Guest guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Thanks for the info Irene. I'll guess we'll give it a go this weekend. Does it take a long time to get in and out of their systems or is it pretty fast acting? > > Reply-To: autism-georgia > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:01:03 -0700 > To: autism-georgia > Subject: Re: Strattera > > My son was on Adderall and doing okay on it. When Strattera was > introduced his psychiatrist and I were excited about it because he would > only need to take it once a day & its a non-stimulant. > Unfortunately it did not agree with him. He became aggressive and > unsettled. We had to take him off. Unfortunately the only way to find > out is to try it. He is back on adderall. > > Good luck. > Irene! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Thanks for the info Irene. I'll guess we'll give it a go this weekend. Does it take a long time to get in and out of their systems or is it pretty fast acting? > > Reply-To: autism-georgia > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:01:03 -0700 > To: autism-georgia > Subject: Re: Strattera > > My son was on Adderall and doing okay on it. When Strattera was > introduced his psychiatrist and I were excited about it because he would > only need to take it once a day & its a non-stimulant. > Unfortunately it did not agree with him. He became aggressive and > unsettled. We had to take him off. Unfortunately the only way to find > out is to try it. He is back on adderall. > > Good luck. > Irene! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Thanks for the info Irene. I'll guess we'll give it a go this weekend. Does it take a long time to get in and out of their systems or is it pretty fast acting? > > Reply-To: autism-georgia > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:01:03 -0700 > To: autism-georgia > Subject: Re: Strattera > > My son was on Adderall and doing okay on it. When Strattera was > introduced his psychiatrist and I were excited about it because he would > only need to take it once a day & its a non-stimulant. > Unfortunately it did not agree with him. He became aggressive and > unsettled. We had to take him off. Unfortunately the only way to find > out is to try it. He is back on adderall. > > Good luck. > Irene! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 It was fast acting for my son. I noticed a change in him, I believe after a day. He was calm but disoriented. Unfortunately he is non-verbal, but I could tell something was going on with his mind. The good thing is if its not working for his body chemistry you will be able to tell. Good luck. Irene! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 I open the capsule and put it in juice. I think it tastes bitter, so it is hard to hide. Liz --- bizzymom77584 wrote: --------------------------------- For those that use Strattera- is it in capsule form- how do you get your little ones to swollen that - or have I been mislead- It has been recommended but I don't see how I can get Sam to take a capsule. We generally either need to crush pills or place in juice Please respond! Jeneane Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 I open the capsule and put it in juice. I think it tastes bitter, so it is hard to hide. Liz --- bizzymom77584 wrote: --------------------------------- For those that use Strattera- is it in capsule form- how do you get your little ones to swollen that - or have I been mislead- It has been recommended but I don't see how I can get Sam to take a capsule. We generally either need to crush pills or place in juice Please respond! Jeneane Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 I open the capsule and put it in juice. I think it tastes bitter, so it is hard to hide. Liz --- bizzymom77584 wrote: --------------------------------- For those that use Strattera- is it in capsule form- how do you get your little ones to swollen that - or have I been mislead- It has been recommended but I don't see how I can get Sam to take a capsule. We generally either need to crush pills or place in juice Please respond! Jeneane Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Gail, 's picking is a form of a tic?? Tell me more... is there anything else that seems to follow with that? I really like Hannah's teacher and school and I usually follow along with her oppinions with Hannah. She is in full time learning support, this is her first year not in the regular class for any classes. We tried two years with her in regular class for Science and Social Studies, and she ended up with the same teacher in that class for two years. The teacher refused to listen to me when I would tell her all Hannah needed was visuals to learn. She insisted I teacher her these long rythms that Hannah would never be able to learn so I would just work to Hannah's abilities at home. The teacher was amazed how after one night with a map she was able to tell her all the continents and oceans. Again I showed her a few times at home, took less than 30 minutes and she memorized it. The teacher had a great big saying to help the other kids and overlooked the few minutes of visual it would have taken to teach