Advice please : medication at school.

*Robin*

moomoomama27 wrote: »

I'm so grateful for that suggestion. I've told DD and she said she thinks it's great, she's going to try it in a minute with her 7pm meds!! She's actually quite excited that there's a possibility she can come yo compromise with the school.

Fingers crossed!

At home, DD might like to try mashed banana as an alternative to yoghurt, and maybe has other favourites which will work for her (the most peculiar one my lad on long-term meds came up with, was apple crumble - which he loves - but proved problematic unless it was tepid, because the gelatine capsules of one of the meds tended to melt if the pudding was too hot! ..Also could have burned his throat while swallowing the soft apple mixture without chewing, of course - so that experiment was abandoned, lol)?

moomoomama27

Well the yoghurt was a big hit, and now she's coming up with more suggestions!!

I'll bear that in mind with the apple crumble lol, could get a bit messy, plus I'm a terrible cook!!

Thanks again Robin, saw a smile on her face again tonight, plus we had fun experimenting

tooldle

Would it be possible to start the whole sequence of medication 30mins earlier at the start of the day, meaning the 11am med could then be taken at 10.30?.
Whilst schools and workplaces are expected to make reasonable adjustments, it may well be that the school do not feel the disruption to a lesson to be reasonable to the other pupils involved. With out knowing what subjects your daughter is taking at 11am, it is difficult to assess the impact to learning for both herself and the other pupils.
I can see this from both sides as I have adjustments in place in my own work environment. I have also been in lectures with a classmate who left midway through the lecture to take meds. It was disruptive.
I hope you reach a solution.

Js_Other_Half

I've known a spoonful of jam to work well with meds. She could take the individual little packets of jam in her bag?

Savvy_Sue

*Robin* wrote: »

I'd forgotten about those - showing m' age, lol - can one eat them with a spoon (easiest way to get yoghurt + pill into the mouth together)?

I think you squirt the yoghourt in and suck. But my suggestion would be Actimel drinks or similar. Personally I wouldn't bother with Yakult, I find that's absolutely vile ...

I always take my pills with Actimel rather than water or fruit juice.

*Robin*

moomoomama27 wrote: »

Well the yoghurt was a big hit, and now she's coming up with more suggestions!!

I'll bear that in mind with the apple crumble lol, could get a bit messy, plus I'm a terrible cook!!

Thanks again Robin, saw a smile on her face again tonight, plus we had fun experimenting

Oh, wonderful!

Umm; only mentioned the apple crumble experiment to prompt DD's own imagination as to what might work for her - sounds like it worked.

Next step; practise taking the pills discretely - if DD can manage that, perhaps the school may give permission for her to quietly take her meds in class?

theoretica

moomoomama27 wrote: »

Well the yoghurt was a big hit, and now she's coming up with more suggestions!!

Grandad is given his in a spoonful of applesauce (apples, microwave and maybe a little sugar).

Would your GP prescribe the pills to be taken at 11 am exactly, and might that help?

moomoomama27

theoretica wrote: »

Grandad is given his in a spoonful of applesauce (apples, microwave and maybe a little sugar).

Would your GP prescribe the pills to be taken at 11 am exactly, and might that help?

That's a really good suggestion, we have an appt tomorrow, due to a disaster of day with DD, so it's worth a try.

System

No advice as i wasn't medicated for my BP at school, only once in adulthood, but wanted to wish you luck. I had to get fit notes from my GP in order for work to make reasonable adjustments to my shift times due to the effects the mood stabilizer has so i sympathize. I will say for years (after i'd first OD) i was terrified of tablets and had a bad gag reflex but its gotten better as i've gotten older

pogofish

moomoomama27 wrote: »

They have told me it would be too disruptive to the lesson for her to keep leaving at the same time, as they couldn't say if it would be an appropriate time every day. I said my daughter was happy to time keep and she would be responsible for ensuring she went on time and would be discreet.

If she has suffered for a prolonged period, then this is required as a reasonable adjustment under the EA2010 and the school would be utterly idiotic to refuse - so its not a matter of her being disruptive or not!

As for whoever suggested she claim its a "paracetamol" - If this was a teacher then they should be out the door as they fundamentally do not understand kids. Who are not nearly as stupid as that - and will see through this ruse within the week.

Sorry but I would have found the kind of responses you describe unusual but utterly deplorable 20 years ago - I simply cannot believe that any professional educator is still trotting them out today!

Personally as you have been more than reasonable up to now, I'd suggest you become less kid-gloved in your approach. Get a solicitor experienced in EA issues involved!