My daughter (8 years old) was just prescribed Marinol along with periactin. My husband and I are concerned that the Marinol will cause mood changes, motivation changes or open the door to addiction. Does anyone have any experience with children and this medication. Should we be concerned?
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Marinol for my 8 year old
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My daughter (8 years old) was just prescribed Marinol along with periactin. My husband and I are concerned that the Marinol will cause mood changes, motivation changes or open the door to addiction. Does anyone have any experience with children and this medication. Should we be concerned?
My daughter (8 years old) was just prescribed Marinol along with periactin. My husband and I are concerned that the Marinol will cause mood changes, motivation changes or open the door to addiction. Does anyone have any experience with children and this medication. Should we be concerned?
My daughter (8 years old) was just prescribed Marinol along with periactin. My husband and I are concerned that the Marinol will cause mood changes, motivation changes or open the door to addiction. Does anyone have any experience with children and this medication. Should we be concerned?
My daughter (8 years old) was just prescribed Marinol along with periactin. My husband and I are concerned that the Marinol will cause mood changes, motivation changes or open the door to addiction. Does anyone have any experience with children and this medication. Should we be concerned?
jdprecious
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how's the new rx working out? so far as i heard, it is suppose to increase appetite alone.
jdprecious
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how's the new rx working out? so far as i heard, it is suppose to increase appetite alone.
jdprecious
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how's the new rx working out? so far as i heard, it is suppose to increase appetite alone.
jdprecious
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how's the new rx working out? so far as i heard, it is suppose to increase appetite alone.
jdprecious
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how's the new rx working out? so far as i heard, it is suppose to increase appetite alone.
CFfor47yrs
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Hi Randkat,
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
CFfor47yrs
New member
Hi Randkat,
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
CFfor47yrs
New member
Hi Randkat,
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
CFfor47yrs
New member
Hi Randkat,
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
Mina
CFfor47yrs
New member
Hi Randkat,
<br />I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
<br />I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
<br />AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
<br />Mina
<br />I know both meds. Marinol I did not like because it would cause the symptoms we wanted while I would be asleep 'out of it' because of it. Of course I am not a child. ANd Periactin I am well aware of it, because they tried to shove it like aspiring down in me at the hospital for so long. I cannot cope with it because it causes severe dehyration and drowsiness. It's an antihistamine, it does dope you up per say for many hours, and I find that I cannot function like that. HOwever it does help bring some appetite back, and so do other natural remedies. (spices like cloves, nutgmeg, cinammon and cardamom do bring appetite back). I became 'hungry for food' again when I tried a Scandinavian drink called "glogg' its a winter European drink made of the spices I mention and its heated up so one warms up and it did the trick for me during winter. I got so hungry I baked and cooked till I dropped. I managed to gain 12 lbs in 3 months after going down to 88lbs earlier. If you want my honest opinion, I'd not give my child marinol. And I would try first the natural rememdies before getting into antihistamines because they do mess up one's schedule badly. Now a child is different , and if they can sleep all day and wake up to eat and fall back asleep that may add weight , sure. but Periactin like many other medications (antihistamines) have its downfall too.
<br />I have posted another post under Milly's post. I talk how i found a magical response to stay hydrated and slippery mucus coming out easier, when I drink SOLE (a brine made of hymalayan cristal salt) and Coconut Water super high in potassium content. I will be back tomorrow to write more. I am writing a book bout my 47yrs with CF and mostly hollistic approach has kept me going, and yes FOODS DO HELP C.F. organic foods and certain types. I found the diet regime that helps c.f. avoid all the abdominal pains without the many pills usually prescribed. The ony thing I have not found is a cure for the killingh of bacteria. That does have to be thru i.v. antibiotics.
<br />AGAIN I BEILEVE YR CHILDREN CAN AND WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FROM MARINOL (I cannot believe it was prescribed to an 8yr old). And periactin well if I don't take it I have good reasons. I have 3 jars full of them that I never took. It makes me feel groggy and sleepy and erratic all day long. I find it hard to belive that children should take these meds.
<br />Mina
We've tried both with no luck. Marinol did have symptoms, especially at first. Josh was pretty loopy. He really didn't like the feeling in fact he said "people actually <b>pay</b> for this?" <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
We've tried both with no luck. Marinol did have symptoms, especially at first. Josh was pretty loopy. He really didn't like the feeling in fact he said "people actually <b>pay</b> for this?" <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
We've tried both with no luck. Marinol did have symptoms, especially at first. Josh was pretty loopy. He really didn't like the feeling in fact he said "people actually <b>pay</b> for this?" <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
We've tried both with no luck. Marinol did have symptoms, especially at first. Josh was pretty loopy. He really didn't like the feeling in fact he said "people actually <b>pay</b> for this?" <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
Mina- interesting info.
We've tried both with no luck. Marinol did have symptoms, especially at first. Josh was pretty loopy. He really didn't like the feeling in fact he said "people actually <b>pay</b> for this?" <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif" border="0">
<br />
<br />The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
<br />
<br />Mina- interesting info.
<br />
<br />The periactin did make them sleepy so we tried it at night but it didn't really help with the appetite.
<br />
<br />Mina- interesting info.