Cough Medicine

[Lynn777]

Anyone have any problems with this medicine and extra ticcing? Thought I'd check before giving it to my son.

 

I know antihistamine's can be a problem, but wasn't sure about the cough suppressants.

 

Thanks!

[TessaKrista]

I suspect that decongestants are problematic. I did a search one day on line using the search :cough syrup induced movement disorders, and I learned that cough and cold remedies that include decongestants can bring out something in kids that are predisposed to tics. I don't have the links, sorry.

[Lynn777]

Thanks, but this isn't the one with the decongestant (Phenylephrine) in it, it's the one just for coughs (Diphenhydramine)?

[Lynn777]

Nevermind, I'm a total dope! I just realized as I was typing the above reply that "Diphenhydramine" is the same thing that is in Benadryl which he sometimes takes for his allergies.

 

I NEVER knew, Triaminic cough syrup and Benadryl were the same thing. It's interesting what you find out when you start reading labels...

[TessaKrista]

MOVEMENT DISORDERS CAUSED OR CURED BY COUGH SYRUP... ALSO INCLUDES OTHER MEDS

 

POSSIBLE LINKS TO CHECK OUT...

 

http://journals.lww.com/pec-online/Citatio...isorder.10.aspx

http://www.journals.indexcopernicus.com/ab...amp;icid=524220

http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cap.1993.3.231

 

http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;j...ocId=5002473785

 

http://www.honeydontcough.com/otcdangersandchildren.html

http://www.factsandcomparisons.com/assets/...001_ismpadv.pdf

http://michaeljfox.org/newsEvents_parkinso...icle.cfm?ID=263

http://journals.sfu.ca/ijmbs/index.php/ijm...viewFile/26/129

http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/hpph/toc.0000...#33;8091!-1

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/...%2F1%2Fe85&

 

Metoclopramide induced dystonia in children: two case reportsU Yis, D Ozdemir, M Duman, N … - European Journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com

... 11 Joseph MM, King WD. Dystonic reaction following recommended use of a cold syrup. Ann Emerg Med 1995; 26:749–751. ... 17 Moss W, Ojukwu C, Chiriboga CA. Phenytoin-induced movement disorder. Unilateral presentation in a child and response to diphenhydramine. ...

[Lynn777]

Thanks for posting these!