How old do kids have to be before they can start taking meds in pill form?
It depends on the kid. Some kids can swallow pills when they're fairly little. I have a majorly over-active gag reflex and couldn't swallow pills until I was a teenager.
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Hil R. - Aug 12, 2012 6:56:49 am PDT #18615 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
le nubian - Aug 12, 2012 7:09:45 am PDT #18616 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I remember swallowing my first pill around age 8 and that was a struggle.
What causes abscesses in gums?
hugs and ma JZ. Yikes.
Steph L. - Aug 12, 2012 7:12:59 am PDT #18617 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What causes abscesses in gums?
Bacteria get in and set up shop.
Hil R. - Aug 12, 2012 7:27:47 am PDT #18618 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Is there a polite way to compose an "Is there a baby yet?" email to someone who was due a week ago and hasn't been online since then (at least, not that I've seen). I don't want to be pushy, and I don't want to be all "Baby! Baby!" if, G-d forbid, something went wrong. But I have a present to give her and I want to say congratulations and stuff. Usually people in the math department will announce babies in the weekly newsletter, but she's pretty private about a lot of stuff, so I don't think she will.
DavidS - Aug 12, 2012 7:33:43 am PDT #18619 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
How old do kids have to be before they can start taking meds in pill form?
The pill form for this medicine is really big. Too big to swallow.
I fear Matilda will be ragey and grudgeful about her shot.
But it's gotta be.
Ginger - Aug 12, 2012 7:36:16 am PDT #18620 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Poor Matilda. Poor JZ. When I was a kid, children's penicillin came in a horrifying "cherry"-flavored liquid that had to be kept in the refrigerator. To this day, I can't face fake cherry flavoring. My first complete sentence to a doctor was "Can I have pills?"
Steph L. - Aug 12, 2012 7:37:19 am PDT #18621 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The pill form for this medicine is really big. Too big to swallow.
I always wonder how much is active drug and how much is the binders/fillers to make it pill-sized. She's a wee person; I can't believe that just the active drug would make such a huge pill. (Not that I disbelieve you; that's more a grumble about drug manufacturing processes.)
ION, Tim is reading the Wikipedia article about birthers. I'm a little afraid to ask why.
DavidS - Aug 12, 2012 7:46:34 am PDT #18622 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was just reading the internet article about search engines because Google is changing its algorithm to bury pirated copy deep in its searches.
Which is something I'd noticed them doing months before but apparently it's ever so much more so now.
sj - Aug 12, 2012 8:01:41 am PDT #18623 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I don't remember what age it was, but I remember being so happy when I could start swallowing pills. I hated liquid medication in all of its flavors as a child.
le nubian - Aug 12, 2012 8:03:54 am PDT #18624 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I know mint can be nasty, but why do they fuck with fruit and just do a mint flavor? It seems like that would be the lesser of evils.