They said, eh, no big deal when my daughter called.
That does not sound right to me, are they missing something? Isn't Motrin harmful to the body? Can it have bad side effects? I told her she might need to take him to the ER up at Children's Hospital.
I also told her to not let him out of her sight for at least the next 4 hours and maybe 6, if he started acting odd at all to get him to the ER.
I learned the hard way, she, my daughter, ate 12 nitroglycerin pills out of my mom's pill bottle when she was just a toddler. I had to help the ER docs hold her down to put her in a papoose, then they started IV's, pumped her tummy, etc...they scraped about 9 of them off her teeth so they estimated she got at least 3 in her system. They are absorbed through the tissue so she got a large dose for even an adult.
She could have easily died so I have been hyper-vigilant about things out of kids reach.
What do you think, watch or take to the ER?
Thank you, I feel better now. I think she is doing okay, she just wasn't thinking this bottle would be an issue, it had a child proof top on it. He was chewing on it of all things. I told her to get him a chew toy instead!
I have told her until I am blue in the face...typical mom/mother relationship, if one of her friends told her the same thing she would believe them.
She has been in rehab until October and has made extreme progress in many areas. She is trying really hard and is feeling very bad about this.
Thanks moms.
I had the same exact experience with my 3 year old and poison control told me the same thing. The danger with motrin is with long term, chronic use. I have a friend who had to have a transplant because of over use. One time event OD is not a big deal. He will be fine. Sorry you both got such a scare.
I just have to chuckle. Yes, you can take her to the ER. However, the ER is going to call Poison Control. Poison Control is THE expert in poisons.
She'll be fine.
If you disagree with poison control, then call the pedi's 24hr hotline for a second opinion.
my dd ate i think about 8 maybe more I was not sure how many were still in the bottle of childrens tylenol last year I called PC and they said no biggie just keep an eye give her plenty of fluids and if she was feeling any pain she will be pain free for quit awhile. she was fine and it too was child proof and she played with it just right and undid it. he will be fine, now the nitro pills that is another story that would scare the piss out of me.
I'd take the child to urgent care or er.
I would watch that kid like a hawk for the next 24 hours until it's out of the system completely and call the child's pediatrician and let them know and get a second opinion. I'd also have him drink as much water as possible to water it down and flush it out faster. Or nursing A LOT if he still nurses. Have mama drink plenty of water so he gets a lot of milk.
Praying never hurt, either! ;-)
I am very certain that poison control knows what they are doing, but if the mother is feeling uncertain, she should call her child's own doctor. Even ask the local pharmacist. Making up times of 4 and 6 hours with no specific medical reasoning behind it really doesn't do anything. If you have been hyper vigilant about keeping things out of kids' reach, maybe you should share this with your daughter. It's very serious that a baby was able to get and open a bottle of medicine, and I'm sorry to sound unkind, but there's always a parental mistake involved when that happens.
My daughter got ahold of a whole bottle of motrin when she was about two- all of us were sick and I thought I had put the bottle away (bad mommy moment). We thought she drank most of the bottle. We took her to the ER. They called posion control who said the same thing your daughter was told- not a big deal. The ER told us to go home and go on with our normal routine.
Although when we got home I discovered a puddle of motrin on the floor by where she was sitting (turns out she had poured it all out and was chewing on the empty bottle when my husband saw her. All he saw was an empty bottle in her mouth and kinda freaked. LOL)
Hope this helps!
depends on how big your grandson is. they would have told her what to look for and what to do. They also will probably call her after an hour. I have had to call them numerous times because my youngest got into things that his brother left out. she can also call her dr and ask them what they think
I would want a second or third opinion.
I'm glad he is OK, i personally don't trust those childproof caps. My guy has been able to get them off since he was 18 months with no problem (he took one out of the trash) so I keep EVERYTHING up high where he doesn't have access to it.
Hugs
Yah when I called PC about a similar thing they said a child would have to eat a LOT of them for it to harm them. They just said watch her but would be fine.
I didn't think that Motrin could cause the liver damage that aceataminifen can either. BUT, my daughter works as a pharmacy tech. She told me that she knows of patients that are needing liver transplants because of too much Ibuprofin use. Then recently, my 2nd daughters boyfriend was hospitalized for liver trouble. They said that he took too much Motrin. But it wasn't a one time thing. He took it often. He has recovered fully and I hope he stays that way. They are broke up, so I don't know how he's doing now.
My understanding is that if the motrin did damage, it would not show up very fast at all. The fear is liver damage and it takes awhile, even a few weeks to show up. I really hate that they didn't tell them to induce vomiting. But I also read once that the doctors refer to poison control themselves. They are the ones that collect the data of actual poisonings and how things turn out.
I understand your concern but mortin is a pain reliever and nitroglycerin pills is a total different animal, it will stop the heart. I take it that the mortin was a children mortin because it is liquid and if he only drink about half he will be ok and little sleepy and feeling no pain, my son did this at about 4 year old as well.
We all need to be vigilant about where our meds are around children.
Good Luck in your quest and prayers for your grandson,
T.
I think I would AT LEAST call your families doctor.
Motrin is not the same as Tylenol. The body can actually manage a lot more tylenol than the dosage allows for. It isn't the same with Motrin. Tylenol is acetaminophen, Motrin is ibuprofen. Acetaminophen can cause liver damage. Ibuprofen doesn't cause liver damage, but can cause stomach or intestinal damage. I'm not sure though if it is something that is more of a long term use issue or not.
Was the liquid a children's forumla or adult formula?
I'd call your doc, and if you can't get him, I'd consider a trip to the ER. Did they even tell you any symptoms to be watching for with your grandson?
Here is a list of symptoms of overdose I found on "drugs.com":
"Overdose symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, drowsiness, black or bloody stools, coughing up blood, shallow breathing, fainting, or coma."
I don't think I would just do nothing...
Let the ER watch her-so if she needs help-she'll be there
