Crushing Intuniv (Page 2) (Top voted first)

My son has autism and Intuniv is working good with the behavior.I really like what i'm seeing but I have to crushed it to give it to him and hide it in peanut butter, I read in the safety information that you should not crushed Intuniv, Of course I want to stop doing it, but now I don't know what to do to give it to him. There no way for him to swallow the pill. Please, any suggestion? It come liquid?

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Our Dr recommend giving it an hour or 2 before bed so the sleepiness happens when he actually needs to sleep. It works! He sleeps all night and is good to go in the morning

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My grandson is on intuniv...he is 3... His mother's doctor prescribed these meds for supposedly add or adhd... She has to crush it, cause he won't swallow them... Is this safe? He is on 4mg.

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Re: Heather (# 22)

The genetic testing is not a guarantee. It just gives some direction. You may want to try other things. We've been trying different things for 2 yrs now. Good results are short lived. I have been crushing the Intuniv and had good results right away. Now my son with Autism is a nightmare. That is why I am here. Attempting to see if anyone else had these results. My son refuses pills also. Good luck!

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Why are people disliking this?!?! I take intuniv as an adult and I though I got very sick when I crushed and swallowed them on accident... It's not just about the bad taste you are literally killing your children doing this!!! If I was effected as an adult think about what you are doing to your kids!! They are effected much more! Trust me! Please! I get it you are trying to get them to relax but there are ways to get them to take it as in swallowing it. I've taken pills ever since I was 7 years old ADHD as all get out. What do you all dislike the truth?! You are killing your kids that's the truth. You could let them take their pill with something tasty like chocolate milk reward them or something.... but trust me on this you could destroy their esophagus or worse if you crush it. Please stop. I've been in the hospital for this.

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Wrap it up in a little spuare of fruit-roll -up.

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