Tylenol and Advil for children

One of the studies about children and migraine that was mentioned in the December 28 issue of Neurology compared ibuprofen and acetaminophen.  Ibuprofen was found to be effective, using the same dosage that you’ve already read about on our ibuprofen dosage page – 7.5-10mg per kg of body weight (that’s 2.2lbs).  Ibuprofen does have it’s problems, though, especially if used on a regular basis.  It’s always good to check with your doctor if you find your child needs ibuprofen often.

Acetaminophen was termed probably effective.  However, statistically it did reduce pain and was well tolerated by the children, in dosages of 15 mg/kg.  There has been some danger of acetaminophen overdose, because so many different medications for children contain it.  Be sure to read labels!

Be sure to read more about child migraines here, or general child headaches here.