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]> >Reply-To: Lactation Information and Discussion ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >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 > > > *********************************************** > >To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail >To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) >To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet >All commands go to [log in to unmask] > >The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned >LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) >mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: >http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html