Guest guest Posted September 29, 1999 Report Share Posted September 29, 1999 Martha, My son takes adderall for ADHD. I do not see the effects of it as I only give it to him on school days and it only lasts about 6 hours, but his teacher last year noticed the difference (and so did his report card). I have just recently started him on it again so we will see. The first day we gave it to him he was up almost the whole night, but after that he was okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2002 Report Share Posted March 22, 2002 For info. on Adderall or Adderall XR, check out website for Shire Pharmaceuticals. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Jin, Dr. Goldberg just recently started my boys on Adderall. The 7 year old has shown pretty obvious improvements... * He seems to have more complex thoughts and is able to express them * He is HAPPIER... less cross * He is having fewer angry outbursts * He seems have to better self-control when he is upset * He now usually happily follows through when we ask him to do a task and has even proudly reported back to us several times that he has done it (I can't tell you how much of a shock this was!) Regarding the other son, we're not quite sure what to think yet... he may be less forgetful, but has not shown the clear improvement that the younger one did. The amount we started on for the 7 year old was 1/8 of a 5mg tab a twice a day. I'm amazed we could see any difference at all on that shaving of a pill, but we did. One thing is CRUCIAL to note here... Dr. Goldberg told us that he would ONLY try Adderall AFTER doing what he could with other meds to get the boys functioning well (as healthy as possible). That's not an exact quote, but the jist of the idea. Clearly Adderall would not be the first thing he put a child on. My boys have been with him for a while... 5.5 years and 2 years. By the way, I believe that Dr. Goldberg is still against Ritalin use... he still has a study posted on his website regarding a link between Ritalin and cancer... http://www.neuroimmunedr.com/Articles/ADHD___ADD/Retalin/retalin.html Caroline > From: jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> > Reply-< > > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:18:12 +0000 > < > > Subject: vs. others > > Dr. G. has been more open to different view at least this past year. He > let us decreased Paxil, and in our last meeting, he mentation about > trying adderall during holidaies. I am very happy about this, at > meantime nervious of add another variable in to the treatment. Do any > of you have experience with ADHD med? > > I read about drug like Adderall improve performance of Frontal Lobe, > and help with executive functioning such as task planning and etc. > > Thanks, > Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 The world just shook on it's axis. I'm trying to catch my breath. --- Caroline Glover <sfglover@...> wrote: > Jin, > > Dr. Goldberg just recently started my boys on > Adderall. The 7 year old has > shown pretty obvious improvements... > > One thing is CRUCIAL to note here... Dr. Goldberg > told us that he would ONLY > try Adderall AFTER doing what he could with other > meds to get the boys > functioning well (as healthy as possible). That's > not an exact quote, but > the jist of the idea. Clearly Adderall would not be > the first thing he put > a child on. My boys have been with him for a > while... 5.5 years and 2 > years. > > By the way, I believe that Dr. Goldberg is still > against Ritalin use... he > still has a study posted on his website regarding a > link between Ritalin and > cancer... > > http://www.neuroimmunedr.com/Articles/ADHD___ADD/Retalin/retalin.html > > From: jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> > > Caroline > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Caroline, is doing well past a two years, and of cause still with some problem as a lot of OCD behavior while on Strattera, argumentive, lack of time and task planning and etc. Dr. G suggested to us to try adderall soon, and I almost can not wait for Nov. Does your son still on SSRI or Strattera while on adderall? if adderall does not work, I hope Dr. G has something else to back it up. Thanks, Jin > > Jin, > > Dr. Goldberg just recently started my boys on Adderall. The 7 year old has > shown pretty obvious improvements... > > * He seems to have more complex thoughts and is able to express them > * He is HAPPIER... less cross > * He is having fewer angry outbursts > * He seems have to better self-control when he is upset > * He now usually happily follows through when we ask him to do a task and > has even proudly reported back to us several times that he has done it (I > can't tell you how much of a shock this was!) > > Regarding the other son, we're not quite sure what to think yet... he may be > less forgetful, but has not shown the clear improvement that the younger one > did. > > The amount we started on for the 7 year old was 1/8 of a 5mg tab a twice a > day. I'm amazed we could see any difference at all on that shaving of a > pill, but we did. > > One thing is CRUCIAL to note here... Dr. Goldberg told us that he would ONLY > try Adderall AFTER doing what he could with other meds to get the boys > functioning well (as healthy as possible). That's not an exact quote, but > the jist of the idea. Clearly Adderall would not be the first thing he put > a child on. My boys have been with him for a while... 