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Concerta and Increased Aggression?
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 503736" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>yes, I believe relatively speaking that my son who can't function off stimulants (we have tried and even done in patient neuropsychologist evaluations to try to quantify it and no way he can be off) on Concerta he is more aggressive than on Ritalin (which should not matter since they are both Ritalin, but for some reason it does matter and both his neuro and psychiatrist agree that happens with some kids.</p><p></p><p>If this medication is not right, there are others... in fact these days concerta (which psychiatric says is a 30/60/30 delivery system thru the day... is not always the best choice because there are formulations that even it out better now. </p><p></p><p>I have my son use short acting ritalin to start.... to find out the baseline amount he needs (the smallest working dose) and then convert that to a longer acting form of it... Does that make sense?</p><p></p><p>If Ritalin is not a good choice in the end... (that is, it is not hte concerta but ritalin in any form) then you may have better luck with adderal or even non stims....</p><p></p><p>IF no drugs work, you might question the adhd diagnosis...not that medications working is criteria for saying they do or dont have it but it is something to wonder about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 503736, member: 12886"] yes, I believe relatively speaking that my son who can't function off stimulants (we have tried and even done in patient neuropsychologist evaluations to try to quantify it and no way he can be off) on Concerta he is more aggressive than on Ritalin (which should not matter since they are both Ritalin, but for some reason it does matter and both his neuro and psychiatrist agree that happens with some kids. If this medication is not right, there are others... in fact these days concerta (which psychiatric says is a 30/60/30 delivery system thru the day... is not always the best choice because there are formulations that even it out better now. I have my son use short acting ritalin to start.... to find out the baseline amount he needs (the smallest working dose) and then convert that to a longer acting form of it... Does that make sense? If Ritalin is not a good choice in the end... (that is, it is not hte concerta but ritalin in any form) then you may have better luck with adderal or even non stims.... IF no drugs work, you might question the adhd diagnosis...not that medications working is criteria for saying they do or dont have it but it is something to wonder about. [/QUOTE]
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