We had the same problems when my 10 yr old was younger...I told the dr that he couldn't swallow pills, so we tried Ritalin instead (concerta is the generic form)...It comes with a capsule that can be opened and I poured the granules onto his applesauce!!!
You cannot break up concerta because it is basically a little pump that releases the medication over time....
As far as swallowing pills goes, I suggest you start small with the decorations that you use for cakes and then work your way up to the tic tac..I have also heard that some people have success using a straw. Good luck with this...if you google swallowing pills you will finds many suggestions that you can try.
Thank you for your replys, I think I am going to see if the doctor will prescribe something else or look into natural methods. Thanks again for your advice. Missi H.Cod Liver oil works wonderful for hyperactivity and defiance. It takes a while to work. Give it for 3 months and sometimes years. I read about it in a study in England. And then I tried it on two of my kids with Asperger's and ADHD, and it helped tremendously. No more hyperactivity. Better mood. Increased concentration. Communicatinng better.
Hi Heidi N, thanks so much for your advice, I have Matthew on nordics cod liver oil, he has been on it for about 5 weeks now. I have already seen improvement in his behavior, and his activity level. Everyone thinks Matthew is getting bored, his teacher and aba therapist even our peditrician, so I really do not want to put him on a stimulant if he just needs more challenge. I will definitally stick with the cod liver oil. Do you know if I should add any other kind of oil to this or supplement that could help more? Thanks again. Missi H.Well they say give enough cod liver oil to equal 5,000 IU of Vitamin A. I have my whole famiy on the same regime of supplements and diet, and all symptoms of everything are gone, but they come back if we don't take the supplements.
Our regime is digestive enymes, probiotics, epsom-salt cream, 4,000 times the U.S. RDA of buffered Vitamin C, methyl powdered B12, multivitamins, multiminerals, ginger root, and casein-free/gluten-free diet, with no MSG, no preservatives, no addititives, no artificial anything, organic foods when available, and removal of foods they tested postive for being allergic to on an IgG test.
MSG is extremely difficult to avoid. It is sprayed on most produce to make it grow faster and bigger, and its in most packaged and processed foods, even baby formula. I have been reading a lot lately on how it is definitely linked to all brain/nerve diseases, autism being one of them. People are always looking for the one cause, but diseases have many causes. The people who are getting better, no matter what illness, are addressing nutrition, pathogens and toxins. The method is not as important as the fact that they all get addressed/treated.
Hi everyone, we took Matthew to the peditrician and she had us and his teacher fill out ADHD papers. To make a long story short, she said he had the oppositional and hyperactivity part. She told us to put him on 18mg of Concerta. Well I tried hidding it in his pudding so he would swallow it whole, did not work. Been trying to teach him how to swallow all day using a tic tac and he just wants to chew. He is already on Risperdal and takes it fine, but it is liquid. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get him to take this pill? I wanted to wait and get him back into school when he was in his structured routine, to see if that calmed him down some, the cod liver oil has helped a little but not much so far. I would love any advice or suggestions any has. Thankyou so much.