Re: Phone call from the Pediatrician

[Guest guest]

Hi Mimi,

I am not sure how old Isaac is, o you might want to make sure you get

the liquid form of Periactin.

If I remember right, quite a few do not have success with this

medication as an appetite stimulant.

Keep in mind, if it does work, you may see a big jump in appetite and

then it seems to stop working. It hasn't stopped working, it was work

by raising Isaac's " average " appetite. So its long term affect is

subtle and not obvious.

Some people have success by taking a drug holiday. Note this is not a

big party in some third world country but rather a brief cessation in

using this medication. A week or 2 should be sufficient but ome go

longer.

Last, as Pat mentioned, you will probably want to ramp up to the full

dosage. This is where using the liquid is more convient.

When we started our son on this, the doctor recommeded the following

ramp up schedule to minimize the drowsiness and crankiness that

sometimes comes with taking an antihistamine.

week 1. 1/4 dose divided between 3 meals

week 2. 1/2 dose divided between 3 meals

week 3. 3/4 dose divided between 3 meals.

week 4 full dose.

We started our son when he was barley 2 so this is a very gradule way

to start. If Isaac is older, he maybe able to go quicker.

Also, our doctor said to give it 1/2 hour before a meal but for our

son we find that we need to give it about an hour before a meal.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

>

> Hello-

>

> I just got a phone call from Isaac's pediatrician and after a

> discussion with Dr. H he is calling in a rx for Periactin. I know

> everyone has posted a million things about it but I am having a

hard

> time finding things in the archive. If you could please e-mail me

> info, experiences (good or bad..worked or didn't), info on side

> effects, etc. I would greatly appreciate it. I have tried to look

up

> info on the web but most things have to do with allergies.

>

> Thank you!!!

>

> Mimi (Isaac's mom)

>

> P.S.- Dr H. commented that Isaac's head was " more proportionate

than

> what she is used to with RSS patients " his head is in the 25 to 50%

> while everything else is well below 3%...do any of you have kids

that

> are similar??

[Guest guest]

Hi Ken & Pat-

Isaac just turned 13 months old. The pediatrician told me he wanted

us to give Isaac :

1st week: 1 ml 30 minutes before evening feeding

2nd week: 1.9 ml 30 min b4 evening feeding

3rd week 1 ml 30 min b4 am feeding & 1 ml in evening

4th 1.9 ml 2x daily

Thanks so much for the info!!!

> >

> > Hello-

> >

> > I just got a phone call from Isaac's pediatrician and after a

> > discussion with Dr. H he is calling in a rx for Periactin. I know

> > everyone has posted a million things about it but I am having a

> hard

> > time finding things in the archive. If you could please e-mail me

> > info, experiences (good or bad..worked or didn't), info on side

> > effects, etc. I would greatly appreciate it. I have tried to look

> up

> > info on the web but most things have to do with allergies.

> >

> > Thank you!!!

> >

> > Mimi (Isaac's mom)

> >

> > P.S.- Dr H. commented that Isaac's head was " more proportionate

> than

> > what she is used to with RSS patients " his head is in the 25 to

50%

> > while everything else is well below 3%...do any of you have kids

> that

> > are similar??

[Guest guest]

Mimi,

Datreon has been taking Periactin since he was 9 months old and it has been

wonderful! He didn't have any trouble starting it and didn't have to ease into

the dosage. We kind of experimented at one point because a nutritionist

didn't think that it worked. After taking him off of it for 2 weeks, he lost

8oz.

But after going back on it, he gained it right back. So, I definitely think

it is awesome.

Also Datreon's head is pretty proportional to his body, I'm not sure on the

percentage, but he is also big for an RSS child, and his weight for height has

stayed between 15-25%.

Good Luck on the periactin!

le mom to Datreon, RSS, 17months, 16lb 2oz, 27in, Periactin,