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Hello,
My son is on the same medication Circadin x3 2mg tablets. He was first prescribed them 1.5 years ago. I was honest with my son about him being prescribed a medication as sleep had been a major issue since he was 5 (now 11years) the lack of his sleep affected the full house as I would need to be awake to make sure he was safe this did get a bit easier as he got a older as he would stay in his room during the night but every morning my son was physically exhausted sore heads and angry.
I will say I had great difficulty getting him to take the medication for the first 8 months. I tried the same as you hiding it in food and when he realised he was so angry with me, he would check his food and and to be honest I felt like I was doing something wrong by sneaking it in food. I then tried an money incentive by paying my son £1 per night that he took his medication. Not the best method but I was desperate. Soon that method stopped working and for a few months he took no medication. Eventually I bought a 7 day pill box with the days of the week on it and he now fills his medication up (with supervision) on a Sunday evening and I say each night how many tablets will you manage tonight. He decides what he takes. Some nights he only manages 1 but most nights it’s 3, now that there’s absolutely no pressure on him. Don’t get me wrong, some nights mainly weekends or school holidays that’s when we have nights when he takes no medication as he doesn’t want to go to sleep early and would rather stay up a bit later.
It’s been a long process but I do feel we have made progress. Do what works for you and your daughter, but I think there will only be so long you can hide the medication in her food/drink before she realises depending on her age I would maybe talk and see if she feels her lack of sleep affects her and talk about medicines that can help relax and see what her response is.
Hello,
My son is on the same medication Circadin x3 2mg tablets. He was first prescribed them 1.5 years ago. I was honest with my son about him being prescribed a medication as sleep had been a major issue since he was 5 (now 11years) the lack of his sleep affected the full house as I would need to be awake to make sure he was safe this did get a bit easier as he got a older as he would stay in his room during the night but every morning my son was physically exhausted sore heads and angry.
I will say I had great difficulty getting him to take the medication for the first 8 months. I tried the same as you hiding it in food and when he realised he was so angry with me, he would check his food and and to be honest I felt like I was doing something wrong by sneaking it in food. I then tried an money incentive by paying my son £1 per night that he took his medication. Not the best method but I was desperate. Soon that method stopped working and for a few months he took no medication. Eventually I bought a 7 day pill box with the days of the week on it and he now fills his medication up (with supervision) on a Sunday evening and I say each night how many tablets will you manage tonight. He decides what he takes. Some nights he only manages 1 but most nights it’s 3, now that there’s absolutely no pressure on him. Don’t get me wrong, some nights mainly weekends or school holidays that’s when we have nights when he takes no medication as he doesn’t want to go to sleep early and would rather stay up a bit later.
It’s been a long process but I do feel we have made progress. Do what works for you and your daughter, but I think there will only be so long you can hide the medication in her food/drink before she realises depending on her age I would maybe talk and see if she feels her lack of sleep affects her and talk about medicines that can help relax and see what her response is.
