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My nearly 2 year old daughter is developing eczema. Her doctor prescribed hydrocortisone cream. Doctor did not explain that hyperactivity is a side effect of even mild steroid creams and I did not read the leaflet, neither did my wife. Leading to us applying the stuff (sparingly, thankfully) after daughter’s evening bath, not in the morning per recommendations.
She. Went. NUTS. She’s an active kid anyway but as bedtime approaches, all she normally wants to do is read books with us. Not tonight. The girl may as well be on meth, she’s so wired - to a point where it’s slightly scary, because she’s too tired to be really in control but restraining her would make things way worse. I’ve babysat people that were high on coke or ecstasy before, hell I’ve been the guy that someone else had to babysit, and this is exactly like that. As I type this she’s JUST slowing down, after 90 straight minutes of spinning, jumping, climbing, dancing, fast-talking, yelling frenzy. Any attempt to calm or disrupt is met with screaming defiance. I never thought I’d be on hand with bottled water for my kid in this way, at least not until she’s in her teens, but here we are, riding out the high.
TLDR: didn’t research side effects of steroid cream, used it on toddler soon before bedtime. She got high and acted like a crazed tweaker.
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