Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Has anyone tried it on their child? We're considering it with our five-year-old because his inability to focus and pay attention is one of his biggest problems. Of course, we're very nervous about the idea, so I thought I'd ask other parents out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 My six-year-old son is currently taking Straterra, though we have gone down to a teeny dose (10 mg, which we are likely to cut out altogether). My husband and I thought that it was helping him at first, but recently we became concerned that it was increasing his repetitive behaviors and causing what I can only describe as sad spells (when he'd cry and become overwrought for no apparent reason). We see a child psychiatrist from NIH (who moonlights to see private patients), who has monitored the case very closely but still cannot answer our questions about possible side effects. The drug is new, as you no doubt know, and--because it builds up in the system over time--can be tricky to assess. Early on, the only obvious side effect was sedation (and a little bit of trouble with bladder control, as we saw accidents that our little guy hadn't had in years. Note that this would be a reverse reaction, since Straterra is prescribed for bedwetting!). You might want to keep a log of behaviors/school reports, etc. from before you start any medication (in addition to a log after you start) so that you have a little more to rely on than memory if any problems arise. Of course, there are always variables we don't even think of . . . Hope this is helpful. --Jacquie Tessa Newey <tessa@...> wrote: > > >Has anyone tried it on their child? We're considering it with our >five-year-old because his inability to focus and pay attention is one of >his biggest >problems. Of course, we're very nervous about the idea, so I thought I'd ask >other parents out there. > > > > > > > >List moderators: Jenn - ABAqueen1@... > Steph - Stephhulshof@... > >Post message: >Subscribe: -subscribe >Unsubscribe: -unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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