My daughter has sensory processing disorder with her autism and won't even drink soda because it's "spicy". This was fine until she needed to take an antibiotic for an ear infection. We tried mixing it with cherry juice, kool-ade, chocolate syrup and gatorade, but she can still taste it and won't drink it. The syringe in the cheek trick does not work because she won't swallow it. Any other ideas to help adminster meds?
the best doses I got in were with a tiny dropper while he was half asleep. if it can go in food try yogurt, ice cream, small amounts so you know if Ned's got in.
I'm assuming the antibiotic is in the liquid form. My suggestion is to deliver the antibiotic mixed in something that she likes a little bit at a time over the course of the day.
As a medical laboratory scientist, I cannot overemphasize the absolute necessity to give her the entire series of antibiotics. Don't just stop once her symptoms go away, even if she's feeling better, color returns to normal, and her fever goes away. If you only give her a portion of the antibiotic, then the bacteria causing the infection may develop a resistance to the antibiotic and develop into a superbug.
Ask your pharmacist if it's necessary to deliver the entire dose at once. I'm pretty sure that if the dosage calls for 10mg per day, you can dilute 2mg into a glass of her favorite drink 5 times during the day. She'll think it's awesome because she gets to drink her favorite drink 5 times a day!
My daughter will not take any meds that we try to give her. We can put the meds into a dosage cup, and hand her the cup. She has to be the one who decides when she will drink the cup. We normally reward her with her favorite drink as a "chaser," along with a reward for doing a good job.
Hope it helps!
I always get my son's medications in pill or capsule form. I used to try to give him medications in liquid form but I was never able to trick him by hiding it in other foods (he knows if something is even the slightest bit off) and, if I tried to force him to swallow the liquid meds, he would projectile vomit everywhere. It was a nightmare!
You can buy empty capsules and fill the meds into the capsules. My friend had to do this for her son. It takes a lot of capsules to get the full dose but it worked for her. As for us we always ask for meds to be in the capsule form for my son. The Dr.s objected at first saying my son was too young to swallow pills but after repeatedly telling them the horror stories of med time and even demonstrating the process in their office they started listening.
My husband blows in my sons noseb to induce swallowing when he won't swallow his meds but he is usually bfairly good at taking meds that make him feel better