Proud, I have a 4 year old. Wouldn't it be better to risk the teeth being stained than to watch her die? Her 9 year old brother and 7 year old sister do not have all their adult teeth in. I'll ask my doc for a 'script. Who knows. Maybe he'll cooperate, though I think he thinks I'm one of those weird conspiracy-minded rightwingers. (Why would he think that?)
I just copied and pasted the warnings. I'm not going to have any second thoughts about giving it to my three young children. However, it would be a tough call with Cipro. Cipro can also be used prophylactically like Doxy in this scenario. But Cipro can cause premature growth plate closure in kids (i.e., their long bones stop growing.)
There would have to be definite proof of an attack to justify its use in pediatric patients, given the serious risk.