Hydroxyzine is used to relieve the itching caused by allergies and to control the nausea and vomiting caused by various conditions, including motion sickness. It is also used for anxiety and to treat the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
it's a generic form of atarax. (hydroxyzine hcl) i'm prescribed this. it's nothing "bad." your kid won't get messed up on it. look at wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atarax