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Is Using Caladryl Safe On The Rashes Despite Taking Ibuprofen For Measles?

Hi my 7 & 1/2 mo. Old daughter was recently diagnosed with a benign form of the measles. Long story short. She s beyond miserable, & I would like to find her some relief. Here s a list of medications she s currently taking. Ibuprofen 100mg per 5 ml dosage is 3.75 ml every 8 hrs. I recently stopped giving her Tylenol. I was alternating between Tylenol and ibuprofen. She has a better reaction with just using the ibuprofen. I ve been giving Pedialyte freezer pops, and diluted Pedialyte (a small amount about 2 oz. Total per day; for 2 days now) With permission from Dr today I just started 1/4 tbs of Q-Dryl 3 times daily. She s now had her 2nd dose, and I m very pleased to say it s worked wonders; not just for her skin but for her irritability as well..I ve given her Aveeno (baby oatmeal) 30 min. soaks in room temp. water. Followed with Aveeno baby lotion. Saline (nasal spray) 2 sprays before meals, and 2 sprays at bedtime. Any who, my question is; can I use Caladryl on her rash spots? I ve used the calamine lotion in her already earlier today. It said 6 mo. or older was safe (she loved it) but in the Caladryl days under 2 yrs ask a Dr. So here I am. I would just call her Dr normally, but it s a quarter till midnight. I really do appreciate you taking the time to read my novel, although I said I would keep things short. -thank you April :)
Tue, 29 Aug 2017
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Hello, it seems you are managing the baby just fine. You havnt mentioned how she responded to calamine and aveeno. Does she seem to be in pain even with those lotions.
caladryl is an anesthetic gel. Its not safe for children under 2 years. Children of that age show side effects and toxic symptoms much more than adults.
So if your baby's response to calamine and aveeno is not satisfactory meet your paediatrition to decide on it. Sometimes symptoms in children get aggravated by using caladryl. Hope this helps. Thanks.
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Is Using Caladryl Safe On The Rashes Despite Taking Ibuprofen For Measles?

Hello, it seems you are managing the baby just fine. You havnt mentioned how she responded to calamine and aveeno. Does she seem to be in pain even with those lotions. caladryl is an anesthetic gel. Its not safe for children under 2 years. Children of that age show side effects and toxic symptoms much more than adults. So if your baby s response to calamine and aveeno is not satisfactory meet your paediatrition to decide on it. Sometimes symptoms in children get aggravated by using caladryl. Hope this helps. Thanks.