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<blockquote data-quote="Pookybear66" data-source="post: 203275" data-attributes="member: 5957"><p>Teresa-I would like to say welcome. My son takes medications for allergies and asthma. He takes them fine. However, when he was younger he would not take anything. Like for ear infection, cold, etc. He would fight till we had to hold him down sometimes and then because he was so worked up, he would vomit shortly after. Sometimes just the smell or slight taste would make him do that. Eventually we got stuff into him and again he was like 2 or 3. However, now that he is older we have discovered he has a bad gag reflex and just can't take things well. Pills don't work for him. He must get liquids and then uses tricks.</p><p>Some other tricks for cutting taste are a lick of lollipop to change the taste, or sucking on a ice cube or popsicle to numb the tongue. We also swish a bit of water after to get rid of the taste. And of course there is brushing your teeth afterwards.</p><p></p><p>I'm not any sort of expert but just wanted to offer some support and other ideas. Maybe find out why she doesn't like them. If it's taste or gag or something then if possible try another form of medications or some of the new tricks I mentioned. Some pharmacies even flavor liquids now. Check into that too if possible.</p><p>Maybe she is just scared. Find an unrelated time to sit and talk with her. Also to keep your own sanity, a book that's highly recommended on this site and one I am currently reading (I just joined a few weeks back) is The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. </p><p></p><p>Best wishes and hang in there. There are some great and helpful people here to help whenever you need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pookybear66, post: 203275, member: 5957"] Teresa-I would like to say welcome. My son takes medications for allergies and asthma. He takes them fine. However, when he was younger he would not take anything. Like for ear infection, cold, etc. He would fight till we had to hold him down sometimes and then because he was so worked up, he would vomit shortly after. Sometimes just the smell or slight taste would make him do that. Eventually we got stuff into him and again he was like 2 or 3. However, now that he is older we have discovered he has a bad gag reflex and just can't take things well. Pills don't work for him. He must get liquids and then uses tricks. Some other tricks for cutting taste are a lick of lollipop to change the taste, or sucking on a ice cube or popsicle to numb the tongue. We also swish a bit of water after to get rid of the taste. And of course there is brushing your teeth afterwards. I'm not any sort of expert but just wanted to offer some support and other ideas. Maybe find out why she doesn't like them. If it's taste or gag or something then if possible try another form of medications or some of the new tricks I mentioned. Some pharmacies even flavor liquids now. Check into that too if possible. Maybe she is just scared. Find an unrelated time to sit and talk with her. Also to keep your own sanity, a book that's highly recommended on this site and one I am currently reading (I just joined a few weeks back) is The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. Best wishes and hang in there. There are some great and helpful people here to help whenever you need it. [/QUOTE]
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