Need help with Periactin dosing

[Guest guest]

We are finally starting Colin on Periactin and I'm a bit confused.

His doctor prescribed .5 mg 3 times a day (2mg/5ml). I have searched

the archives and it seems that usually it is taken twice a day. Any

recommendations for me?

Colin is g-tube fed and usually eats lunch and dinner only since he

is not hungry in the morning after being fed all night. Would it be

best to give it twice a day, before those two meals? Our doctor said

it didn't matter how long before a meal it is given, but I see most

of you give it 45 min. or so before the meal.

Thanks for your advice!

Colin & Hayden - almost 3!

[Guest guest]

I have asked my doctor about pericatin and giving it to my son and

he says he does not like it because it causes growth problems. Has

anyone heard this before?

Thanks

> We are finally starting Colin on Periactin and I'm a bit confused.

> His doctor prescribed .5 mg 3 times a day (2mg/5ml). I have

searched

> the archives and it seems that usually it is taken twice a day.

Any

> recommendations for me?

>

> Colin is g-tube fed and usually eats lunch and dinner only since

he

> is not hungry in the morning after being fed all night. Would it

be

> best to give it twice a day, before those two meals? Our doctor

said

> it didn't matter how long before a meal it is given, but I see

most

> of you give it 45 min. or so before the meal.

>

> Thanks for your advice!

>

>

> Colin & Hayden - almost 3!

[Guest guest]

The best advice we got regarding timing of dose relative to the meal

was the following. Give the medicine. Then wait for him to ask for

food.

The first time we gave it to , I couldn't believe the reaction.

She asked for food and then actually began eating it! Back in those

days, there had been no spontaneous intake of food. So it was quite

dramatic for us! I hope you get such a moment with Colin.

Good luck,

Irene

> We are finally starting Colin on Periactin and I'm a bit confused.

> His doctor prescribed .5 mg 3 times a day (2mg/5ml). I have

searched

> the archives and it seems that usually it is taken twice a day. Any

> recommendations for me?

>

> Colin is g-tube fed and usually eats lunch and dinner only since he

> is not hungry in the morning after being fed all night. Would it be

> best to give it twice a day, before those two meals? Our doctor

said

> it didn't matter how long before a meal it is given, but I see most

> of you give it 45 min. or so before the meal.

>

> Thanks for your advice!

>

>

> Colin & Hayden - almost 3!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have never heard of periactin causing growth problems.

I have been told that periactin is common antihistamine. It is a

copy of Benadryl. So if periactin causes growth problems, I

would suspect that any anithistamine causes growth problems

and I don't think that is true.

I think your doctor is misinformed.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

> > We are finally starting Colin on Periactin and I'm a bit

confused.

> > His doctor prescribed .5 mg 3 times a day (2mg/5ml). I have

> searched

> > the archives and it seems that usually it is taken twice a day.

> Any

> > recommendations for me?

> >

> > Colin is g-tube fed and usually eats lunch and dinner only

since

> he

> > is not hungry in the morning after being fed all night. Would it

> be

> > best to give it twice a day, before those two meals? Our

doctor

> said

> > it didn't matter how long before a meal it is given, but I see

> most

> > of you give it 45 min. or so before the meal.

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> >

> >

> > Colin & Hayden - almost 3!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

When we first started on Periactin, we started giving it an

hour before his worst meal of the day which was dinner.

Also we took a month to work up to the full dose for dinner.

We were told to give a 1/4 dose for the first week.

The second week, we gave 1/2 dose.

Third week 3/4 dose and finally full dose on the fourth week.

Next we added periactin to his second worst meal of the day

which was lunch. Again we use the same schedule as above.

All in all it took almost 3 months get on periactin for 3

meals a day.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

> We are finally starting Colin on Periactin and I'm a bit confused.

> His doctor prescribed .5 mg 3 times a day (2mg/5ml). I have

searched

> the archives and it seems that usually it is taken twice a day.

Any

> recommendations for me?

>

> Colin is g-tube fed and usually eats lunch and dinner only

since he

> is not hungry in the morning after being fed all night. Would it

be

> best to give it twice a day, before those two meals? Our doctor

said

> it didn't matter how long before a meal it is given, but I see

most

> of you give it 45 min. or so before the meal.

>

> Thanks for your advice!

>

>

> Colin & Hayden - almost 3!