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OK, we go to the psychiatrist tmrw for ADHD medications
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 553579" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I don't know about any connection to anxiety... difficult child has that issue, and Concerta had no impact on that part.</p><p>Concerta's primary impact will be "focus" - just like all the methylphenidates.</p><p>Because it is long-acting, she will get 10-12 hours of effect... IF the dose is high enough. (difficult child 2 needed more, difficult child 1 needs less).</p><p>But... because it is long-acting, it takes something like 45 minutes to kick in. This is something to specifically discuss with psychiatrist... how to get the impact <em>first thing in the morning</em>. Standard Ritalin takes 15-20 minutes to kick in.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Rebound... may or may not happen. difficult child 2 gets it, difficult child 1 does not. For difficult child 2... he gets "irritable" for about 45 minutes as the dose is wearing off. We learned to expect it, and "when" to expect it... and he had "down time" during the transition (crashed with a book, or took a bath, or walked the dog - stuff that didn't involve other people)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 553579, member: 11791"] I don't know about any connection to anxiety... difficult child has that issue, and Concerta had no impact on that part. Concerta's primary impact will be "focus" - just like all the methylphenidates. Because it is long-acting, she will get 10-12 hours of effect... IF the dose is high enough. (difficult child 2 needed more, difficult child 1 needs less). But... because it is long-acting, it takes something like 45 minutes to kick in. This is something to specifically discuss with psychiatrist... how to get the impact [I]first thing in the morning[/I]. Standard Ritalin takes 15-20 minutes to kick in. Rebound... may or may not happen. difficult child 2 gets it, difficult child 1 does not. For difficult child 2... he gets "irritable" for about 45 minutes as the dose is wearing off. We learned to expect it, and "when" to expect it... and he had "down time" during the transition (crashed with a book, or took a bath, or walked the dog - stuff that didn't involve other people) [/QUOTE]
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