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Concerta 54 "It makes me so jittery, but I can concentrate better"
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 390877" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Wiz has taken ritalin, adderal, concerta, long acting adderal, and strattera. Concerta worked better than ritalin, largely because it worked longer. Oddly, we used a small dose of adderal in the afternoons for a few years because it helped with homework. He did very well on them for a long time, and had several dosage increases. He only felt jittery if he added caffeine to them in any significant amount. A sip or so from my coke wasn't a problem, but even a small coke of his own was. He has taken strattera for over 6 years, with only 1 dosage increase that was in the first year of taking it. It works amazingly well for him with NO side effects, at least not any that he ever mentioned. He had PLENTY of opportunities to mention side effects. My mother has said she would like to take it but because the way her digestive tract has been altered combines with her liver problems, it isn't processed safely by her system. My bro has a psychiatrist he has traded yard work, tree trimming and fire wood with in exchange for treatment and free samples of strattera and it is amazing how it helps him. He will not take stims because other issues. Strattera does stay in the system, but it also might help her. It might not, and there IS a risk of side effects, but Janet has a good point about the wheelchair.</p><p> </p><p>She really NEEDS the help NOW. A short trial of strattera would tell you, and her, if it would help more than it would cause problems. It would clear out of her body in a short time, and if it would help her this might be worth trying. Yes, it can cause problems, but so can every other thing. Even AIR can be a problem, the trick to life is figuring out what is worth trying. Maybe strattera is something that would be worth trying for her? It is at least worth discussing with the doctor and Nichole, in my opinion.</p><p> </p><p>I hope that the school gives her the help she needs, but if medications can also help it might open up an entire wonderful new world of opportunities for her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 390877, member: 1233"] Wiz has taken ritalin, adderal, concerta, long acting adderal, and strattera. Concerta worked better than ritalin, largely because it worked longer. Oddly, we used a small dose of adderal in the afternoons for a few years because it helped with homework. He did very well on them for a long time, and had several dosage increases. He only felt jittery if he added caffeine to them in any significant amount. A sip or so from my coke wasn't a problem, but even a small coke of his own was. He has taken strattera for over 6 years, with only 1 dosage increase that was in the first year of taking it. It works amazingly well for him with NO side effects, at least not any that he ever mentioned. He had PLENTY of opportunities to mention side effects. My mother has said she would like to take it but because the way her digestive tract has been altered combines with her liver problems, it isn't processed safely by her system. My bro has a psychiatrist he has traded yard work, tree trimming and fire wood with in exchange for treatment and free samples of strattera and it is amazing how it helps him. He will not take stims because other issues. Strattera does stay in the system, but it also might help her. It might not, and there IS a risk of side effects, but Janet has a good point about the wheelchair. She really NEEDS the help NOW. A short trial of strattera would tell you, and her, if it would help more than it would cause problems. It would clear out of her body in a short time, and if it would help her this might be worth trying. Yes, it can cause problems, but so can every other thing. Even AIR can be a problem, the trick to life is figuring out what is worth trying. Maybe strattera is something that would be worth trying for her? It is at least worth discussing with the doctor and Nichole, in my opinion. I hope that the school gives her the help she needs, but if medications can also help it might open up an entire wonderful new world of opportunities for her. [/QUOTE]
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