Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 , Go slowly with the Periactin. Try the nighttime dose first and at half the strength to begin with. After a few days, then you can go up to the full dose and see how Colin is reacting. He may be very sleepy in the morning and possibly cranky, but it should get better. If it does not, then go back down on the dose and slowly build up again. Next, start with the dose before lunch. I said lunch because you said he really does not eat breakfast anyway. Do the same slow build-up as with the evening dose. Once things are going well, you can try the morning dose and see if he wants to eat breakfast. Just give it time. You will just know naturally what to do. You have a good sense for those things. , I have never heard that Periactin causes growth problems. What I have heard is that it helps with growth because the kids want to eat more which helps them gain weight and then get some catch-up growth that they did not get due to poor nutrition/caloric intake. The only growth problem I am aware of is that of some kids gaining too much weight. I'd love to hear more about what your doctor heard. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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