Re: Periactin and Steroids

[Guest guest]

H,

Is Ian feeling better? Is he eating more? Jonah's Periactin is given in

cc, so I don't know about teaspoon dosages.

, Jonah's mom

Periactin and Steroids

> Ian was just prescribed Periactin for appetite stimulant. We will

> start tomorrow - 1/2 teaspoon - 3 x day. He's currently 20lbs 12 oz.

> (He's been bouncing between 20-21 lbs since June) Does this dosing

> sound correct? Just curious. I trust the doc - but, always like a

> little info from some friends <grin>.

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> I also have a friend back in Chicago who's husband is fighting

> cancer. I'm very worried about him. But, he wanted me to check about

> steroids for Ian. (He's a surgeon). He currently takes Decadron for

> his appetite stimulant and wondered if Ian would benefit from

> something like that as well. Has anyone heard of steroids for our

> kids?

>

> Thanks for any input you can provide.

>

> - H

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[Guest guest]

Hi H,

Please consider starting out slowly with periactin. It is an

anithistamine and it can leave one feeling tired cranky and

irratable.

When we started with the doctor gave us the following

dosing schedule.

Week 1 -- 1/4 of the prescribbed dosage.

Week 2 -- 1/2 of the prescribed dosage.

Week 3 -- 3/4

Finally week 4 -- full dosage.

Also, please keep this in mind. At first, you may see a big spike

in appetite. Then this will begin to fade. It will seem that it is not

working, but it is. What periactin does is raise the average level

of appetite over a long period of time. Your son may only eat an

extra 50 or 100 calories a day, but spread over a year this will

make big difference in his weight. Of course somedays, he will

still have that typical RSS response aqqnd not be hungry at all.

Remember, this is for the long term. Rapid short term weight

gains are not very healthy.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

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> Ian was just prescribed Periactin for appetite stimulant. We

will

> start tomorrow - 1/2 teaspoon - 3 x day. He's currently 20lbs 12

oz.

> (He's been bouncing between 20-21 lbs since June) Does

this dosing

> sound correct? Just curious. I trust the doc - but, always like a

> little info from some friends <grin>.

>

> I also have a friend back in Chicago who's husband is fighting

> cancer. I'm very worried about him. But, he wanted me to

check about

> steroids for Ian. (He's a surgeon). He currently takes

Decadron for

> his appetite stimulant and wondered if Ian would benefit from

> something like that as well. Has anyone heard of steroids for

our

> kids?

>

> Thanks for any input you can provide.

>

> - H

>

[Guest guest]

Emerence was on steriods last year for about a week or so to help

with her breathing issues and I did seem to notice an increase in

eating...

Thoughts for your friend...

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> Ian was just prescribed Periactin for appetite stimulant. We will

> start tomorrow - 1/2 teaspoon - 3 x day. He's currently 20lbs 12

oz.

> (He's been bouncing between 20-21 lbs since June) Does this

dosing

> sound correct? Just curious. I trust the doc - but, always like

a

> little info from some friends <grin>.

>

> I also have a friend back in Chicago who's husband is fighting

> cancer. I'm very worried about him. But, he wanted me to check

about

> steroids for Ian. (He's a surgeon). He currently takes Decadron

for

> his appetite stimulant and wondered if Ian would benefit from

> something like that as well. Has anyone heard of steroids for our

> kids?

>

> Thanks for any input you can provide.

>

> - H

>

[Guest guest]

- thank you so much for asking about Ian! I really

appreciate it. He's on and off with eating. He'll go through

spurts where I wonder where it all goes. Then, like now, he eats

sometimes 1/2 cup of food all day long. It drives me crazy! LOL

But, I've become so used to it - I go into a mode and try to just

get as many calories in him as I can. He has a little bit of a

cold - but, he's fine. Thanks again for asking.

- H

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> H,

> Is Ian feeling better? Is he eating more? Jonah's Periactin is

given in

> cc, so I don't know about teaspoon dosages.

> , Jonah's mom

> Periactin and Steroids

>

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> > Ian was just prescribed Periactin for appetite stimulant. We

will

> > start tomorrow - 1/2 teaspoon - 3 x day. He's currently 20lbs

12 oz.

> > (He's been bouncing between 20-21 lbs since June) Does this

dosing

> > sound correct? Just curious. I trust the doc - but, always

like a

> > little info from some friends <grin>.

> >

> > I also have a friend back in Chicago who's husband is fighting

> > cancer. I'm very worried about him. But, he wanted me to check

about

> > steroids for Ian. (He's a surgeon). He currently takes

Decadron for

> > his appetite stimulant and wondered if Ian would benefit from

> > something like that as well. Has anyone heard of steroids for

our

> > kids?

> >

> > Thanks for any input you can provide.

> >

> > - H

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ken. This helps me tremendously. Thank you so much for posting -

I very much appreciate the input. I'm not concerned with Ian's

weight in the sense that he doesn't look healthy - because I think

he looks great. It's the fact that he doesn't have any " fat stores "

and I'm worried that another sickness will make him lose more weight

and cause more hypglycemia issues. I also don't like the fact that

he hasn't really gained since June. So, I figured we should

probably start something now - especially through the winter

months. I've really hesitated about Periactin - but, I really like

the idea of starting VERY slow.

Thanks again for the support and info - it's very helpful.

- H

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> > Ian was just prescribed Periactin for appetite stimulant. We

> will

> > start tomorrow - 1/2 teaspoon - 3 x day. He's currently 20lbs

12

> oz.

> > (He's been bouncing between 20-21 lbs since June) Does

> this dosing

> > sound correct? Just curious. I trust the doc - but, always

like a

> > little info from some friends <grin>.

> >

> > I also have a friend back in Chicago who's husband is fighting

> > cancer. I'm very worried about him. But, he wanted me to

> check about

> > steroids for Ian. (He's a surgeon). He currently takes

> Decadron for

> > his appetite stimulant and wondered if Ian would benefit from

> > something like that as well. Has anyone heard of steroids for

> our

> > kids?

> >

> > Thanks for any input you can provide.

> >

> > - H

> >

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