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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 262267" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p><span style="color: red"><strong>Warning.</strong> This is a bit frightening from the point of view of someone who wasn't in my house. Concerns difficult child 2 who had MAJOR behavioral changes on Concerta and not for the better.</span></p><p> </p><p>difficult child 2 was on 18mg of Concerta started without husband's knowledge at 8 years old. At first we couldn't figure out why he went from a loving, active child to a mean, violent, whiny <strong>brat</strong>. He was impossible. Then we found out about the Concerta. We talked to the pediatrician who prescribed it (biomom asked for it specifically) and he said husband had no idea what he was talking about, that it helped difficult child 2 focus and calm down. HE didn't have to live with the medicated monster! After lots of research and questions to several psychiatrists and peds, since he was by then living with us we weaned him off. So biomom yanked him out of school and had the original pediatrician UP THE DOSE to 54mg! difficult child 2 started wetting the bed again, since he was so stimulated that when he came down he crashed and couldn't wake up. Started peeing on the floor in his room, hall, bathroom. Sleepwalking - down stairs, out the door onto the deck (thank the powers that be I wake well). We weaned him off that too and got the extra tabs from the school who was dosing him per biomom. We wouldn't have even known that except difficult child 2 came home one day and said, "the white pills taste funny". WTH?!</p><p> </p><p>in my humble opinion, these drugs have a place. If they are prescribed correctly they will help the child taking them. And they're not meant to treat the problem like an antibiotic, they are meant to help the child focus so that they can learn coping behaviors. Once the behaviors are learned, the medications may or may not be necessary any more.</p><p> </p><p>I would suggest a reevaluation with a lot of documentation about the so-called "changes" in your child on Concerta. Marg is absolutely right you should have seen a dramatic change. It sounds as if this is not the case and perhaps this isn't the best option. There has been so much research and testing and so many options you will probably need to look at a wider base. We are still trying to figure out what is really going on with difficult child 2 and we've been working on it for years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 262267, member: 6705"] [COLOR=red][B]Warning.[/B] This is a bit frightening from the point of view of someone who wasn't in my house. Concerns difficult child 2 who had MAJOR behavioral changes on Concerta and not for the better.[/COLOR] difficult child 2 was on 18mg of Concerta started without husband's knowledge at 8 years old. At first we couldn't figure out why he went from a loving, active child to a mean, violent, whiny [B]brat[/B]. He was impossible. Then we found out about the Concerta. We talked to the pediatrician who prescribed it (biomom asked for it specifically) and he said husband had no idea what he was talking about, that it helped difficult child 2 focus and calm down. HE didn't have to live with the medicated monster! After lots of research and questions to several psychiatrists and peds, since he was by then living with us we weaned him off. So biomom yanked him out of school and had the original pediatrician UP THE DOSE to 54mg! difficult child 2 started wetting the bed again, since he was so stimulated that when he came down he crashed and couldn't wake up. Started peeing on the floor in his room, hall, bathroom. Sleepwalking - down stairs, out the door onto the deck (thank the powers that be I wake well). We weaned him off that too and got the extra tabs from the school who was dosing him per biomom. We wouldn't have even known that except difficult child 2 came home one day and said, "the white pills taste funny". WTH?! in my humble opinion, these drugs have a place. If they are prescribed correctly they will help the child taking them. And they're not meant to treat the problem like an antibiotic, they are meant to help the child focus so that they can learn coping behaviors. Once the behaviors are learned, the medications may or may not be necessary any more. I would suggest a reevaluation with a lot of documentation about the so-called "changes" in your child on Concerta. Marg is absolutely right you should have seen a dramatic change. It sounds as if this is not the case and perhaps this isn't the best option. There has been so much research and testing and so many options you will probably need to look at a wider base. We are still trying to figure out what is really going on with difficult child 2 and we've been working on it for years. [/QUOTE]
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