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Being trapped in economy class for 16 hours usually breaks me mentally and physically. But imagining this torture leaves me in complete horror.

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Did 13 hours with a 2 year old. Who thought kicking the seat in front of her was great fun.

First 3 hours of the flight was me bent over holding her legs still.

Turns out 5% of the population have a reverse reaction to Benadryl. They become absurdly hyper on it.

You gave Benadryl to a two year old? That's insane. Dangerous and irresponsible.

Why? It’s marketed for that age and is in wide use.

https://www.drugs.com/monograph/diphenhydramine.html

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/special-features/use-caution-when-...

Right - but the kid was two, and the presumably within the dosage recommendations given by both the manufacturer and the FDA.

I was specifically responding to the claim that administering Benadryl to a two-year-old was “insane” and “dangerous and irresponsible”.

Once when my daughter was 2 years old she needed an MRI. She was given Benadryl beforehand on the advice of the doctor to allow her to sleep through the procedure.

why is it dangerous?

That was my thought, too. I'm usually ready to kiss the Earth after a 16+ hour flight. I can't imagine 5 days, and not even in the luxury of a coach class airline seat.

At least he wasn't in the middle seat in that crate

I’m not sure if 16 hours in coach is too different from 16 hours in a box. Except for the heat, I suppose.

Cargo areas in planes are usually heated and pressurized like the cabin.

I've done many 15+ hour flights in coach. You get used to it, plus there's sleeping pills.

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