See if you can get her to take pills, you can practice with mini m&ms if she can swallow them she could probably swallow a pill unless her pills are exceptionally big. My daughter is 12 and takes all hers at once in a handful now.
--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, Tim H <deacon500@...> wrote:
>
> Amanada,
>
> You probably need to consult your neurologist bout Erika refusing meds. At
> age 4 it may be necessary not to give her the choice. You are the parent.
> Allowing her to continue to refuse meds could eventually lead to Children
> Servces investigating and possibily charging you with neglect.If I was in
> your situation I would not go down the road without written knowledge from
> her neurologist, I know it sounds like I am over-reacting, but you really
> can't let a 4 year, a child below the age of reason, to refuse meds for
> something as serious as epilepsy.
>
> -Dani's Dad
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Amanda Rainey <a_rainey121708@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > My daughter Erika (4) has started to refuse her meds. She is currently on
> > Trileptal 300mg/5ml twice a day. THANKFULLY, I have not seen any seizure
> > activity other than her occasional absent seizures. Do any of you all know
> > of any chewables meds? She has been on Tegretol and that was a nightmare!!
> >
> > Amanda, mom to Erika 4, EP since 3wks old
> >
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> >
> >
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