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Tylenol vs Pepcid
Tylenol
45 positive (66%) · 17 mixed (25%) · 6 negative (9%)
Trust + time weighted: +54%
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Analogous to buying generic acetaminophen over Tylenol
Medication can help with the symptoms of a shit marriage, but without addressing the actual issues, it's just a bandaid. Think taking Tylenol for headaches instead of treating the brain tumor causing them.
The only over the counter medication I have ever needed for my child at that age is Paracetamol (Tylenol) suppositories
Tylenol also helps with the initial soreness at the injection site, so we gave it regardless of fever and it helped a lot. Also, infant Tylenol is 100% safe when given correctly, so it’s not necessary to give sparingly if it’s helping your baby.
You can give Tylenol (if peds is ok with it) once he seems grouchy, it takes like, 10 minutes to kick in. The liquid suspension works pretty quickly.
Pepcid
21 positive (78%) · 3 mixed (11%) · 3 negative (11%)
Trust + time weighted: +68%
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Baby pepcid helped a lot, and she grew out of it by 8-9 months
We're already on day 3 of pepcid for possible silent reflux and haven't seen any results yet. Will keep trialing it for the week, but so far it's not helping.
But now we're on .4ml of pepcid twice a day and have been on it for three days so far with no sign of improvement.
Go see your pediatrician about the reflux. Maybe some Pepcid or Simeticone.
This is why my doctor preferred for me to take Prilosec or Pepcid daily to prevent having to take so much Tums.