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My son and daughter have been on daytrana several months and it is fabulous...except for the burning, itching and huge red patches it leaves on my son. It burned soooo bad he would take it off at school and well we all now what a day at school is like without medications!!! This is going to sound crazy but I tried it this morning (at the doctors request) and it worked. Spray nasonex on the skin, rub it in and let it dry. Do this 2 or 3 times and when the skin is dry, put the patch on top of the medicated area. My son had the patch on for 45 minutes before he left for school and he said it wasn't burning or itching.. And usually by then he would have been crying and scratching. I hope this works as well for everyone else as it did for us.
Good luck to you all
That is an interesting off label use for Nasonex; and would make sense because nasonex is a steroid-like medication. I am impressed with the doctor's use of it in this manner.That's awesome! What a great remedy to the itching problem. Thanks for sharing, you probably helped a lot of people with this info!oh one more thing. Ask your doctor for a sample of Nasonex. That way if it doesn't work for you, you wouldn't have wasted that money. my doctor was happy to give me a sample bottle.
I hope this works for everyone!!
My dd has never had more than a faint red mark, and that goes away within an hour of removing it. She did have an itchy patch during the trials but we think it could have been a spot of eczema.My son, who doesn't have any allergies gets the worst red inflamed patches you can imagine. But his twin sister, who has terrible allergies and severe eczema on her entire body, uses the patch and it doesn't effect her at all.....go figure!
Maybe you should post this info on the ADHD medication board on the 'Daytrana anyone?' thread as well. It may be very helpful to many parents and children facing the rash/itching issue.
The idea of getting a sample to try is a good one...my son uses nasonex for hayfever, and it is quite pricey unless you can get it w/insurance (which I can't)
I cut and pasted this on a thread on the medications board under the heading Dayrtana+Nasonex+no rashes. I hope you don't mind, cariage! So let me ask you a question or two...How long do the red patches last with or without nasonex? what does your doc say about the rash itching issue? The red patches took 5-6 days to go away completely. after a few weeks of using daytrana, the red weltish patches appeared after just a couple hours of wearing the patch.
to jfla2, we just tried this for the first time today and when my son came home from school he said he had no complaints about the patch. I noticed that it left a red mark, but not nearly as bad as it had been. It had been taking about 2 weeks for the red marks to completely go away. My Dr said that the rash and itching is a side effect that some people experience. I don't know how long the red patch will last with the nasonex, I just know that my son can wear the patch without discomfort and that is huge progress for us. My son would start complaining about the itching and burning within 30 min. of putting the patch on and by the end of the day when the patch came off, the red spot was actually hot to the touch and welpy. So far so good with the nasonex.
susieb,
I don't mind at all. That's why I posted this hoping others can benefit too.
Good luck to everyone
update... my son is home from school (with his patch still on) and he says the patch didn't bother him at all today.
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OK everyone, I have an apology to make. My doctor told me she was giving me nasonex and I NEVER looked at the bottle until this morning. It isn't Nasonex she gave me, it is Flonase. We have been using it for several days and couldn't be happier with it's results. when I take my sons patches off in the evenings, it is barely red and by the morning they are completely gone.
Sorry for the mistake.
I think that they are actually quite similar...my sons both use nasonex and I use Flonase for the itchy, runny nose during hayfever season..
to JO58
I have not noticed any interference with deliverance of medication. I specifically asked the doctor about that and she said it is such a thin layer that it should be fine. We have the patch curling up problem EVERY DAY....with or without the flonase. It's very frustrating. You definitely have to make certain the flonase is completely dry before putting the patch on. Hopefully the manufacturers of the patch with improve that adhesive, because it has some issues!!
I make my kids take the patch off about an hour after they come home from school. That gives the med. plenty of time to leave their bloodstream. The dr told me that the medication stays in the blood stream for approx. 2 hours after removal.
hope that helps
Thanks for that great info on the patch and flonase. My 8 year dd is also getting the red, itchy welts from the patch. She has been on it two weeks. I have some nasonex, I wonder if it would work like the flonase. Also, cariage have you noticed the flonase interfering with the absorption of the med through the skin or of it not sticking as well? I was worried about that because it says to apply to clean dry skin. The last couple of days her patch has had these big air bubbles in it when she gets home from school where it is not really sticking. Has anybody else experienced that?
One other problem we are having with the patch is that she is having a really hard time getting to sleep at night!
Thanks for all the support here on this site.
JO
that is great news..we just got a script for that today (my 7 year old still can not swallow pils and the liquid isnt working well at all)bump