Acid Reflux & GERD: Toddler, Claritin

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Is It Asthma or Acid Reflux?

Hello everyone . . . My daughter is 6 1/2 years old and has recently been complaining that she's having trouble breathing. She falls asleep sitting up with me because she says she feels worse when she lays down. . . but she does sleep through the night. She does have viral induced asthma occasionally. When she gets a cold, she usually gets a cough . . . we use an inhaler for a week or so until her symptoms stop. Then we usually don't need the inhaler again until the next cold. I took her to the doctor when she first complained last week...

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Claritin Side Effects with Toddlers

Has anyone given claritin to a toddler and experience behavioral side-effects? My 2.5 year old has been taking Claritin for a little over a week and has been acting up much more than usual (e.g., throwing things and hitting). I realize that some of his behaviors are typical 2 year old behaviors, but his behavior definitely seems to have changed since starting the allergy medicine.