Sick child bursting with energy after motrin??

WYEngTeacher

My 4 yo DD is sick today with an almost 104 fever. She's been lethargic on the couch all afternoon and was probably close to falling asleep about an hour ago. Her  temp was back up over 103 (after being down in the 101s from Tylenol earlier in the day), so I gave her some motrin. She is now bursting with energy to an extreme... like, not acting herself. I'm borderline concerned (hence this post)... I can see that she's basically jumping out of her skin with energy, acting REALLY silly (more than the usual), behaving almost aggressively with her toys. She is chasing her sister around the room as I type... She's never acted like this after motrin before. Anyone have a similar experience????

ETA: Her fever is presently still over 102 

missymo

I've never noticed it with my DD, but I have definitely heard that many medicines can cause sleepiness or hyperactivity.  If you haven't yet, check the label - it may even list it as a side-effect. 

I haven't dealt with a high fever like that yet, so I have no other advice! Hope she calms down and feels better.  

NotSharknado

It's the motrin. It causes them to be hyper.

WYEngTeacher

shanado:

It's the motrin. It causes them to be hyper.

We've never dealt with this kind of reaction before... Any idea how long it usually lasts? I had hoped she would've crashed by now.... It's been 2 hrs since the Motrin. Ugh!

NotSharknado

WYEngTeacher:

shanado:

It's the motrin. It causes them to be hyper.

We've never dealt with this kind of reaction before... Any idea how long it usually lasts? I had hoped she would've crashed by now.... It's been 2
hrs since the Motrin. Ugh!

I would assume however long the dose is, so 6-8hrs? For dd it didn't seem long though, she usually crashed after a couple hours.

Mrs.Dreamy

My DS reacts this way to ALL meds...he usually calms down once the medicine wears off.

kwitt22

DD does this all time. I think it's normal!