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I need help with giving a 2 year old seizure medication

Brenda - posted on 06/26/2012 ( 3 moms have responded )

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My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy (absence seizures) last year and we have just gotten them under control with medication. She is now refusing to take the meds via syringe - she will cry and choke which will make her vomit. It is a lot of medicine and she can taste it if we give it all at once - 3 different meds - 1 tsp each. But it is also hard to give it to her in 2-3 different things, especial in the am, when we have to get out of the house. Can anyone offer me any help?

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Brenda - posted on 07/13/2012

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Thank you. Our local pharmacy has several flavors that we can try. I am going tomorrow to try a different flavor. It hasn't been too bad this last week, it is just hard to have her understand that this makes you better.

Autismomma - posted on 07/12/2012

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Are you familiar with the term "compounding pharmacy?" If not, compounding pharmacies are basically pharmacies that are more specialized in pharmaceuticals than your run-of-the-mill chain drugstores. A compounding pharmacy can make your child's medication to your specifications. For instance, if you need an oral liquid that is flavored with X and does not contain gluten, artificial sweeteners, dyes, or preservatives, or whatever, a compounding pharmacy can do that. If you talk to your doctor s/he should be able to call or fax a script into a compounding pharmacy which, in turn, will make it insurance billable. A few different compounding pharmacies -

Lee Silsby
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I would ask your doc first about which compounding pharmacy they typically use for patients who need compounded meds. Depending on your insurance coverage, you can likely use an out-of-state pharmacy if needed. Your doc may have one s/he prefers.

Shawn - posted on 07/02/2012

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The one thing that saved my sanity was that my daughter was used to nasty meds and I was able to just put it in her bottle/sippy cup and cover it with choc/strawberry syrup. Did this add calories to her diet? Yes, but she was so underweight that she was on pediasure anyway. She had just came off of Phenabarb so the other meds were way better. Also, ask your pharmacy if they have any flavor suggestions to add to the meds. This was also a big life saver for us. I would also ask for "sprinkle" meds for her or crush pills and mix it in with her baby cereal when she was smaller.

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