her. She still participates with her regular 3rd grade class for music, gym, recess, etc... The learning support class has picked up 6 new students since xmas and being a small backwoods school, we now have one teacher and an aide for a few hours to teach 12 students all with majorly different learning disabilities. The last time I talked to her she was having to come up with 6 different English lessons for her class. I finally was able to insist on an aide for Hannah at her IEP meeting and she is to get a TSS here shortly. It was when we went for help for an aide that she was diagnosised with AS last month. I am hoping that with the help of the TSS and the meds she will be a better student even if she still has problems such as picking that is not helped. We started the meds in hopes of helping concentration and picking, and we got one improved, and I am really thankful for that. But I am really in the dark on the AS yet, I have printed out alot of reading material but it is slow going through it, I think I have learned more off of here from all of you in three days than I have in all the reading. Some of it is just too advanced vocab for me, I feel stupid but I sit with a dictionary looking up every word I don't understand. Trying to get a good grip on this. I need to email Hannah's teacher and ask her one more time, the doctor increased the meds for the last two weeks and we are hoping to see a positive result. But there may not have been an effect on her picking from the meds but to ask if the concentration is better. I had gotten Hannah into the large hospital we have in the area in January and the doctor there is a specialist and that is who perscribes her meds. I am to contact them this week with final results from it. Thanks for all the info!! I love it. ANGIE RE: Strattera Hannah has been on Strattera for two months now and I feel she is doing so much better concentrating. She has a lot of picking she does to her fingers and lips that we were hoping that it would help with but she continues to pick. ! The teacher at school doesn't seem to think it has helped, but others I have talked to that are around hannah say they can see a big difference. I think the teacher was hoping it would keep her at check at school and the meds aren't going to make her perfect, just help her out. Anyone else have any thoughts on the meds? Angie, I don’t know anything about Strattera however, my son does the pick at his mouth and knuckles. He also licks his lips. None of these behaviors are controllable on his part.(a Tic) He takes Celexa and Seroquel. He was put on Seroquel for the picking and it has helped a great deal. However, it was just raised a bit, as my son has been picking more again. I would contact her Dr.. I always e-mail ’s Psy., I get right to the point with the problem, and I get an answer the same day. As far as the teacher I would consider her concerns. My own personal view is, maybe the med’s are helping(maybe not) but the mainstream classroom just is not going to work for your daughter. My son survived it till he was 9 and then things really fell apart. We insisted on testing, as we seemed to be the only ones who thought something was wrong. My son had a pretty nice group of classmates but could not take the noise and confusion of the classroom setting. Also, I don’t feel the mainstream classroom addresses the learning style of our kids. My son is now Home schooled which is not possible for many to do. Therefore, I would try to get the school to develop a plan for your daughter now for next year that she has a chance to be successful at. I would ask for a meeting, make sure the teacher can be there, and with no hostility ask what she/he thinks would work for your daughter. Have a plan in place before school ends and don’t assume this will happen on its’ own because it rarely does….Good luck, Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Gail, 's picking is a form of a tic?? Tell me more... is there anything else that seems to follow with that? I really like Hannah's teacher and school and I usually follow along with her oppinions with Hannah. She is in full time learning support, this is her first year not in the regular class for any classes. We tried two years with her in regular class for Science and Social Studies, and she ended up with the same teacher in that class for two years. The teacher refused to listen to me when I would tell her all Hannah needed was visuals to learn. She insisted I teacher her these long rythms that Hannah would never be able to learn so I would just work to Hannah's abilities at home. The teacher was amazed how after one night with a map she was able to tell her all the continents and oceans. Again I showed her a few times at home, took less than 30 minutes and she memorized it. The teacher had a great big saying to help the other kids and overlooked the few minutes of visual it would have taken to teach her. She still participates with her regular 3rd grade class for music, gym, recess, etc... The learning support class has picked up 6 new students since xmas and being a small backwoods school, we now have one teacher and an aide for a few hours to