So what if my son want take his med. again?

[Ginger]

I posted on the To Medicate or Not thread about my son's trail of Vyvanse.
I gave him his first dose last Monday, and it was just way too much. It helped him focus, but he couldn't stop talking and by the end of the day his was vomitting. Plus he had an all over 'wierd' feeling all day.

I didn't give it to him again until this Monday. I cut the dose down to about 1/3. He didn't want to take it, but I talked him in to just trying it to see how it worked and that is shouldn't make him sick being such a small dose. He did take it, and it seemed to work well.

Yesterday moring I tried to give it to him and he refused to take it. There was nothing I could do to convince him to take it. His concentration was a little better than normal yesterday (wonder if there is any chance it could have helped him that long). I'm going to try again today. But if he won't take it, is there anything I can do? It is his body (but it is 'my' sanity!).
I think he said once on Monday that his stomache hurt, but he seemed to feel fine all day, and eat fine. I think after he took it he got a bad taste in his mouth. Any suggestions on convincing him??

Thanks ;-)

[LisaTheresa]

I think if he feels that strongly about not taking it, I would not give him that medication again. He may have seemed okay, but obviously it bothered him in some way that he may not be able to explain if he is so opposed to taking it.

I would try some other medications. My nephew and my niece both have raging ADD and ADHD and have been helped tremendously by medication. They each had to try a number of different ones though before they found one that worked for them and did not give them horrible side effects. So just because the Vyvanse may not be a good fit for your son, doesn't mean that something else won't work wonderfully for him.

Lisa

[Cadam]

He's about 8 yo? My 7 yo doesn't always like to take her medications either but it just isn't an option. Life w/o meds is no life at all, for any of us. She has to take them, it's part of life like brushing teeth and stories at bedtime.

A teen I would reason with. An 8 yo is under my care and it is my job to ensure the mental and physical health of that child and the family as a whole. If I couldn't sneak it into some applesauce he would just have to take it or life would stop until he did. If dd is on one of her kicks she won't get cartoons or playtime or school or even her next meal until the pills are taken. No, she has never missed a meal because of the pills btw.