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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 356886" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We had really bad problems when we put difficult child 3 on Strattera - it really was Jekyll & Hyde. I can understand the comment about "the Dark Side".</p><p></p><p>However, difficult child 3 is brilliant on dexamphetamine. So are the other two difficult children. We did try Ritalin, it was good for difficult child 1 for some time, but then we began to have rebound problems as he got older and the dose got bigger. When we were given the option of Concerta, difficult child 1 refused it, remembering his rebound problems. So he has stayed on the privately compounded dexamphetamine we have. </p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 had never had Ritalin, he was put straight onto Concerta. We thought it seemed to be working byut not so well - turned out the dose was too low. But we had begun to notice some rebound, even on Concerta (we'd been told rebound would be less or even nonexistent on Concerta).</p><p>One weekend we had gone away to visit family, and difficult child 3 forgot to bring his Concerta. Luckily I had spare (old) dex medications in my bag, and I rationed them out over the weekend; despite the lower than usual dose, he was coping so much better, behaviour was much better all round.</p><p></p><p>So for us - no more Concerta, it causes rebound for us and also he needs a stronger dose than the doctor gave him. No more Strattera - three days and he was almost psychotic. Certainly he was behaving irrationally and attacked me physically.</p><p></p><p>We did try Risperdal - it seemed to smooth things out for both boys, but difficult child 1 couldn't tolerate much, it sedated him. He also doubled his weight (lost it again when he came off it). difficult child 3 didn't seem to gain the huge weight on Risperdal, but it didn't seem to make enough difference to justify the huge expense, so we dropped it.</p><p></p><p>Every kid is different - you just don't know how your child will be.</p><p></p><p>It IS possible your child is not bipolar but just suffering problems from the medications. But keep notes on everything, keep good records and use these to help doctors understand what happens.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 356886, member: 1991"] We had really bad problems when we put difficult child 3 on Strattera - it really was Jekyll & Hyde. I can understand the comment about "the Dark Side". However, difficult child 3 is brilliant on dexamphetamine. So are the other two difficult children. We did try Ritalin, it was good for difficult child 1 for some time, but then we began to have rebound problems as he got older and the dose got bigger. When we were given the option of Concerta, difficult child 1 refused it, remembering his rebound problems. So he has stayed on the privately compounded dexamphetamine we have. difficult child 3 had never had Ritalin, he was put straight onto Concerta. We thought it seemed to be working byut not so well - turned out the dose was too low. But we had begun to notice some rebound, even on Concerta (we'd been told rebound would be less or even nonexistent on Concerta). One weekend we had gone away to visit family, and difficult child 3 forgot to bring his Concerta. Luckily I had spare (old) dex medications in my bag, and I rationed them out over the weekend; despite the lower than usual dose, he was coping so much better, behaviour was much better all round. So for us - no more Concerta, it causes rebound for us and also he needs a stronger dose than the doctor gave him. No more Strattera - three days and he was almost psychotic. Certainly he was behaving irrationally and attacked me physically. We did try Risperdal - it seemed to smooth things out for both boys, but difficult child 1 couldn't tolerate much, it sedated him. He also doubled his weight (lost it again when he came off it). difficult child 3 didn't seem to gain the huge weight on Risperdal, but it didn't seem to make enough difference to justify the huge expense, so we dropped it. Every kid is different - you just don't know how your child will be. It IS possible your child is not bipolar but just suffering problems from the medications. But keep notes on everything, keep good records and use these to help doctors understand what happens. Marg [/QUOTE]
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