SarahBear
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Since Violet's epilepsy developed, she's been on anti-epileptic medications. The first one was a liquid which is a pain to give because after the liquid gets low, you have to pour it into something else in order to be able to suck it up into the syringe and then the print on the syringe wears off... and it's just annoying. The second medication was a capsule with sprinkles that you empty out into a soft food. We used applesauce. It's annoying to pull the pills apart and empty them and then if you travel, you have to make sure to bring applesauce... it's just annoying... Anyway, we're in the process of weening the liquid med - yay! and she has recently learned to swallow the capsules! Wahoo! Now when she has to take meds, I can ask for actual pills to be prescribed. Why didn't I teach her to swallow pills sooner? We have about a month of capsules left and I'm going to ask for the next re-fill to be tablets. Then when we ween the liquid med and switch to tablets, everything will be so much easier. Instead of having to prep her meds to be taken, I can just grab the pill and some water and be done with it. How is medicine taking for your kid?