BARBARA,
MY EXPERIENCE WITH BENADRYL HAS BEEN SEVERE DECREASE IN MILK SUPPLY.  SO 
VERY FREQUENT PUMPING IS A GOOD IDEA.  HOW LONG DOES SHE NEED TO TAKE THE 
MEDICINE?
PATTY

>From: Barbara Latterner <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: benadryl and zyrtec
>Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:38:27 EST
>
>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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