Chemar Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Bonnie just posted this link on the Brain Talk Forum, and I thought it would be a good one to put here too as i know so many kids have struggles with taking pills. http://www.acor.org/ped-onc/treatment/Pills/pills.html Here is the thread link on BrainTalk discussing this topic http://neuro-mancer.mgh.harvard.edu/ubb/Fo...TML/005412.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted August 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2003 A VERY interesting recommendation has been made on that thread at BrainTalk about helping kids get pills down........this may be the answer many have been searching for....... A school nurse showed me how to teach my daughter to swallow pills. The nurse gave my daughter a straw, the pill and a cup of water. The nurse told my daughter to put the pill in her mouth and then quickly drink the water through the straw. For some reason, this process helped my daughter, who has trouble with this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alan Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 i'm new to this but have seen so many great suggestions here. and the swallowing is such a big problem for the kids. straw idea sounds worth trying. thank you! alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carol Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Chemar, could you share with me the vitamins that you give your son and where you purchase them from. Many thanks Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemar Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 Hi Carol I use a number of different brands and have basically two criteria They must be pure (no artificial color, flavor, propylene glycol or other "fillers") and they need to fit my budget which is very tight. The combinations that I give come close to the overall doses recommended in Bonnie's original research http://www.geocities.com/Area51/5207/ts_ma...bonnie_sup.html and I have added some other things that she also now recommends in her new program http://www.BonnieGr.com and ones that I have determined to be good for my son from my own research and enquiries I give a basic morning group of 1 multivitamin/mineral (the multi has all the good antioxidants etc, and is high in the B group vits, and I add a B1) 1 combo flax/borage/omega-3(fish) oil plus 1 Lecithin 1 combo cal/mag/zinc 1 taurine 2 ginko biloba(for ADD) 1 St Johns Wort (for OCD) 1 l-Carnitine 1 Royal Jelly in the evening he gets 1 5HTP (for OCD) 1 Inositol(for OCD) 1 Evening Primrose Oil 1 Methionine 1 coQ10 1 GrapeSeed extract 1 Bilberry(for vision) Sometimes, if the need arises, I add a B-CO(NO IRON!!) to the mix That is the basic outline of what he gets, and of course we watch the diet VERY carefully so he eats healthy good stuff, no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners and NO HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, no caffeine and mimimal sugar(we only use pure Turbinado sugar) he likes pure dark chocolate, and is allowed some of that, and i try to make most things from scratch and use honey and maple syrup for flavor. It sounds overwhelming but once you get into the routine, and start reaping the benefits, it is SO worthwhile. I actually dispense the pills into Ziploc snack bags and do a week's worth at a time then label them "morning" or "evening" and so it makes it easier If you need more detail, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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