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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 376752" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Arent you the parent that said he "couldnt" swallow the pills? If not I may be thinking of someone else and its easy to do with my mind these days so forgive me. If its the actual swallowing issue then just getting the ability to swallow will ease this problem. If its because he doesnt like the way they make him feel, well I always told my son that barring some immediate horrible reaction we would give a medication a six week trial and if at the end of that period of time he still disliked it or it was making him still feel bad with side effects, we would try another medication. Worked for him. Six weeks should give a medication time to even out on side effects. </p><p></p><p>There are some forms of medications that come in a liquid and you can get them flavored at the drug store for a few bucks. If you have a compounding pharmacy you could ask them if they could compound any of the medications into something that is more palatable in pill form. I know some of my pills just taste nasty in my mouth. Icky, yucky. I have to have something like a few jelly beans or a piece of chocolate to eat right after I take them to get rid of the taste. Of course I take a handful at a time at night so it doesnt help that Im bobbing my head up and down like an Iguana in heat...lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 376752, member: 1514"] Arent you the parent that said he "couldnt" swallow the pills? If not I may be thinking of someone else and its easy to do with my mind these days so forgive me. If its the actual swallowing issue then just getting the ability to swallow will ease this problem. If its because he doesnt like the way they make him feel, well I always told my son that barring some immediate horrible reaction we would give a medication a six week trial and if at the end of that period of time he still disliked it or it was making him still feel bad with side effects, we would try another medication. Worked for him. Six weeks should give a medication time to even out on side effects. There are some forms of medications that come in a liquid and you can get them flavored at the drug store for a few bucks. If you have a compounding pharmacy you could ask them if they could compound any of the medications into something that is more palatable in pill form. I know some of my pills just taste nasty in my mouth. Icky, yucky. I have to have something like a few jelly beans or a piece of chocolate to eat right after I take them to get rid of the taste. Of course I take a handful at a time at night so it doesnt help that Im bobbing my head up and down like an Iguana in heat...lol. [/QUOTE]
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