More Info Sabina - first Periactin

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Sabina - I reread your email and saw the 2mb/5ml AFTER I hit the

send button!!!!

With a prescription of 2mg/5ml, then she would get a starting dose

of 3.69ml per day, divided into two doses of 1.85ml for breakfast

and dinner.

So starting her at 1/2 a cc is even less than 50% of what she would

need. So yes, I agree that if she is having problems on this small

amount, you wouldn't want to continue.

I am not a doctor, maybe you can continue the Periactin for another

couple of nights as I know with toddlers, it takes 2-3 nights to get

used to it. This being said, Naomi is only 15 months old and the

size of a much younger child, so Periactin may not be indicated at

this time. I know Dr. Harbison always says no Periactin under 1

year of age.

Try it for another couple of nights, and if you still have the same

response, I would talk with your physician??? I am crossing my

fingers for you, OK???

> I know periactin has been discussed many times and have read many

of

> the old posts on periactin. yesterday I got our ped to prescribe

my

> daughter Naomi periactin she wrote 1 to 3 cc 3 times a day before

> meals (2mg/5ml). BTW, she has been off tube for 2 weeks and

promtly

> lost 5 ounces so I really wanted to try periactin before going

back

> to the tubes, and asks her ped for it who prescribed rightaway so

I

> am sort of going back behind the GI who is not too keen about it.

> Anyway, I gave her 0.5 cc (starting the 4-week ramping up routine)

> last night, she fell asleep rightaway, then both her night and

early

> morning feed was so sleepy cried through the feedings and split up

> (her reflux has been really under control and she is on meds), and

> was cranky and sleepy this morning. Managed to eat 80% of what she

> eats usually for breakfast but did not split up anymore (it should

> have been out of her system by then). And this on the first day on

> 50% of one dose (the lowest of the range given). I am kind of

> disheartened and not sure about continuing, since my husband has

> great reservations about the med since I asked for it and was not

> given by the doctors really.

> Thanks

> Sabina mother of Naomi 12 lb 11 onces (down from 13 lbs) and 24

inches