Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi -- My son was on Adderall for several years and it worked great for him. Then when he was 9 his body started changing (pre-pre-puberty) and the drug started making him super anxious, especially at about 4 PM -- he would have major panic attacks. We switched him to Strattera (50 mg) and added Prozac (for anxiety and impulse control) and he's doing great now. Hang in there -- changing drugs is hard! But it was so worth it in our case. Good luck! -- Cassie Nikki wrote: > Hello again > I am wondering if any of you have had positive experiences with the > drug Straterra. > My daughter Breanna has HFA and ADHD innatentive. She is 9 years > old. 18 months aqo she was put on 10mg of Ritalin twice a day and it > had an AMAZING affect on her ability to concentrate. She completed > her school work, was able to maintain a 2 way conversation and > controlled her impulses much better. But there was a downside. She > developed mild tics that eventually became quite severe...to the > point that they were interrupting her daily life. She began to have > trouble sleeping, so we introduced Melatonin and eventually > Clonidine. As she took a dose at 8 (before school) and a dose at > noon. by 4pm she seemed to be 'coming down' and would get quite > teary. > 3 months ago she began to appear very 'flat'. She had lost her spark > completely and her anxiety levels had increased dramatically. Her > tics were also worse. As it is school holidays here in Australia > (Summer) we decided to wheen her off the Clonidine and now she is > also off the Ritalin. The change was amazing. She is back to her > happy, joyful self again, her tics are almost gone and she is > sleeping better. She may be busier (hyper at times) but we are just > happy to have Breanna BACK again. Sadly though, she will not be able > to focus on her schoolwork when she goes back to school. > Her Paediatrician would like to trial her on Straterra. It is > relatively new here in Australia and Bree would be part of a trial. > I am scared to start her on a new drug. Ritalin was wonderful at > first but seemed to develop negative side-affects as time went on. > So if any of you can share your experiences with Straterra I would > really appreciate it. I hate making these kinds of decisions. > Nikki > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi -- My son was on Adderall for several years and it worked great for him. Then when he was 9 his body started changing (pre-pre-puberty) and the drug started making him super anxious, especially at about 4 PM -- he would have major panic attacks. We switched him to Strattera (50 mg) and added Prozac (for anxiety and impulse control) and he's doing great now. Hang in there -- changing drugs is hard! But it was so worth it in our case. Good luck! -- Cassie Nikki wrote: > Hello again > I am wondering if any of you have had positive experiences with the > drug Straterra. > My daughter Breanna has HFA and ADHD innatentive. She is 9 years > old. 18 months aqo she was put on 10mg of Ritalin twice a day and it > had an AMAZING affect on her ability to concentrate. She completed > her school work, was able to maintain a 2 way conversation and > controlled her impulses much better. But there was a downside. She > developed mild tics that eventually became quite severe...to the > point that they were interrupting her daily life. She began to have > trouble sleeping, so we introduced Melatonin and eventually > Clonidine. As she took a dose at 8 (before school) and a dose at > noon. by 4pm she seemed to be 'coming down' and would get quite > teary. > 3 months ago she began to appear very 'flat'. She had lost her spark > completely and her anxiety levels had increased dramatically. Her > tics were also worse. As it is school holidays here in Australia > (Summer) we decided to wheen her off the Clonidine and now she is > also off the Ritalin. The change was amazing. She is back to her > happy, joyful self again, her tics are almost gone and she is > sleeping better. She may be busier (hyper at times) but we are just > happy to have Breanna BACK again. Sadly though, she will not be able > to focus on her schoolwork when she goes back to school. > Her Paediatrician would like to trial her on Straterra. It is > relatively new here in Australia and Bree would be part of a trial. > I am scared to start her on a new drug. Ritalin was wonderful at > first but seemed to develop negative side-affects as time went on. > So if any of you can share your experiences with Straterra I would > really appreciate it. I hate making these kinds of decisions. > Nikki > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I really liked it (40mg was my top dose and it took a month to get there). There wasn't any drop off and it doesn't feel speedy either at the right dose--too much and I cried *all the time*. After a bit it stopped working but I have that problem with EVERYTHING because my brain is strange like that. It's a lot " gentler " than Ritalin. Kassiane --- Nikki wrote: > Hello again > I am wondering if any of you have had positive > experiences with the > drug Straterra. > My daughter Breanna has HFA and ADHD innatentive. > She is 9 years > old. 18 months aqo she was put on 10mg of Ritalin > twice a day and it > had an AMAZING affect on her ability to concentrate. > She completed > her school work, was able to maintain a 2 way > conversation and > controlled her impulses much better. But there was > a downside. She > developed mild tics that eventually became quite > severe...to the > point that they were interrupting her daily life. > She began to have > trouble sleeping, so we introduced Melatonin and > eventually > Clonidine. As she took a dose at 8 (before school) > and a dose at > noon. by 4pm she seemed to be 'coming down' and > would get quite > teary. > 3 months ago she began to appear very 'flat'. She > had lost her spark > completely and her anxiety levels had increased > dramatically. Her > tics were also worse. As it is school holidays here > in Australia > (Summer) we decided to wheen her off the Clonidine > and now she is > also off the Ritalin. The change was amazing. She > is back to her > happy, joyful self again, her tics are almost gone > and she is > sleeping better. She may be busier (hyper at times) > but we are just > happy to have Breanna BACK again. Sadly though, she > will not be able > to focus on her schoolwork when she goes back to > school. > Her Paediatrician would like to trial her on > Straterra. It is > relatively new here in Australia and Bree would be > part of a trial. > I am scared to start her on a new drug. Ritalin was > wonderful at > first but seemed to develop negative side-affects as > time went on. > So if any of you can share your experiences with > Straterra I would > really appreciate it. I hate making these kinds of > decisions. > Nikki > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I really liked it (40mg was my top dose and it took a month to get there). There wasn't any drop off and it doesn't feel speedy either at the right dose--too much and I cried *all the time*. After a bit it stopped working but I have that problem with EVERYTHING because my brain is strange like that. It's a lot " gentler " than Ritalin. Kassiane --- Nikki wrote: > Hello again > I am wondering if any of you have had positive > experiences with the > drug Straterra. > My daughter Breanna has HFA and ADHD innatentive. > She is 9 years > old. 18 months aqo she was put on 10mg of Ritalin > twice a day and it > had an AMAZING affect on her ability to concentrate. > She completed > her school work, was able to maintain a 2 way > conversation and > controlled her impulses much better. But there was > a downside. She > developed mild tics that eventually became quite > severe...to the > point that they were interrupting her daily life. > She began to have > trouble sleeping, so we introduced Melatonin and > eventually > Clonidine. As she took a dose at 8 (before school) > and a dose at > noon. by 4pm she seemed to be 'coming down' and > would get quite > teary. > 3 months ago she began to appear very 'flat'. She > had lost her spark > completely and her anxiety levels had increased > dramatically. Her > tics were also worse. As it is school holidays here > in Australia > (Summer) we decided to wheen her off the Clonidine > and now she is > also off the Ritalin. The change was amazing. She > is back to her > happy, joyful self again, her tics are almost gone > and she is > sleeping better. She may be busier (hyper at times) > but we are just > happy to have Breanna BACK again. Sadly though, she > will not be able > to focus on her schoolwork when she goes back to > school. > Her Paediatrician would like to trial her on > Straterra. It is > relatively new here in Australia and Bree would be > part of a trial. > I am scared to start her on a new drug. Ritalin was > wonderful at > first but seemed to develop negative side-affects as > time went on. > So if any of you can share your experiences with > Straterra I would > really appreciate it. I hate making these kinds of > decisions. > Nikki > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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