I have emailed Hale, Nice and Newman re the following but thought maybe 
someone else could also give me input for the following.  Mom has severe hives and 
itching due to post viral infection immune response (she's an MD, internist so 
knowledgeable about her condition).  Her allergist prescibed benadryl 200 
mg/day and zyrtec 40 mg/day to suppress the histamine response; this may take 
7-10 days.  (mom has had this condition once before necessitating ER treatment 
due to respiratory difficulty, so this is serious)  I read Hale's info to her 
and both are listed as L2, but dosage of zyrtec is not as high as she's getting.

She is breastfeeding 2 1/2 mos old, has small amt breastmilk avaliable, but 
will need to use AIM as she's been told she cannot breastfeed with dose of 
meds; she plans to express her milk during this time.  Any suggestions?  Any 
experience with high dosage antihistamine use such as this?  Thanks.

Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC


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