medicine)
behavior side effects are listed under
less common side effects. It means it
occurs less than the other side effects but
it could still happen to your child.
3) What are the most
common behavioral side effects?
Answer: In XXX
(allergy medicine)- Mood changes, agitation,
aggressive behavior, bad/livid dreams,
depression, feeling anxious, hallucinations,
irritable, restless, tremor, trouble
sleeping.
4) What questions
should a parent ask their doctor about their
child’s prescription medicine?
Answer: a) What
is the medicine for? (b) How to take? (c)
How to store it? (d) Possible side effects?
(e) When to stop taking? (f) Possible
monitoring aspects, lab tests, etc? (g)
What are signs of allergic reaction? (h) Is
there reading information about the
medicine? (i) What do I do in case of a side
effect? (j) When to talk to doctor with
questions to ask pertaining to medicine?
5) What should parents
be aware of when giving their child
medicine?
Answer: (a) When
to start and stop medicine. (b) How often
should the child be monitored by doctor. (c)
Acute vs. chronic medications.
6) Should parents ask
their doctor about slowly introducing a new
medicine?
Answer: This is
sometimes used in a clinical setting to
desensitize a certain condition. It really
depends on the condition and the
practitioner.
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