Re: Son Refuses to Take Medication. Help!

[Guest guest]

My situation with my son continues to be desperate. A diagnosis of ocd,

depression, and anxiety disorder continue to keep us searching for some relief.

Hospitals, dr.'s ,therapy, meds. His mind is still tortured by obsessive

thoughts which causes unusual compulsions. Checking, repeated actions, etc. Has

anyone used Dr. Amen's clinic with any success?

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Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:26 PM

Subject: Re: Son Refuses to Take Medication. Help!

 

How about bribery? The nice word for it is " incentive " , but it's basically the

same thing. Think of something that he would really like or he really enjoys

and come up with turning it into an incentive for him to take the pill. For

example, tell him that each day that he takes the pill " like a big boy " , he can

stay up a half hour later that night like big boys do.

Son Refuses to Take Medication. Help!

My 7-year-old has OCD and ADHD. One of his anxieties concerns taking medicine.

He says he can taste it (even if it's a pill) and won't give in. We recently

switched to a new ADHD pill because we couldn't afford the name-brand version.

He won't take it. I try to reason with him, but rational thinking doesn't work.

He's not open to any of the techniques I've found on websites describing how to

get your child to take a pill.

Are there any tricks that have worked for you? I'm at the end of my rope, and

I've just yelled at him because I'm so frustrated. I know that was the wrong

thing to do, but I'm just so despondent.

[Guest guest]

I'm new to this group. Is there a place where we can create user profiles? It

would be helpful to learn a bit about the members here and about their

situations. I'm sorry it's been so difficult for you, Beth. How old is your son?

The good news I have to report this morning is that my son DID take his meds -

but not without a major struggle. We had to go back to the pharmacy and get the

name brand because that's the only one he'll take (it's coated and goes down

more easily, doesn't have a " taste " like the generic). Luckily, we were able to

use a manufacturer's coupon to get a discount for up to 12 months of pills.

However, it still was a monumental effort to convince him not to be afraid to do

it. He kept crying and telling us he was too scared and he couldn't do it. I

don't know exactly what convinced him to go ahead and swallow, but he did. What

a relief! The lengths we go to avoid the landmines around here is outrageous.

It's a terrible feeling for all of us. He feels out of control and we feel out

of control. I'm hoping behavioral therapy will help the entire family work

through this.

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> My situation with my son continues to be desperate. A diagnosis of ocd,

depression, and anxiety disorder continue to keep us searching for some relief.

Hospitals, dr.'s ,therapy, meds. His mind is still tortured by obsessive

thoughts which causes unusual compulsions. Checking, repeated actions, etc. Has

anyone used Dr. Amen's clinic with any success?

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> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 11:26 PM

> Subject: Re: Son Refuses to Take Medication. Help!

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> How about bribery? The nice word for it is " incentive " , but it's basically

the same thing. Think of something that he would really like or he really

enjoys and come up with turning it into an incentive for him to take the pill.

For example, tell him that each day that he takes the pill " like a big boy " , he

can stay up a half hour later that night like big boys do.

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> Son Refuses to Take Medication. Help!

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> My 7-year-old has OCD and ADHD. One of his anxieties concerns taking medicine.

He says he can taste it (even if it's a pill) and won't give in. We recently

switched to a new ADHD pill because we couldn't afford the name-brand version.

He won't take it. I try to reason with him, but rational thinking doesn't work.

He's not open to any of the techniques I've found on websites describing how to

get your child to take a pill.

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> Are there any tricks that have worked for you? I'm at the end of my rope, and

I've just yelled at him because I'm so frustrated. I know that was the wrong

thing to do, but I'm just so despondent.

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