5.5 years and 2 > years. > > By the way, I believe that Dr. Goldberg is still against Ritalin use... he > still has a study posted on his website regarding a link between Ritalin and > cancer... > > http://www.neuroimmunedr.com/Articles/ADHD___ADD/Retalin/retalin.html > > Caroline > > > > From: jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> > > Reply-< > > > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:18:12 +0000 > > < > > > Subject: vs. others > > > > Dr. G. has been more open to different view at least this past year. He > > let us decreased Paxil, and in our last meeting, he mentation about > > trying adderall during holidaies. I am very happy about this, at > > meantime nervious of add another variable in to the treatment. Do any > > of you have experience with ADHD med? > > > > I read about drug like Adderall improve performance of Frontal Lobe, > > and help with executive functioning such as task planning and etc. > > > > Thanks, > > Jin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Jin, Yes, we stayed right where we were with the SSRI's. Strattera seemed to make my youngest one angry as well... can't remember what it did or didn't do for the older one. They're not on it anymore. They are both on a bit of Wellbutrin now as well as the SSRI and other meds. Caroline > From: jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> > Reply-< > > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:22:21 +0000 > < > > Subject: Re: Adderall > > Does your son still on SSRI or Strattera while on adderall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Thanks, Caroline. I was worried if he is going to take ssri, strettera, and Adderall at same time. Now that both yours and 's children off Strettera, I can assume it most like going to be no Strettera, and need to talk to dr. G about how to hand off. Jin > > Jin, > > Yes, we stayed right where we were with the SSRI's. > > Strattera seemed to make my youngest one angry as well... can't remember > what it did or didn't do for the older one. They're not on it anymore. > > They are both on a bit of Wellbutrin now as well as the SSRI and other meds. > > Caroline > > > From: jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> > > Reply-< > > > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:22:21 +0000 > > < > > > Subject: Re: Adderall > > > > Does your son still on SSRI or Strattera while on adderall? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Jin, They weren't weaned from the Strattera specifically to start the Adderall... just happened to already be off of it when we started Adderall. So I'm not sure if we would have stopped it anyway or not. Good luck! Caroline > From: jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> > Reply-< > > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:39:50 +0000 > < > > Subject: Re: Adderall > > Thanks, Caroline. I was worried if he is going to take ssri, > strettera, and Adderall at same time. Now that both yours and > 's children off Strettera, I can assume it most like going to > be no Strettera, and need to talk to dr. G about how to hand off. > > Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Just curious, did Dr. G prescribe Adderall with other SSRI's like zoloft and wellbutrin? Just wondering about the serotonin syndrome element? >From: <thecolemans4@...> >Date: 2007/10/25 Thu AM 08:41:35 CDT > >Subject: Re: Adderall > >The world just shook on it's axis. I'm trying to >catch my breath. > > > > >--- Caroline Glover <sfglover@...> wrote: > >> Jin, >> >> Dr. Goldberg just recently started my boys on >> Adderall. The 7 year old has >> shown pretty obvious improvements... >> > >> One thing is CRUCIAL to note here... Dr. Goldberg >> told us that he would ONLY >> try Adderall AFTER doing what he could with other >> meds to get the boys >> functioning well (as healthy as possible). That's >> not an exact quote, but >> the jist of the idea. Clearly Adderall would not be >> the first thing he put >> a child on. My boys have been with him for a >> while... 5.5 years and 2 >> years. >> >> By the way, I believe that Dr. Goldberg is still >> against Ritalin use... he >> still has a study posted on his website regarding a >> link between Ritalin and >> cancer... >> >> >http://www.neuroimmunedr.com/Articles/ADHD___ADD/Retalin/retalin.html >> >> From: jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> >> > Caroline >> > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 My boys are both on an SSRI, Wellbutrin and Adderall, but please note that, from what I understand, Dr. Goldberg uses uncommonly low doses. I suppose that would reduce risk. I also haven't ever heard of him prescribing any MAOIs, which (from what I've read regarding serotonin syndrome) seem to be a major culprit in the reaction. I'm not really well versed on seratonin syndrome, though. I do know that Dr. G is extremely conservative about what he prescribes (for instance, when Strattera came out, our local pediatric practice was happily dealing it out for about a year before Dr. Goldberg decided he would touch it). Hope that helps. Caroline > From: and Sal Juarez <jamieandsal@...