Miss K doesn't need much sleep. She never has. She currently has a cold. (Yea, we've all gotten this one. It sucks!) Anyway, on Friday night she was sniffling and sneezing and I thought it would be a good idea to give her some Benadryl before bed so she would be able to breathe more easily.
My husband wondered if it was a good idea since there is an issue with Benadryl. It knocks most kids out, but sometimes, occasionally, it makes a child hyper. We hadn't ever given K Benadryl before. We didn't know for sure what would happen...(Play foreshadowing music....) I said, "It'll be fine." (Foreshadowing music swelling in the background.)
Benadryl always knocks N (4 and 2/3s) out. Usually in 20 minutes or less. It knocked T out when we had to do the head scan. I figured it would be fine to give K some since we know that two of our three fall asleep when they take it.
I gave K a dose. It soon became apparent (within about 10 minutes) that she wasn't getting sleeping, but that she was getting hyper. The girl was singing and running around and being wide awake until 12:30 am.
NO MORE BENADRYL for K!
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