Re: Not taking meds

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn,

What I do in my house, is I have set a rule. You have to take your meds. If not,

there will be serious consequences. I have been there with my dd(11) refusing

meds also. Nip it immediately before it gets worse! Tell her that is one thing

she MUST do!

Just trying to help!

Hugs

Judy

sarda9999 <godek@...> wrote: My 10 yr old

dd has always given me problems taking her med. She takes

4 pills a day/ 20 mg Prozac each (because she won't take the 40 mg

pill-says it's too big). I usually get her to take it by standing

there and watching her like a hawk and usually threatening she's not

going to do what she wants to do next like watch TV. She goes through

this whole thing where she puts it in her mouth and wets it, then

takes it out, makes the process way longer than it has to be. She has

pretended in the past but it's usually easy to see when she doesn't

take it. I thought I watched her this morning but I just got a call

from the school that she came to the office with 2 pills saying she

had to take them for her legs (that's what she'll tell anyone that

sees her take her med). Of course, the school can't give them. She

must have pretended to take them and then put them in her pocket.

Maybe started feeling guilty when she got to school? I have to go in

to give them to her. I'm so upset. Now I'm wondering has she done it

before? I thought I had until the teenage years until she really

started to fight me on meds and I dread that. I'm so tired of all this

stuff everyday, every morning. Any suggestions/ thoughts to help with

her taking the meds? Love to hear your thoughts. Dawn G.

[Guest guest]

Thank you. I'm never sure the right route to take-I think it's the

OCD that makes her not want to take the med (doesn't like to swallow

them, doesn't want to be different, thinks we're making her take

something she doesn't need) but she has to take them. We have seen a

definite improvement although still lots of stuff going on. Do you

mind me asking what your consequence is? Just to get an idea. I

always feel like I'm not dealing with all of this the right way and

lose my patience way too much but it gets to be so much each and

every day with no break or we do have a couple of good days and then

it comes crashing down when we least expect it and that is even

worse. Sorry for all the vents today. Just like others have been

saying my dd has been a bit worse since the holidays started. I'm

starting to not like Christmas because that's all she talks about.

Thanks to all of you for your help and advice. This is a great board

and even though I don't post much, I read all the messages and you

all help out. Dawn G.

My 10

yr old dd has always given me problems taking her med. She takes

> 4 pills a day/ 20 mg Prozac each (because she won't take the 40

mg

> pill-says it's too big). I usually get her to take it by standing

> there and watching her like a hawk and usually threatening she's

not

> going to do what she wants to do next like watch TV. She goes

through

> this whole thing where she puts it in her mouth and wets it, then

> takes it out, makes the process way longer than it has to be. She

has

> pretended in the past but it's usually easy to see when she

doesn't

> take it. I thought I watched her this morning but I just got a

call

> from the school that she came to the office with 2 pills saying

she

> had to take them for her legs (that's what she'll tell anyone

that

> sees her take her med). Of course, the school can't give them.

She

> must have pretended to take them and then put them in her pocket.

> Maybe started feeling guilty when she got to school? I have to go

in

> to give them to her. I'm so upset. Now I'm wondering has she done

it

> before? I thought I had until the teenage years until she really

> started to fight me on meds and I dread that. I'm so tired of all

this

> stuff everyday, every morning. Any suggestions/ thoughts to help

with

> her taking the meds? Love to hear your thoughts. Dawn G.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn,

I certainly can understand how you feel. My dd has an expander in her mouth and

her pills have been getting caught, so she has been giving me a hard time

because she doesn't want to take her meds. She too, will say she doesn't need

them, etc, etc. My dd also has refused her meds in the past. Like you said, they

go in spurts. Sometimes my dd asks for her meds and other times acts as I just

explained. The holidays are also a a very stressful time for all of us, even our

kiddos!

I think we all feel as parents, at times , that we are not doing a good job, but

just remember, you have been dealt a very hard hand and you are doing the best

you can!

With my dd, she knows that she has to take them or she will immediately be sent

to her room with nothing. She cannot come out until she is ready to take her

meds. No tv, no radio, no games, absoultely NOTHING, until she takes the meds at

her med times. Explain to her that there is no choice here.Let her know that

she is on them to help her to feel better. You have aready chosen to put her on

the meds and it's your job to make sure she takes them. Therefore she has to do

her part in helping herself and you.

Hugs

Judy