Darby Posted April 10, 2011 Report Posted April 10, 2011 My daughter does not have an official diagnosis of PANDAS, but I do suspect that is what she has. Yesterday she developed a cough and sore throat (I have no idea if it's strep). The doctor's office is closed today (it's Sunday). Is there anything I could do now to keep her from having a full blown regression of her behavior (ocd, aggression, fears, etc...) She's already started obsessively organizing the doll house. Any advice welcome.
dcmom Posted April 10, 2011 Report Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) Start dosing her with advil, every 6 hrs until you can get to the doc Monday. Edited April 10, 2011 by dcmom
thereishope Posted April 10, 2011 Report Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) How receptive is your pediatrician? If you feel your ped will not give antibiotics if the rapid is negative, then I would consider Urgent Care today. If the rapid comes back negative, tell them you want a culture too but also want antibiotics (like Augmentin perhaps) while waiting on the result. You could say you know she was exposed to strep as well and that will also help your plea for antibiotics with a possible negative rapid. Has your daughter been symptomatic when she's had strep before (sore throat, fever)? Also, I think Ibuprofen is every 6-8 hours. You can give it every 6.You can check a website like https://www.motrin.com/page.jhtml?id=/motrin/products/1_2_1.inc&sec=directions for dosing based on weight. Edited April 10, 2011 by Vickie
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