My son has the swine flu. Should I give him tamiflu?
My doctor (and my friend’s doctor and my friend who IS a doctor and my BIL who is also a doctor) doesn’t prescribe Tamiflu unless the person with the flu has underlying health concerns, like asthma. In a normally healthy person, Tamiflu isn’t necessarily the best thing. My daughter recently had the H1N1 flu and her fever was controlled by medication. She took lots of fluids and had lots and lots of rest. She recovered just fine. She does not have underlying health concerns. As a parent, I totally and completely understand the underlying panic you’re feeling. My son has asthma (as do I) and thank God he’s been vaccinated. With a normally healthy child, I think you just ought to treat this as a regular flu, maybe with a bit more caution than usual. Check on him through the night, keep up with the fever meds even if it means waking him up at 3:00 AM to take them, push the fluids even more, and make sure he’s resting.
