Re: H-be careful with that Periactin

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Jodi - thank you so much for this replay. My head and heart told me

I should wait until I received a post from someone! Thank you so

much. I haven't given him anything all day today and I will follow

your instructions. I really, really appreciate the insight. He

wouldn't eat breakfast and he refused everything for lunch (chicken

and a bagel with cream cheese) - so, I finally gave in and gave him

the chocolate donuts he was begging for. I know that THAT is a 2.5

year old behavior - but, they sure have us don't they when they want

us to get them to eat. I'm running low on Nutren - so, I had to

give in this time. I hope the Periactin will atleast make him so

famished - he'll eat WHATEVER I give him. We shall see. I will

start the dosage tonight before dinner. Thanks again.

I'm hoping things at home are getting better for you. Thinking of

you often.

- H

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> Do NOT start Ian on 1/2 tsp 3x/day. You have to introduce it

slowly

> and gradually increase it. Usually the plan is to give it at

night

> first, half an hour to an hour before dinner. That way if he is

> sleepy, he can go right to bed. You do this for two weeks. After

> he has adjusted to the nighttime dose, you do the same with the

> morning one. Then you wait another two weeks before you introduce

> the third dose.

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> Many of us have found that giving Periactin at full dosing from

the

> start causes extreme fatigue and crankiness. Even with the six

week

> plan, you may find Ian to be cranky and very tired at first. I

> remember Max walking around like a drunken soldier. It was funny

to

> watch, but not fair to him at all.

>

> Please try to follow this plan. I know you want him to start

eating

> well from the get go and that may happen, but taking time will pay

> off in the end.

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> Jodi Z

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