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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 749296" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>Grandson, almost 13, took Intuniv for awhile. The sleepiness goes away after a couple weeks. It didn't help all that much other than a slowed down kid was easier to live with, even if it was temporary, which it was. After trialing every ADHD medication, plus other classes of drugs and still wasn't seeing the kind of results that the drugs were supposed to bring about, we had the genetic testing done. I know it's a somewhat controversial subject, but since the insurance company paid for it, we figured the test must have some veracity. The results helped guide us in what medications to try, and what not to bother with because of his genetics. He's now in a therapeutic day school, not on any medications, and is doing better than I ever thought he would. The school specializes in kids like this. There is appropriately trained staff at all times, etc. But it's been a long road, not gonna lie. We've read, studied, gone to group therapy, family therapy, individual, worked hard to implement and support positive behavioral support, etc. It takes a lot of work for everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 749296, member: 13260"] Grandson, almost 13, took Intuniv for awhile. The sleepiness goes away after a couple weeks. It didn't help all that much other than a slowed down kid was easier to live with, even if it was temporary, which it was. After trialing every ADHD medication, plus other classes of drugs and still wasn't seeing the kind of results that the drugs were supposed to bring about, we had the genetic testing done. I know it's a somewhat controversial subject, but since the insurance company paid for it, we figured the test must have some veracity. The results helped guide us in what medications to try, and what not to bother with because of his genetics. He's now in a therapeutic day school, not on any medications, and is doing better than I ever thought he would. The school specializes in kids like this. There is appropriately trained staff at all times, etc. But it's been a long road, not gonna lie. We've read, studied, gone to group therapy, family therapy, individual, worked hard to implement and support positive behavioral support, etc. It takes a lot of work for everyone. [/QUOTE]
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