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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 85166" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>My son was on 18 mg for a little over a year. We did not have good results when he went from 18 to 27. But, that was my son. He did very well on the 18. He is now on 10 mg of adderall (and has had great success with adderall for the last four years).</p><p></p><p>Here is what our experience has been. The concerta is a little longer acting so his appetite was affected greater by the concerta than it is with the adderall. With the adderall, he will eat some lunch and by the time he comes home from school, he is hungry. With the concerta, he ate very little during the day and wasn't hungry until 7 or so. He also had more trouble falling asleep with the concerta than with the adderall.</p><p></p><p>Now, please remember that all our kids react differently to these stimulants. Our experience may not be yours, or the family next doors'.</p><p></p><p>I will say that I suggest you speak with the doctor and go and get a script for the 18. You could start him on Sat and then keep him on it for a week and see if it makes a difference. I, as well as most here who have had kids on stims, would say it is better to start out at the minimum and go from there rather than start high and have potential issues.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 85166, member: 805"] My son was on 18 mg for a little over a year. We did not have good results when he went from 18 to 27. But, that was my son. He did very well on the 18. He is now on 10 mg of adderall (and has had great success with adderall for the last four years). Here is what our experience has been. The concerta is a little longer acting so his appetite was affected greater by the concerta than it is with the adderall. With the adderall, he will eat some lunch and by the time he comes home from school, he is hungry. With the concerta, he ate very little during the day and wasn't hungry until 7 or so. He also had more trouble falling asleep with the concerta than with the adderall. Now, please remember that all our kids react differently to these stimulants. Our experience may not be yours, or the family next doors'. I will say that I suggest you speak with the doctor and go and get a script for the 18. You could start him on Sat and then keep him on it for a week and see if it makes a difference. I, as well as most here who have had kids on stims, would say it is better to start out at the minimum and go from there rather than start high and have potential issues. Good luck. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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