Re: was medications NOW Protonix/e

[Guest guest]

Hi e:

Thanks so much for the Protonix web site. I am glad it is working better for

your daughter. How did you get her to swallow it? I hope Caitlin gets good

results with it. It would be nice to not have the stomach pain along with

everything else.

Take care.

Patty

[Guest guest]

Patty,

Well the swallowing is much easier for her. She will be 17 at the end

of the month. Little ones can be hard. You need to check with your

pharmacist about it you can open the capsules. My 7 year old takes

some serious meds and has since he was a little one. the ones that I

could pull apart I would mix into something like applesauce, pudding

or ice cream (even if it was at breakfast). My 17 year old buries her

prednisone in ice cream (she pushes them into the spooonful so she

doesn't have to taste them--works well she says for a lot of meds).

Her friends think it is really cool that she gets ice cream for

breakfast! Best of luck to you and I hope she finds some relief too.

e

> Hi e:

>

> Thanks so much for the Protonix web site. I am glad it is working

better for

> your daughter. How did you get her to swallow it? I hope Caitlin

gets good

> results with it. It would be nice to not have the stomach pain

along with

> everything else.

>

> Take care.

> Patty

[Guest guest]

Patty,

Oops! I got her many meds confused. It is not a capsule. Try to put

it in a bite of her favorite ice cream, pudding, applesauce. Tell her

to swallow not chew or let it sit and it should go down quickly. And

have a good tasting liquid to wash it down with in case there is some

after taste. Rewards can sometimes do wonders. You know a sticker

chart or something. You don't take anything away for declining to

take it but you reward the good behavior. And if you are inclined to

do so, perhaps she could trade a certain number of stickers on the

chart for a simple prize--like dollar store items, a trip to the

park, or something like that. Best of luck.

e

> > Hi e:

> >

> > Thanks so much for the Protonix web site. I am glad it is

working

> better for

> > your daughter. How did you get her to swallow it? I hope

Caitlin

> gets good

> > results with it. It would be nice to not have the stomach pain

> along with

> > everything else.

> >

> > Take care.

> > Patty

[Guest guest]

HI e:

Thank you for the pill advice. I am sure Caitlin would love to have ice

cream:) So far she hasn't had to take the Protonix so it hasn't been an issue,

but good to know for the future.

Take care.

Patty

[Guest guest]

Hi,

When Josh was younger we used a reward reinforcement strategies and

sticker charts were always a favorite way to help keep track of his

successes. Just have to be sure to include the siblings by choosing

appropriate charts for them, as well, so they won't feel left out. This

worked out great for us. For Josh, the liquid medicines tasted so bad

that he was more than willing to learn how to swallow pills, tablets and

capsules, very early on.

Aloha,

Georgina

boundforlondon wrote:

>Patty,

>

>Oops! I got her many meds confused. It is not a capsule. Try to put

>it in a bite of her favorite ice cream, pudding, applesauce. Tell her

>to swallow not chew or let it sit and it should go down quickly. And

>have a good tasting liquid to wash it down with in case there is some

>after taste. Rewards can sometimes do wonders. You know a sticker

>chart or something. You don't take anything away for declining to

>take it but you reward the good behavior. And if you are inclined to

>do so, perhaps she could trade a certain number of stickers on the

>chart for a simple prize--like dollar store items, a trip to the

>park, or something like that. Best of luck.

>

>e

>

>>

>>

>>>Hi e:

>>>

>>>Thanks so much for the Protonix web site. I am glad it is

>>>

>>>

>working

>

>

>>better for

>>

>>

>>>your daughter. How did you get her to swallow it? I hope

>>>

>>>

>Caitlin

>

>

>>gets good

>>

>>

>>>results with it. It would be nice to not have the stomach pain

>>>

>>>

>>along with

>>

>>

>>>everything else.

>>>

>>>Take care.

>>>Patty

>>>