DD must take a crushed pill once a day for 6 weeks. The pills are pretty big so there is a lot of 'powder' to incorporate. I am not trying to hide the fact that she's getting medicine & she knows why she needs it. THe problem is - she's won't take it. She turns into a wild animal - screaming, kicking, spitting, crying, twisting, etc. I am afraid that she is going to get hurt. We've restrained her & we've held her nose. Last night she vomited. Here is what I've tried:
Mix it in ice cream with chocolate syrup (willing to try, but didn't like taste so after it melted I put it in a little pink medicine cup --> wild animal)
Mix it in applesauce (about 1.5T)
Mix it with orange juice in an oral syringe (3mL)
Mix it with chocolate milk in syringe (3mL)
Does anyone have any advice that could help? ANY advice would be appreciated
Re: Giving medicine (crushed pill)
We tried the chocolate syrup - no wild animal but she still spit out every drop that she could.
I left a message with pedi & will talk with her tomorrow. I will ask about compounding it. The pedi said that it looked like scalp ringworm but did not seem 100% certain. The pill that DD is taking is an antifungal. Since DDs appointment last week, there have been a couple more lesions show up - so I am also going to ask for a dermatologist referral.
Thank you all for the advice.
Good news! We got a new form of medicine - bubble gum flavored liquid. It's even slightly pink - she thinks it's great. After she took the first dose she asked for more!! I hope the next 6 weeks go this smoothly.
Thank you, ladies, for your advice.
That's great! i remember having to change DDs medication and it became much easier to give.