"Piggy Backing"

acethebase · October 2014

Does everyone know what this is?

acethebase · October 2014

I've recently talked to a few moms and they didn't know what this is so I'm curious to see what the majority votes. Also piggy backing is where you alternate Tylenol and Motrin every 4 hours to bring a fever down.

muffyvonmuff · October 2014

Ohhh um no not the piggy back I was thinking. I never knew the Tylenol thing.

PinkDahLia44 · October 2014

I just call that "alternating Tylenol and Motrin."

Except I probably say ibuprofen, bc we don't use Motrin.

Lee81 · October 2014

That is not what I think of when I think of piggy backing, so I may have inadvertently tampered with your poll. Sorry science.

Chrisanna0508 · October 2014

Lee81 said:

That is not what I think of when I think of piggy backing, so I may have inadvertently tampered with your poll. Sorry science.

^^^This

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5speckledfrogs · October 2014

I thought you were taking about a piggy back ride. Whoops

skyla13 · October 2014

Yeah whoops, I thought you meant piggy back rides. I haven't really heard of that term in reference to alternating meds.

jennlin · October 2014

ummm...oops. i answered wrong.

acethebase · October 2014

Well I guess it's my fault everyone answered wrong... I should have gave the context. Whoops, I failed the poll!

emmylou78 · October 2014

I just say alternate every 4 hours. I also was thinking piggy back rides, but we also use the term of piggy backing meds on an IV.

huntjul · October 2014

Why not to do this: scientific article here

It basically states that since ibuprofen's dosing frequency is every 6 hrs and tylenol's is every 4 hrs, simple alternation on a regular schedule (e.g. 4 hrs) is not appropriate.

Also it records that there have been 3 cases of kidney failure using this combo.

The article concludes that in very rare cases where one drug is not relieving the fever to the point of child's comfort (not to the point of fever elimination, which is not actually the goal since some degree of fever can have beneficial effects), then using both on an alternating schedule, carefully designed to take into account the different duration of action of the drugs, may be advisable at that point.

Amjoy25 · October 2014

Yeah, "piggy back" is either a ride or something a nurse does with IV medications...you're talking about alternating medications.

shelley1002 · October 2014

I have not heard that term for it.

And we do ibuprofen every 6 hours and acetaminophen every 4 as they are directed. I make sure there is 2 to 3 hours between when doses of each are given.
For example
12:00 - ibuprofen
2:00 - acetaminophen
6:00 - ibuprofen
8:00 - acetaminophen
12:00 - ibuprofen

jennlin · October 2014

acethebase said:

Well I guess it's my fault everyone answered wrong... I should have gave the context. Whoops, I failed the poll!

re-poll

blueeyedrose86 · October 2014

Piggy back rides here

KerCo51 · October 2014

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