Does anyone else use Ibuprofen regularly? or heard of Dr. Frej near De

[bigmighty]

how old is your son? I am amazed NIH put him on asprin! did they think it would work like ibuprofen? did it do anything?

 

 

DS had just turned 13 at the time. He was on one aspirin 3x daily for maybe six weeks and then they switched him to ibuprofen. At the time, DS received his 2nd round of IVIG and had gone into remission. Then, he got strep three weeks later. They suggested the aspirin, along with curative dose of antibiotics. I can't remember now, but I think they might have said they suggested it because it was used for rheumatic fever patients. When they realized we were going to require something anti-inflammatory for the long-term, they switched us to ibu. It certainly worked to reduce anxiety (but not the OCD). It was better by far than the ibu for that, but they said we couldn't stay on it any longer.

[EAMom]

how old is your son? I am amazed NIH put him on asprin! did they think it would work like ibuprofen? did it do anything?

 

 

DS had just turned 13 at the time. He was on one aspirin 3x daily for maybe six weeks and then they switched him to ibuprofen. At the time, DS received his 2nd round of IVIG and had gone into remission. Then, he got strep three weeks later. They suggested the aspirin, along with curative dose of antibiotics. I can't remember now, but I think they might have said they suggested it because it was used for rheumatic fever patients. When they realized we were going to require something anti-inflammatory for the long-term, they switched us to ibu. It certainly worked to reduce anxiety (but not the OCD). It was better by far than the ibu for that, but they said we couldn't stay on it any longer.

 

so you think the asprin was better for anxiety, but ibuprofen better for OCD?

which one was better overall?

 

It might be an interesting option for older PANDAS kids.Not sure what age is okay to start using asprin?

 

oh...here it is...US surgeon general doesn't rec. for those under 19--but does this mean it's okay to give if they don't have a fever?

"The U.S. Surgeon General, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of Pediatrics the National Reye's Syndrome Foundation, and WHO recommend that aspirin and combination products containing aspirin not be given to children under 19 years of age during episodes of fever-causing or viral illnesses."

 

http://www.reyessyndrome.org/aspirin.html

Edited July 13, 2012 by EAMom