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She wont take her medicine
| Thu, 11-16-2006 - 8:02pm |
I need advice! My daughter will not take her medicine a azithromyacin liquid for bronchitus. We have tried hiding it in juice, water, will not work she spits it right out or wont drink it at all. We have tried lying her down and putting it in her cheek she just will cry hysterically and not close her mouth until all of the liquid is out. Please please help, my baby is very sick!
Thanks!
Monica


My dd was like that when she was little. We would just take the medicine dropper and put a DROP in her mouth at a time. I know this will take you FOREVER to get her one dose, but its better than her vomiting it all up, like my dd did. Or worse, having to be hospitalized from getting more sick. HTH!
Chrissy
Talk to your pharmacist.
Monica, I haven't read the other responses yet, but my DH is a doctor, and he uses something called FLAVOR X with his pediatric patients, and with our kids as well. You can get it at the pharmacy. It's added to liquid meds to make them taste better, and comes in a bunch of flavors. He mixes the nasty-tasting meds up with it. He can get the meds down their throats fast because he's practiced with it, but I have a harder time with the kids, and he's told me to do it just a little bit at a time, and put the drops in their cheeks, between their upper teeth and cheek. Or also under the tongue if they're lifting their tongues and that is easier. If you give her too much at a time, she'll spit it out.
That's my best advice. I would go and get that FLAVOR X and add it to the meds ASAP.
Good luck!!
Sofia
FLAVOR X!! THAT'S
How's your dd?