Good grief people - give the parent a break. I'm sure she would check with your pediatrician regarding any random suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to be seated next to the screaming child for seven hours?
You can google "Benadryl dosage" to find the dosages; it's an over-the-counter medicine (in the U.S.) and I don't think it requires the advice of a pediatrician. Here's a direct link to the website, which I have used for many OTC medicines: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/t088800.asp All that said, I don't find that Benadryl makes even a remote impact on my kids.
My 2yo daughter screamed for 14.5 hours of a 15 hour flight for the same reason as yours. For the return trip my pediatrician prescribed hydroxizine. One hour later she was still wide-awake and I was struggling to keep her from jumping on the seat. She did sack out later and slept for a good portion of the flight, but I'm not so clear on whether it was due to the medicine or the fact that it was a nighttime flight. Absolutely positively talk to your pediatrician about this one before using it, even if the pharmacist gives it OTC.
Good grief people - give the parent a break. I'm sure she would check with your pediatrician regarding any random suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to be seated next to the screaming child for seven hours?
You can google "Benadryl dosage" to find the dosages; it's an over-the-counter medicine (in the U.S.) and I don't think it requires the advice of a pediatrician. Here's a direct link to the website, which I have used for many OTC medicines: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/t088800.asp All that said, I don't find that Benadryl makes even a remote impact on my kids.
My 2yo daughter screamed for 14.5 hours of a 15 hour flight for the same reason as yours. For the return trip my pediatrician prescribed hydroxizine. One hour later she was still wide-awake and I was struggling to keep her from jumping on the seat. She did sack out later and slept for a good portion of the flight, but I'm not so clear on whether it was due to the medicine or the fact that it was a nighttime flight. Absolutely positively talk to your pediatrician about this one before using it, even if the pharmacist gives it OTC.
Good luck!