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Taking Summers off from medications?!
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 46988" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>We took difficult child 1 off Concerta after about 1.5 years (he was begging us to because he felt flat and depressed on Concerta). We noticed an increase in hyperactivity, impulsiveness and loud talkativeness for about 3 weeks, and then he settled back down. His mood also brightened considerably off Concerta. If you take your difficult child off Concerta, my advice would be is make sure you give it a fair trial before jumping to the conclusion that she needs it. </p><p></p><p>We now use Focalin XR to help him focus on school days only. He does not take Focalin weekends, vacations or all summer. My own feeling is that the summer is a great time to make medication changes or try something different. You as the (step)parent have the opportunity to observe full-time, and if anything negative occurs, it will not affect what's going on at school.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 46988, member: 2423"] We took difficult child 1 off Concerta after about 1.5 years (he was begging us to because he felt flat and depressed on Concerta). We noticed an increase in hyperactivity, impulsiveness and loud talkativeness for about 3 weeks, and then he settled back down. His mood also brightened considerably off Concerta. If you take your difficult child off Concerta, my advice would be is make sure you give it a fair trial before jumping to the conclusion that she needs it. We now use Focalin XR to help him focus on school days only. He does not take Focalin weekends, vacations or all summer. My own feeling is that the summer is a great time to make medication changes or try something different. You as the (step)parent have the opportunity to observe full-time, and if anything negative occurs, it will not affect what's going on at school. Good luck with your decision. [/QUOTE]
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