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Is It Safe To Take Zyrtec For Cough And Runny Nose?

My 13 month old daughter has has a runny/stuffy nose for the past 4 days. She is coughing a lot due to the drainage from her nose and is having a tough time sleeping. My pediatrician recommended liquid zyrtec but it doesnt seem to be helping and I feel helpless. I am running a cool mist humidifer at night is there anything else I should be doing?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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What your doctor said is correct.Running nose many a times take 7-10 days to stop.If zyrtec is not working then you can give decongestant drops like t mimic.Don't take her out at night and early morning.Give lots of water.
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Is It Safe To Take Zyrtec For Cough And Runny Nose?

Hi Welcome to the healthcaremagic What your doctor said is correct.Running nose many a times take 7-10 days to stop.If zyrtec is not working then you can give decongestant drops like t mimic.Don t take her out at night and early morning.Give lots of water. Happy to help you Best regards