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<blockquote data-quote="hmonster" data-source="post: 424504" data-attributes="member: 11860"><p>Morning all.</p><p></p><p>we're a few months into a combined type adhd diagnosis for my first grader. Started Strattera in late Jan, and after a few months of back and forth - decided no go (saw improvement on the work front, but his appetite and mood were lousy, and after losing 6lbs off a 50lb frame we decided no go).</p><p></p><p>He's been taking focalin xr for a few days - his focus is okay, but he's nonstop talk, so much so there are times I have to tell him to take a breath. From what I can tell, this seems to be a prospective side effect. Have a call into the pedia, but my gut is that we are going back to the drawing board again.</p><p></p><p>My little guy is a champ - smart, outgoing, incredibly athletic. To quote him 'it feels like there's bees in my head and I can't think' - plus a serious case of the fidgets. We've been to a pediatric psychiatric - no mood disorder, just good old fashioned ADHD, and now we are trying to do what we can to help him be as successful as possible.</p><p></p><p>So - with that long preamble, was wondering if people had gone through the same patterns we did (strattera, focalin, etc) and what the ultimate success was - a specific medication, treatment pattern, etc. We're already doing behavior modification charts (points based) and loading the kid up on protein in the am to help drive the brain power....I'm open to just about anything at this point</p><p></p><p>thank</p><p></p><p>Heather</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hmonster, post: 424504, member: 11860"] Morning all. we're a few months into a combined type adhd diagnosis for my first grader. Started Strattera in late Jan, and after a few months of back and forth - decided no go (saw improvement on the work front, but his appetite and mood were lousy, and after losing 6lbs off a 50lb frame we decided no go). He's been taking focalin xr for a few days - his focus is okay, but he's nonstop talk, so much so there are times I have to tell him to take a breath. From what I can tell, this seems to be a prospective side effect. Have a call into the pedia, but my gut is that we are going back to the drawing board again. My little guy is a champ - smart, outgoing, incredibly athletic. To quote him 'it feels like there's bees in my head and I can't think' - plus a serious case of the fidgets. We've been to a pediatric psychiatric - no mood disorder, just good old fashioned ADHD, and now we are trying to do what we can to help him be as successful as possible. So - with that long preamble, was wondering if people had gone through the same patterns we did (strattera, focalin, etc) and what the ultimate success was - a specific medication, treatment pattern, etc. We're already doing behavior modification charts (points based) and loading the kid up on protein in the am to help drive the brain power....I'm open to just about anything at this point thank Heather [/QUOTE]
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