> > Organization: DTM Construction Company, Inc. > Reply-< > > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:46:51 -0500 (CDT) > < > > Subject: Re: Re: Adderall > > Just curious, did Dr. G prescribe Adderall with other SSRI's like zoloft and > wellbutrin? Just wondering about the serotonin syndrome element? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 I am so sorry, but I just had to laugh when you said " dealing it out. " All these drugs our kids are taking from doctors, maybe we should just call them our local pushers. The old infamous " high paid dope dealers " as the old expression goes. (If you could see my face I am totally laughing and being humorous, so please noone take this the wrong way). And yes, serotonin syndrome is indicated as a contradiction, although rare, when combining an SSRI and an amphetamine. I didn't know Dr. G was supporting this now. >From: Caroline Glover <sfglover@...> >Date: 2007/10/25 Thu PM 07:42:04 CDT > >Subject: Re: Adderall > >My boys are both on an SSRI, Wellbutrin and Adderall, but please note that, >from what I understand, Dr. Goldberg uses uncommonly low doses. I suppose >that would reduce risk. I also haven't ever heard of him prescribing any >MAOIs, which (from what I've read regarding serotonin syndrome) seem to be a >major culprit in the reaction. > >I'm not really well versed on seratonin syndrome, though. > >I do know that Dr. G is extremely conservative about what he prescribes (for >instance, when Strattera came out, our local pediatric practice was happily >dealing it out for about a year before Dr. Goldberg decided he would touch >it). > >Hope that helps. > >Caroline > >> From: and Sal Juarez <jamieandsal@...> >> Organization: DTM Construction Company, Inc. >> Reply-< > >> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:46:51 -0500 (CDT) >> < > >> Subject: Re: Re: Adderall >> >> Just curious, did Dr. G prescribe Adderall with other SSRI's like zoloft and >> wellbutrin? Just wondering about the serotonin syndrome element? > > Sincerely, Juarez, M.S., Marriage and Family Therapist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Sorry, , Probably not my best choice of words... glad you got a laugh out of it, though! As far as his supporting this now, he is doing it very conservatively. His first priority is still getting the body/brain as healthy as possible. Caroline > From: and Sal Juarez <jamieandsal@...> > Organization: DTM Construction Company, Inc. > Reply-< > > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:01:13 -0500 (CDT) > < > > Subject: Re: Re: Adderall > > I am so sorry, but I just had to laugh when you said " dealing it out. " All > these drugs our kids are taking from doctors, maybe we should just call them > our local pushers. The old infamous " high paid dope dealers " as the old > expression goes. (If you could see my face I am totally laughing and being > humorous, so please noone take this the wrong way). > And yes, serotonin syndrome is indicated as a contradiction, although rare, > when combining an SSRI and an amphetamine. I didn't know Dr. G was supporting > this now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 My step-son, ADD, never ASD, started it at age10, it is the only ADHD med that works well for him and it has been excellent for executive planning, controlling restlessness and behavior in class, and general attention & focus at school…. vs. others > > > > Dr. G. has been more open to different view at least this past year. He > > let us decreased Paxil, and in our last meeting, he mentation about > > trying adderall during holidaies. I am very happy about this, at > > meantime nervious of add another variable in to the treatment. Do any > > of you have experience with ADHD med? > > > > I read about drug like Adderall improve performance of Frontal Lobe, > > and help with executive functioning such as task planning and etc. > > > > Thanks, > > Jin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 , The low dose may be the key. At 51 lbs., my son takes a total of 5 mg. a day. He might be more attentive on more, but Dr. G says this is the highest he feels comfortable to dose. Caroline G.. From: <thecolemans4@...> Reply-< > Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 17:42:07 -0700 (PDT) < > Subject: Re: Re: Respirodal This is good to hear.? The sleep issue worries me, but I have heard of it not causing problems. I'm leaning closer and closer to asking to try it.? Thanks! ________________________________ From: Caroline Glover <sfglover@... <mailto:sfglover%40mac.com> > <mailto:%40> Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 7:26:33 AM Subject: Re: Re: Respirodal ? Hey , My younger son has been on it for several years (low dose). It©ös been a great thing for him. He takes 1/2 of the dose in the morning, other half late in the afternoon. He conks out almost upon hitting the pillow, so no sleep issues here. In fact, sometimes HE tells ME he©ös tired and wants to go to bed! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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