My child 3 and a half years old. The past couple of nights he has been complaining of head aches and leg pains - so severe that he cries and breaths really heavily. And it takes me quite some time to calm him down and get him back to sleep - what can u suggest. Its 230 am here and I only have panado suppositries or still pain to give him
Hi....a headache has to be deemed as severe and needing emergency care only if it is associated with persistent vomiting/ Seizures/ Watery of bloody discharge from ears and nose/ Unconsciousness/ Altered sensorial or behavior. If these are not there, it need not be worried about. If there is a family history of migraine, it could as well be migraine. Right now as you say it s 2.30AM, I suggest you give him 10\u00a0mg/kg of Ibuprofen single dose and wait till morning. It comes as suspension with a strength of 100\u00a0mg/5ml. Regards -