teach 12 students all with majorly different learning disabilities. The last time I talked to her she was having to come up with 6 different English lessons for her class. I finally was able to insist on an aide for Hannah at her IEP meeting and she is to get a TSS here shortly. It was when we went for help for an aide that she was diagnosised with AS last month. I am hoping that with the help of the TSS and the meds she will be a better student even if she still has problems such as picking that is not helped. We started the meds in hopes of helping concentration and picking, and we got one improved, and I am really thankful for that. But I am really in the dark on the AS yet, I have printed out alot of reading material but it is slow going through it, I think I have learned more off of here from all of you in three days than I have in all the reading. Some of it is just too advanced vocab for me, I feel stupid but I sit with a dictionary looking up every word I don't understand. Trying to get a good grip on this. I need to email Hannah's teacher and ask her one more time, the doctor increased the meds for the last two weeks and we are hoping to see a positive result. But there may not have been an effect on her picking from the meds but to ask if the concentration is better. I had gotten Hannah into the large hospital we have in the area in January and the doctor there is a specialist and that is who perscribes her meds. I am to contact them this week with final results from it. Thanks for all the info!! I love it. ANGIE RE: Strattera Hannah has been on Strattera for two months now and I feel she is doing so much better concentrating. She has a lot of picking she does to her fingers and lips that we were hoping that it would help with but she continues to pick. ! The teacher at school doesn't seem to think it has helped, but others I have talked to that are around hannah say they can see a big difference. I think the teacher was hoping it would keep her at check at school and the meds aren't going to make her perfect, just help her out. Anyone else have any thoughts on the meds? Angie, I don’t know anything about Strattera however, my son does the pick at his mouth and knuckles. He also licks his lips. None of these behaviors are controllable on his part.(a Tic) He takes Celexa and Seroquel. He was put on Seroquel for the picking and it has helped a great deal. However, it was just raised a bit, as my son has been picking more again. I would contact her Dr.. I always e-mail ’s Psy., I get right to the point with the problem, and I get an answer the same day. As far as the teacher I would consider her concerns. My own personal view is, maybe the med’s are helping(maybe not) but the mainstream classroom just is not going to work for your daughter. My son survived it till he was 9 and then things really fell apart. We insisted on testing, as we seemed to be the only ones who thought something was wrong. My son had a pretty nice group of classmates but could not take the noise and confusion of the classroom setting. Also, I don’t feel the mainstream classroom addresses the learning style of our kids. My son is now Home schooled which is not possible for many to do. Therefore, I would try to get the school to develop a plan for your daughter now for next year that she has a chance to be successful at. I would ask for a meeting, make sure the teacher can be there, and with no hostility ask what she/he thinks would work for your daughter. Have a plan in place before school ends and don’t assume this will happen on its’ own because it rarely does….Good luck, Gail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi Gail, I'm not familiar with Strattera either but I do have a 'picker' on Seroquel as well. His is picking at skin (anywhere)...and was grouped in with his other 'obcessive' things he does. The Seroquel has helped alot....but mesquito season is around the corner; we will see! The scars are horrible from all the picking last year and prior years... oh I hope this helps this year. DES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi Gail, I'm not familiar with Strattera either but I do have a 'picker' on Seroquel as well. His is picking at skin (anywhere)...and was grouped in with his other 'obcessive' things he does. The Seroquel has helped alot....but mesquito season is around the corner; we will see! The scars are horrible from all the picking last year and prior years... oh I hope this helps this year. DES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Hi Gail, I'm not familiar with Strattera either but I do have a 'picker' on Seroquel as well. His is picking at skin (anywhere)...and was grouped in with his other 'obcessive' things he does. The Seroquel has helped alot....but mesquito season is around the corner; we will see! The scars are horrible from all the picking last year and prior years... oh I hope this helps this year. DES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 Anyone here had experience of this please? Please can you email me offline, thanks. To lindsayn@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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