You gave Benadryl to a two year old? That's insane. Dangerous and irresponsible.

Ancapistani · on April 8, 2021

Why? It’s marketed for that age and is in wide use.

https://www.drugs.com/monograph/diphenhydramine.html

anchpop · on April 8, 2021

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/special-features/use-caution-when-...

Ancapistani · on April 9, 2021

Right - but the kid was two, and the presumably within the dosage recommendations given by both the manufacturer and the FDA.

I was specifically responding to the claim that administering Benadryl to a two-year-old was “insane” and “dangerous and irresponsible”.

excitom · on April 9, 2021

Once when my daughter was 2 years old she needed an MRI. She was given Benadryl beforehand on the advice of the doctor to allow her to sleep through the procedure.

smabie · on April 9, 2021

why is it dangerous?