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Mumsnet Discussions: Children's health : Medised (18 messages)
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Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By coochybottom on Wed 19-Nov-08 16:36:53
Would you give your DCs Medised to calm them down if they were being hyper?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By sfxmum on Wed 19-Nov-08 16:52:18
are you serious?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By marlasinger on Wed 19-Nov-08 16:52:59
WTF? No.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By needmorecoffee on Wed 19-Nov-08 16:57:41
no. Its like how they used to give babies gin.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By wastingmyeducation on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:00:32
mmm... gin. But, no, no I wouldn't.

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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By stuffitllama on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:03:18
No, never. But many people seem to give Medised to help their children sleep. I would hope they wouldn't come on to flame you.

More info needed really on what you mean by hyper. Perhaps they just need a long walk or a runaround in the garden.

If you mean more than that, hyper in a different and uncontrollable way, then Medised is definitely not the answer and you would need to be trying other approaches, I would say.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By coochybottom on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:08:43
Was told today by another mum at the school that it works for her kids! shock
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By blinks on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:09:11
i'd just go straight for the smack
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By sfxmum on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:10:10
it is worrying that it is seen as a solution to 'behavioural' problems
although we all know how hard things can get but surely drugging children to keep them subdued is never the answer
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By stuffitllama on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:13:02
oh it's not you coochy
in that case I will put on my judgey hat

strongly disapprove
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By coochybottom on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:13:46
My kids seem to get more hyper the more tired they are and get the past the point of no return.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Divvy on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:15:48
You could try, but that stuff tastes disgusting, and its difficult to give if they are on the ceiling!

If tired give them more sleep?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Divvy on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:18:05
My 20 month old when tired gets naughty, thats my queue to get her to bed!

You would think they would sit still if tired, but alas not
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By pagwatch on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:19:03
you might want to tell her that as medised contains additives it is actually likely , long term, to make any real hyperactivity worse.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Flier on Wed 19-Nov-08 17:19:24
er no hmm

how old are your kids coochy?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By coochybottom on Wed 19-Nov-08 18:10:07
6 year old id twin boys. A real handful at times!!!
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Flier on Wed 19-Nov-08 18:14:55
medised may initially make them sleepy, but if you give it regularly it will make them over-drowsy. It also tastes absolutely disgusting. Bach rescue remedy can have a calming effect, and is safe for children.

Have you looked into their diet etc?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By coochybottom on Wed 19-Nov-08 18:17:02
Think its a twin thing. Their diet is pretty good.


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