Re: how to give Valtrex--Just a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down

[Guest guest]

If you get the generic form of Valtrex from Costco, it is not blue. Giving

pills before they can swallow them is a challenge, but not as hard as you

think. This is how I got my son to take meds. I would mix the crushed

medicine in Mocha Mix non-dairy ice cream or sorbet and put it on a

teaspoon. (The Mocha Mix Ice Cream is in with the other ice creams at

stores here.) Then I would give it to my son and follow it with a water

chaser. Frozen foods tend to make your taste buds not as sensitive.

We had a big celebration when he learned how to take pills. Life was so

much easier after that. This is how I taught him to do this. I would cut

the pills into small pieces and surround them in the ice cream and put them

on a spoon. Once again, we followed with a water chaser. Eventually when

he was ready, we eliminated the ice cream.

Best,

Marcia