my daughter has add its very important that she swallow this med. whole. Its a capsule and it canot be crushed. doc prescribed one that could be crushed,insurance co. denied HELP
2007-09-22 01:59:38 · 8 answers · asked by MARGO S 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
can't a capsule be opened? if not maybe you could let it desolve in coke or milk or something and let her drink it.
Or get the doctor to prescribe something in a liquid form
2007-09-22 02:10:57 · answer #1 · answered by suzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes if you put the capsule in applesauce, jello, or pudding its easier to swallow than straight with water. You can put the pudding, or whatever you choose, on a spoon and press the capsule into it and feed it to her. Or ice cream, that might even be better... It can stay whole and slip right down with the ice cream melting.
2007-09-22 10:33:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok. Relaxation is the key. How old is your daughter?. Demonstrate the procedure to your daughter first. Have everything ready. Take one deep breath inhale, exhale, then swallow water to wet the oral mucosa.. Repeat inhalation and exhalation. Put a placebo or vit tab at the back of your tongue. Back, I say back of your tongue not at the tip or side of your tongue. Swallow water to push it to your esophagus. if it still does not work. Repeat the procedure but now imbed the pill in a bite of banana. Have your daughter do it.
2007-09-22 09:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bamboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a toughie. It would help to know your daughter's age, but most kids are familiar with "slurping" down cubes of jello. Have her practice that a few times, then insert the capsule into the cube and let her slurp it down. It should slide right down without a problem.
2007-09-22 09:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This may not help short-term, but have her practice by swallowing TicTacs.
2007-09-22 09:13:32 · answer #5 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
donno what to say, i guess just give her a lot of water or something she likes to drink. once she does it once she'll probably understand how easy it is to swallow a pill.
that, or, she'll gag it down and never want to do it again. you can never be too sure with these things.
2007-09-22 09:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by rsox222 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she has to learn to take pills whether its medicine or vitamins its something that has to be done from time to time, but for add theres alot of herbal treatments that she can take, those pills are realy bad for her. get to an alternitive medicine doctor!
2007-09-22 14:01:44 · answer #7 · answered by curvy_chick000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wrap a piece of bread around it, and have her just swallow it.
2007-09-22 09:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by Gone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