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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 203267" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Is Vyvanse the medication you are trying to get her to take now? For those of us who have not used Vyvanse, can you tell me what form the medication is? Pill, liquid, do you need to cut dose in half? ..... </p><p> </p><p>What is it about the medicaion she does not like? Swallowing, tasteing, ect.</p><p> </p><p>Or has this just become a power struggle for her? </p><p> </p><p>Maybe including her in part of the plan to take the medication? Can she help choose the time to take it (before or after or during breakfast?) If you split a pill, she may like to help with that.</p><p> </p><p>Before bed, I put difficult child's medication in a tiny Dixie cup. Maybe she can go shopping for her special medication cups. (You can recycle them if it is pills being "served".)</p><p> </p><p>Try to stay very calm and matter of fact. "Here is your medications for this morning" Have the medication in an area that you can watch from afar when she takes it. If she has not taken it by the time you leave the house, "Oops, I see you haven't found time to take your medications yet. What do you need to take it?" (try to get whatever it is no matter how goofy the request such as "I need my Barbie doll". you wil surprise her in agreeing and helping in that area) or "Let me know when you have taken your medications so that I can help you pack your school bag." Try taking the "power struggle" part out of the equation.</p><p> </p><p>I know this has been a topic here before and there are a lot of great ideas on their way. The answers to the above might help find some answers also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 203267, member: 5096"] Is Vyvanse the medication you are trying to get her to take now? For those of us who have not used Vyvanse, can you tell me what form the medication is? Pill, liquid, do you need to cut dose in half? ..... What is it about the medicaion she does not like? Swallowing, tasteing, ect. Or has this just become a power struggle for her? Maybe including her in part of the plan to take the medication? Can she help choose the time to take it (before or after or during breakfast?) If you split a pill, she may like to help with that. Before bed, I put difficult child's medication in a tiny Dixie cup. Maybe she can go shopping for her special medication cups. (You can recycle them if it is pills being "served".) Try to stay very calm and matter of fact. "Here is your medications for this morning" Have the medication in an area that you can watch from afar when she takes it. If she has not taken it by the time you leave the house, "Oops, I see you haven't found time to take your medications yet. What do you need to take it?" (try to get whatever it is no matter how goofy the request such as "I need my Barbie doll". you wil surprise her in agreeing and helping in that area) or "Let me know when you have taken your medications so that I can help you pack your school bag." Try taking the "power struggle" part out of the equation. I know this has been a topic here before and there are a lot of great ideas on their way. The answers to the above might help find some answers also. [/QUOTE]
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