DH gave Melatonin to the WRONG child

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For background, we have had a very stressful couple of days. Due to COVID-19, we have had to shut our business and we are not entitled to any government help (we are in Australia). We have also been given notice on our apartment but have nowhere to go as we do not have a deposit for a new apartment due to our business shutting down.

We have 2 DC: an older teen DS with ADHD and a younger DD without ADHD. DS is on 3 x the normal dosage of Melatonin to ensure that he sleeps. This is on prescription.

For some inexplicable reason, DH went to give DS his Melatonin but gave it to DD instead. We are now terrified about what will happen. There is no medical helpline here, so we don't know what to do.

We have done some Googling and we can't find anything that says it's dangerous for DD, but we are still freaking out. Does anybody have any knowledge of this? He gave her 3 ml.

Just to add, this is most unlike DH. He is always calm and controlled and never makes mistakes like this. He is really upset and keeps asking himself over and over again how he could make such a mistake. I know it's just the stress we are under so I'm not cross with him. I just want to ensure that DD is going to be OK.

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.

My 5 yr old is on 10 mg - it reacts with different people In different ways as my 16 yr old is on 3 mg they’ll be fine just sleepy

Apologies, used the wrong terminology saying it was a controlled drug. I still stand by saying that you can't buy it over the counter and need a prescription.

If you're buying it elsewhere it won't be from a UK pharmacy as previous posters have stated.

Hope your DD is ok this morning Op.

When I was told by my gp to take it they gave me a website to order from that doesn't need a prescription?

Glad everything is OK, OP.

Surely at 7 DD would know whether or not she needs medicine? I just don’t get how this would happen and how DD wouldn’t question it?

Happy to report that DD is fine today. I had a good chat with her about what happened to reinforce that she is NOT to take medicine just because someone has offered it to her.

Thanks for all your reassurance and good advice.

"I had a good chat with her about what happened to reinforce that she is NOT to take medicine just because someone has offered it to her."

She must feel very confused.

So your DH have the wrong child medication and you have told your young child not to take medication of someone if they offer it? What? The conversation you should be having is with your DH, your DC did nothing wrong

sunflowersandtulips50 Exactly. It wasn't just "someone" it was her own parent. She trusted her father, but her mother tells her, in essence, that she shouldn't have. That's why I commented that she must feel very confused. If she can't trust her parents, both of them, who can she trust?

I had a good chat with her about what happened to reinforce that she is NOT to take medicine just because someone has offered it to her.

Well that's going to be fun next time you have to give her medicine she doesn't like. 'Here DD take this medicine'. 'I don't want to and you said I shouldn't'. 'No, I meant you shouldn't take it if someone strange offered it to you'. 'What, strange like daddy?'

Yes, another one thinking that was an insane conversation to have with your child