Re: Giving Valtrex - another option

May 27, 2002

My doctor prescribed Valtrex for me but I could not afford it's $400.00+

monthly cost. However, I am getting good results with officinalis

tincture instead.

mjh

In a message dated 5/27/02 10:33:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

Hindssite@... writes:

> Jeff,

> I never worried about washing off the blue dye. I just crushed it up and

> gave it in non-dairy Mocha Mix ice cream followed by a water chaser. If

> you give medicines in something cold, it dulls the taste senses. When my

> son was young that was one of the most difficult things for me to figure

> out. Bernie Rimland was the one who suggested the cold stuff. He said to

> use frozen concentrate juice, but the mocha mix worked better for us.

>

> When got older, the way I taught him to take pills was by starting

> with a small piece of a pill. I wrapped it in Mocha Mix ice cream so it

> would slide down the throat easily and again followed it with a water

> chaser. Eventually we increased the size of the pill and in time even left

> off the Mocha Mix.

>

> That was a great day when he could swallow pills with just water. That

> meant we no longer needed hotels with refrigerators to put the mocha mix in

> when we went on a trip. Or worse yet, had to search for a store when we

> arrived that carried Mocha Mix or Sorbet. Back then sorbet was not readily

> available like it is now. Good Luck!

>

> And call me if I can help with anything else. The worst stuff to figure

> out is this kind of stuff. I can save you days of frustration, because I

> have been there and done that.

> Marcia

>

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