Your 64 year old patient with a history of sleep difficulties, being treated with hydroxyzine 25mg, 1 tablet

Your 64 year old patient with a history of sleep difficulties, being treated with hydroxyzine 25mg, 1 tablet PO hour of sleep PRN, is seeing you for an upper respiratory infection that you have determined is the common cold. She says “I will pick up an over the counter cold reliever on the way home.” – What information should you share with her? Question 7 options: hydroxyzine with OTC cold relievers can cause liver damage Many OTC cold relievers have acetaminophen and this can cause paradoxical agitation with hydroxyzine. Many OTC cold relievers have antihistamines and she might be at increased risk for dizziness, tachycardia, headache, drowsiness, or agitation taking hydroxyzine has been shown to extend the time that someone with a cold is symptomatic