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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 487110" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Yes, as psychiatrist says, concerta is a 30/60/10 I think she said medication and even though this is supposed to stay more even in the blood stream there are others that even do it differently. Each kid is different. My son has a rebound kind of thing when Ritalin wears off, it is more gentle on concerta for him but I feared that he was in general more aggressive on it and his psychiatrist says that does happen with long acting medications for some. His body may not be processing it well. </p><p></p><p>He also may be worried about hte changes. I have to re-read your post, does he know the cool one is leaving? </p><p></p><p>Sometimes I get more time reading out of Q if I take turns, I read a little, he reads a little.....I often have to take the biggest chunks. But he will continue then. Same thing for him though, when done, he IS DONE. </p><p></p><p>Remember, when a behavior plan changes, kids typically get worse before they get better. Sometimes there is a honeymoon, but it is a well known behavior principle so if that is possibly the cause, his world is shaken and he may be trying to desperately get things back to "normal" even if it was worse for him just because it is familiar and there is security in what is predictable. </p><p></p><p>Hope it is just a quick phase, there will always be ups and downs.... and I know I for one, often think, is this the time things wont go back to "normal" for us anyway. by the way, each and every single time Q has a growth spurt, a developmental improvement, (like reading goes up or vocabulary increases) in hindsight he has had a rougher patch. Just one more thing to monitor over the years..... Plus, there are many times when an illness is brewing and not until it hits do I look back and realize that behavior was the first symptom. Always check for tooth pain, snotty nose, etc.... many little things feel BIG to a difficult child. even shoes or undies that are getting a little too small. It is exhausting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 487110, member: 12886"] Yes, as psychiatrist says, concerta is a 30/60/10 I think she said medication and even though this is supposed to stay more even in the blood stream there are others that even do it differently. Each kid is different. My son has a rebound kind of thing when Ritalin wears off, it is more gentle on concerta for him but I feared that he was in general more aggressive on it and his psychiatrist says that does happen with long acting medications for some. His body may not be processing it well. He also may be worried about hte changes. I have to re-read your post, does he know the cool one is leaving? Sometimes I get more time reading out of Q if I take turns, I read a little, he reads a little.....I often have to take the biggest chunks. But he will continue then. Same thing for him though, when done, he IS DONE. Remember, when a behavior plan changes, kids typically get worse before they get better. Sometimes there is a honeymoon, but it is a well known behavior principle so if that is possibly the cause, his world is shaken and he may be trying to desperately get things back to "normal" even if it was worse for him just because it is familiar and there is security in what is predictable. Hope it is just a quick phase, there will always be ups and downs.... and I know I for one, often think, is this the time things wont go back to "normal" for us anyway. by the way, each and every single time Q has a growth spurt, a developmental improvement, (like reading goes up or vocabulary increases) in hindsight he has had a rougher patch. Just one more thing to monitor over the years..... Plus, there are many times when an illness is brewing and not until it hits do I look back and realize that behavior was the first symptom. Always check for tooth pain, snotty nose, etc.... many little things feel BIG to a difficult child. even shoes or undies that are getting a little too small. It is exhausting. [/QUOTE]
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