Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Terri, That's great!! Are you a member of MAGIC?? If so, document H-27 from the library was written by Dr. Harbison about Periactin and it would be a terrific place to start. As a member you can call and request it and Pam will send it to you free of charge. 800-3MAGIC3 Initially, if fully dosed too quickly many kids get irritable and sleepy. But, if dosed slowly most kids do great!! Congrats on such great news!! Dayna _____ From: RSS-Support [mailto:RSS-Support ] On Behalf Of grace12803 Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:56 PM To: RSS-Support Subject: Periactin- Help! Hi, Everyone, Grace went to her Endo. appointment yesterday. She has grown another 3/4 in. and 3/4 lbs in the last 3 months! For a 1st year total growth with GHT of 5 in. and 4 1/2 lbs! They increased her GHT dosage to .8 and also gave us a prescription for Periactin. I took all the Magic articles and they said sure try it. So any dosage advice? They recommended trying 1 mg. twice a day to start, but said I could play with the amount. Can this be mixed in food? They also said to try for atleast a week to see the results. Please share your experiences or advice about this drug. Also getting new nutritionist, hopefully better than the previous one. Thanks, Terri, mom of twins 37 mths: Alivia(non RSS) and Grace(RSS, GHT, g-tube, 32 in., 21 1/2 lbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Hi Grace, Congratulations on the growth. Did you get periactin as a liquid or a tablett? I hope a liquid. I'd start with 1/4 mg twuce a day for a week, then the next week, 1/2 mg for a week, then 3/4 and finally 1mg. I know this is very slow. It is what worked for my son. We tried faster and it made him very irratible and sleepy. Good luck. I hope this helps. Ken M Yes, start out slowly > > Hi, Everyone, > Grace went to her Endo. appointment yesterday. She has grown another > 3/4 in. and 3/4 lbs in the last 3 months! For a 1st year total growth > with GHT of 5 in. and 4 1/2 lbs! They increased her GHT dosage to .8 > and also gave us a prescription for Periactin. I took all the Magic > articles and they said sure try it. So any dosage advice? They > recommended trying 1 mg. twice a day to start, but said I could play > with the amount. Can this be mixed in food? They also said to try for > atleast a week to see the results. Please share your experiences or > advice about this drug. Also getting new nutritionist, hopefully > better than the previous one. > Thanks, Terri, mom of twins 37 mths: Alivia(non RSS) and Grace(RSS, > GHT, g-tube, 32 in., 21 1/2 lbs) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Terry, Ken has a good suggestion on the dosage, just remember to give the dose approximately 30 minutes before meal time. Some kids get hungry before 30 minutes and some take up to an hour. You should be able to watch her and tell when she starts searching through the pantry for food. Pattie > > > > Hi, Everyone, > > Grace went to her Endo. appointment yesterday. She has grown another > > 3/4 in. and 3/4 lbs in the last 3 months! For a 1st year total growth > > with GHT of 5 in. and 4 1/2 lbs! They increased her GHT dosage to .8 > > and also gave us a prescription for Periactin. I took all the Magic > > articles and they said sure try it. So any dosage advice? They > > recommended trying 1 mg. twice a day to start, but said I could play > > with the amount. Can this be mixed in food? They also said to try > for > > atleast a week to see the results. Please share your experiences or > > advice about this drug. Also getting new nutritionist, hopefully > > better than the previous one. > > Thanks, Terri, mom of twins 37 mths: Alivia(non RSS) and Grace(RSS, > > GHT, g-tube, 32 in., 21 1/2 lbs) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Dayna, Thanks for the info. Yes I'm a member, I just joined. Terri > > Terri, > > > > That's great!! Are you a member of MAGIC?? If so, document H-27 from the > library was written by Dr. Harbison about Periactin and it would be a > terrific place to start. As a member you can call and request it and Pam > will send it to you free of charge. 800-3MAGIC3 Initially, if fully dosed > too quickly many kids get irritable and sleepy. But, if dosed slowly most > kids do great!! > > > > Congrats on such great news!! > > > > Dayna > > > > _____ > > From: RSS-Support [mailto:RSS- Support ] On > Behalf Of grace12803 > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:56 PM > To: RSS-Support > Subject: Periactin- Help! > > > > Hi, Everyone, > Grace went to her Endo. appointment yesterday. She has grown another > 3/4 in. and 3/4 lbs in the last 3 months! For a 1st year total growth > with GHT of 5 in. and 4 1/2 lbs! They increased her GHT dosage to .8 > and also gave us a prescription for Periactin. I took all the Magic > articles and they said sure try it. So any dosage advice? They > recommended trying 1 mg. twice a day to start, but said I could play > with the amount. Can this be mixed in food? They also said to try for > atleast a week to see the results. Please share your experiences or > advice about this drug. Also getting new nutritionist, hopefully > better than the previous one. > Thanks, Terri, mom of twins 37 mths: Alivia(non RSS) and Grace(RSS, > GHT, g-tube, 32 in., 21 1/2 lbs) > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Ken, Yes we got liquid. Thanks for the advice, I will try it that way and let you know. How soon did you see a difference in your son's appetite? Thanks, Terri > > > > Hi, Everyone, > > Grace went to her Endo. appointment yesterday. She has grown another > > 3/4 in. and 3/4 lbs in the last 3 months! For a 1st year total growth > > with GHT of 5 in. and 4 1/2 lbs! They increased her GHT dosage to .8 > > and also gave us a prescription for Periactin. I took all the Magic > > articles and they said sure try it. So any dosage advice? They > > recommended trying 1 mg. twice a day to start, but said I could play > > with the amount. Can this be mixed in food? They also said to try > for > > atleast a week to see the results. Please share your experiences or > > advice about this drug. Also getting new nutritionist, hopefully > > better than the previous one. > > Thanks, Terri, mom of twins 37 mths: Alivia(non RSS) and Grace (RSS, > > GHT, g-tube, 32 in., 21 1/2 lbs) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Pattie, Thanks for the advice. -Terri > > > > > > Hi, Everyone, > > > Grace went to her Endo. appointment yesterday. She has grown another > > > 3/4 in. and 3/4 lbs in the last 3 months! For a 1st year total growth > > > with GHT of 5 in. and 4 1/2 lbs! They increased her GHT dosage to .8 > > > and also gave us a prescription for Periactin. I took all the Magic > > > articles and they said sure try it. So any dosage advice? They > > > recommended trying 1 mg. twice a day to start, but said I could play > > > with the amount. Can this be mixed in food? They also said to try > > for > > > atleast a week to see the results. Please share your experiences or > > > advice about this drug. Also getting new nutritionist, hopefully > > > better than the previous one. > > > Thanks, Terri, mom of twins 37 mths: Alivia(non RSS) and Grace (RSS, > > > GHT, g-tube, 32 in., 21 1/2 lbs) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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