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Trying to find the right medication - try 3
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 424564" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have a fourteen year old daughter who was diagnosed with ADD this year. Because she is older, she can explain how she feels about medication. After trying Concerta and continuing to up the dose because she felt it did her no good, she came home one day and said she would never take a stimulant again. She said she was "flying" all day at school, couldn't shut up, couldn't sit still, couldn't focus AT ALL, started babbling to herself...we decided we'd deal with this without medication. It sounded to me like she felt as if she was on speed, which is exactly what Concerta is (and all stimulants). She has no interest in Straterra and I haven't heard anything really good about it.I'd like to add that during her entire Concerta trial, even on the smallest dose, she wasn't hungry and had trouble falling asleep. I failed to see how lack of sleep would help her in school, and was not about to give her three medications to counteract one.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like your little guy is having the same effects my daughter did. If that's how he feels on it, I don't blame him for not liking it. I personally feel they hand out stimulants way too fast. JMO <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 424564, member: 1550"] I have a fourteen year old daughter who was diagnosed with ADD this year. Because she is older, she can explain how she feels about medication. After trying Concerta and continuing to up the dose because she felt it did her no good, she came home one day and said she would never take a stimulant again. She said she was "flying" all day at school, couldn't shut up, couldn't sit still, couldn't focus AT ALL, started babbling to herself...we decided we'd deal with this without medication. It sounded to me like she felt as if she was on speed, which is exactly what Concerta is (and all stimulants). She has no interest in Straterra and I haven't heard anything really good about it.I'd like to add that during her entire Concerta trial, even on the smallest dose, she wasn't hungry and had trouble falling asleep. I failed to see how lack of sleep would help her in school, and was not about to give her three medications to counteract one. Sounds like your little guy is having the same effects my daughter did. If that's how he feels on it, I don't blame him for not liking it. I personally feel they hand out stimulants way too fast. JMO :) [/QUOTE]
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