any ideas re taking pills

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raspberrytart · 09/08/2011 13:20

hi, was wondering if anyone had any advice regarding my ds and his circadin slow release tablets.he wont swallow them whole so therefore dont work. we dont have access to liquid so thats not an option.i did wonder if hidden in ice cream might help as he wont chew it. sleep deprivation is not good for any of us!. thanks

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zzzzz · 09/08/2011 14:53

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BrigadeOfLannisters · 09/08/2011 14:54

Shite isn't it? My DS hasn't slept through in over four years.

The liquid Melatonin doesn't work and we are pinning hopes on the tablet.

Tasty vitamin tablets?

Vinniesbisqwits · 09/08/2011 18:03

anything sweet he likes or a bribe afterwards is how I do it now take tablet and get a small packet of choc buttons , i still most of time get everything in liquid form whenever poss

cankles · 09/08/2011 18:51

we use petit filous and on the odd occasion ds2, when we have run out of yoghurts (forgotten to buy) will take it with a chopped up apple x

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raspberrytart · 09/08/2011 22:13

he is 6 next month.
chewed them in ice cream tonight.
will try rolled up bread and a prize
He is sleeping now but not looking foreward to the early hours and beyond.
Thanks all

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raspberrytart · 09/08/2011 22:27

he is 6 next month.
chewed them in ice cream tonight.
will try rolled up bread and a prize
He is sleeping now but not looking foreward to the early hours and beyond.
Thanks all

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MissKittyEliza · 10/08/2011 22:10

I crush ds just half a tablet, 1mg. I mix with yoghurt. It's still foul so I follow it up with a Haribo jelly heart.

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