Fucccck. Med people/parents- did I screw up??

meganjane86

My kid is on 3.5ml of amoxicillin clauvanate acid (sp?) twice a day for his ear infection and pink eye. I gave him his second dose at 6:30.

Around 9:30 he woke up crying really hard- he's cutting his two top teeth and it only really bothers him at night. The past few nights I think he was so exhausted from being sick that he slept through it, but now he's feeling better and they're bothering him. Without thinking I gave him a small dose (2.5ml, by his weight he could get 3.75) of pedia care pain reliever (basically Tylenol)

I just realized "Oh hey, dipshit, you just mixed medications for your infant child without even really thinking about it!" Im ready to call into a 24 hour pharmacy and trying to fight the urge to page my doctor at midnight. Dh looked some stuff up online that shows its fine, they shouldn't interact, but I'm not convinced. 

Ftr, baby is still asleep and by all accounts seems fine. Still. Fuuuucccck. 

angelaa73

I don't know

Is this some special kind of antibiotic that can't be mixed w fever reducer? What does the bottle label say? 

Temp669138375003701

They're two completely different medications. He will be fine! Im sure you could have given them both to him in the thick of his earache. 

Gretchenindisguise

99.9% sure you're fine. They have completely different functions. 

meganjane86

angelaa73:

I don't know

Is this some special kind of antibiotic that can't be mixed w fever reducer? What does the bottle label say? 

Mitsubishi (I shiit you not, my phone just autocorrected it's to this. Wtf)

Anyway, it's not anything special... I just didnt know if you could mix an antibiotic with a fever reducer. Because I know nothing about medicine.  

meganjane86

The sounds of him peacefully sleeping and your answers here have helped me fight off a sleep-stealing panic attack- and I thank you! 

RClaffee

:peeks out of lurkdom:

Our pedi had us giving one of my daughters the same medicine and tylenol every four hours for her super nasty ear infection. Everything should be fine. 

gretchenh

Totally fine. We've been told by the pediatrician to alternate acetaminophen and ibuprofen when DS was on the same antibiotic while he still had a fever. Sort of related but DS ended up having a reaction to it the second time he was on it, breaking out in a rash. I didn't realize it could happen on subsequent courses, figured you were either allergic or not.  

Fields*of*Gold

N is on that same antibiotic right now and I have been pumping the Tylenol in him at the same time....you are fine!

I am surprised your Dr didn't suggest you give him pain meds to help with the ear infection. 

MombieZombie2

You're good to go - no interactions with that combo, usually they recommend them together.

awick14

MombieZombie2:

You're good to go - no interactions with that combo, usually they recommend them together.

I work in the medical field and this is recommend all the time.

meganjane86

Thanks everyone! Seems like the later at night it is, the crazier I become! Thanks for helping to calm me down : )