Wow, long time no posting. Holidays, craziness...
The meds saga continues. We have E. on a supplement that has to be taken morning and night. We open up a decent sized capsule and mix the powder with food, not drink. It has a mild taste, but if the food is strong-tasting he doesn't notice it much IF he doesn't know it's there.
So for weeks, I would serve him food he's perfectly capable of getting himself, then send him to the next room, and mix in the stuff. And if he noticed it visually, I would lie to him and tell him it wasn't there. Because I needed him to take it.
I didn't feel good about it. I don't like lying, especially not regularly. It has to happen every so often, but I don't like it. So I am now so thankful that I have found a way to convince him to eat the food even if he knows it's there.
Basically, I told him the truth. If he takes it regularly, he may eventually get to eliminate one or more of his other meds. He hates the Straterra worst, but I was honest that it would probably be the last one to disappear. E.'s doctor has high hopes for this supplement, and we've already seen some nice results. So...
We pray. But things are going... I'm afraid to say alright. He had a major fit in school yesterday, but came out of it OK. So... we go on.
3 comments:
What kind of supplement if you dont mind me asking? Glad to hear things are going alright. :)
It's called N.A.C., and it's basically a lot of antioxidant, which is anti-inflamatory. The idea behind it is that somehow, calming inflamation body-wide curbs impulsivity- volatility. The research is apparently fairly new. But either way, it shouldn't hurt him.
It is so hard to get our kids to take the things that might help them. Glad you were able to come clean though.
I might have to just try this supplement too. Thanks for the tip.
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