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difficult child started trial of ADHD medication/Focalin XR
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 110868" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Well, those are all typical side effects. The question I'd be asking is whether or not you've seen improvement in any of the ADHD issues?</p><p></p><p>The stomach aches may settle down after a while. </p><p></p><p>The loss of appetite is addressable before and after medications are in effect -- feed him a really good breakfast and let him eat later in the evening. Send tempting snacks to school. At least that's the strategy we've tried to use over the years.</p><p></p><p>The moodiness may settle down a bit too. My difficult child's tend to experience it towards the end of the day when the medications are wearing off. I try to make sure they're not hungry or overly tired, because that just makes things worse.</p><p></p><p>If you move up the time he takes the medication to an hour earlier, it might make the end of the day go better as far as sleep issues go. When my difficult child's were taking an oral stimulant (we do the patch now) I would wake them about 45 min before a REALLY needed them up and give them their medications. Then they'd go back to sleep for about a half hour -- that way the medications would wear off in time for them to still be able to fall asleep at a decent hour.</p><p></p><p>It certainly can't hurt to call and discuss your observations. Doesn't mean things aren't progressing as they should, and your pediatrician might have some helpful suggestions.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there! It's always hard when you're trialing medications in the beginning, especially if there are other possible diagnosis's at work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 110868, member: 3444"] Well, those are all typical side effects. The question I'd be asking is whether or not you've seen improvement in any of the ADHD issues? The stomach aches may settle down after a while. The loss of appetite is addressable before and after medications are in effect -- feed him a really good breakfast and let him eat later in the evening. Send tempting snacks to school. At least that's the strategy we've tried to use over the years. The moodiness may settle down a bit too. My difficult child's tend to experience it towards the end of the day when the medications are wearing off. I try to make sure they're not hungry or overly tired, because that just makes things worse. If you move up the time he takes the medication to an hour earlier, it might make the end of the day go better as far as sleep issues go. When my difficult child's were taking an oral stimulant (we do the patch now) I would wake them about 45 min before a REALLY needed them up and give them their medications. Then they'd go back to sleep for about a half hour -- that way the medications would wear off in time for them to still be able to fall asleep at a decent hour. It certainly can't hurt to call and discuss your observations. Doesn't mean things aren't progressing as they should, and your pediatrician might have some helpful suggestions. Hang in there! It's always hard when you're trialing medications in the beginning, especially if there are other possible diagnosis's at work. [/QUOTE]
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