Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 My 14 yo has been on it for 4 mos. I have seen no improvements. Neither have I seen negative side effects. I think we will be taking him off of it. Barb --- debbie_warwick <debwarwick@...> wrote: > > Hello - > > Dr. G is considering giving Strattera to my son to > help improve his > focus and attention. Has anyone else tried this > medication and if so, > what were your experiences with it? > > Thanks, > Debbie > > > > Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Have any of your little ones dealt with post infectious/autoimmune meningoencepahlitis, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia? If so, I'd love to hear from you. Also, does anyone know of a Doctor open to the protocol in the Boston or NH area? Thanks, S _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Dr. G wants us to try Strattera; however, they come in capsule form and my son cannot swallow a pill. Does anyone know if you can break it and mix it with water? He is suppose to start tonight but I don't want to take a chance without knowing. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Staci, Annnnnkn;lk._,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Straterra can actually be made into a liquid at a compounding pharmacy. Kristy PS. Please let me know your experience with Straterra. We are considering it. On Sep 8, 2006, at 9:11 PM, Sheldon wrote: > Dr. G wants us to try Strattera; however, they come in capsule form > and my son cannot swallow a pill. Does anyone know if you can break > it and mix it with water? He is suppose to start tonight but I > don't want to take a chance without knowing. Any help would be > appreciated. > Thank you > Staci, > Annnnnkn;lk._,___ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Hi Staci, My son isn't on Strattera specifically, but I think practically any way you can get the meds down is OK with Dr. G. You could try mixing it with a spoonful of water or applesauce or juice. The less you mix the medicine into, the more sure you can be that it all goes down. Good luck April Strattera > Dr. G wants us to try Strattera; however, they come in capsule form and my son cannot swallow a pill. Does anyone know if you can break it and mix it with water? He is suppose to start tonight but I don't want to take a chance without knowing. Any help would be appreciated. > Thank you > Staci, > Annnnnkn;lk._,___ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi Staci, No, you cannot open a capsule of Strattera as it will irritate and erode the esophagus. I taught my son to swallow it using baby food bananas and pears. I hid the capsule in the baby fruit and asked him to stick out his tongue, I then placed the spoon in the back of his mouth and he swallowed it. After a few days he figured out what I was doing and spit it out but I just kept putting it back in with more fruit and he finally gave in. Meds. are one of the thing that we don't argue about. I never let my NT kids fight with me over meds. as they were necessary, and I've taken the same approach with . Good luck, >From: " Sheldon " <nsheldon1@...> >Reply- >< > >Subject: Strattera >Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:11:39 -0500 > >Dr. G wants us to try Strattera; however, they come in capsule form and my >son cannot swallow a pill. Does anyone know if you can break it and mix it >with water? He is suppose to start tonight but I don't want to take a >chance without knowing. Any help would be appreciated. >Thank you >Staci, >Annnnnkn;lk._,___ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 My son only learned to swallow pills about a year ago and he is now 15 so we have had many years of trying to get meds down him. What worked best for us was to buy Tofutti Cuties at Trader Joe's (cheaper there) and/or other markets, then cut one in half horizontally and sprinkle with either the contents of a capsule, or a large, gross pill cut into about 8 pieces. Close the sandwich back the way it originally looked after spiking with the pill or capsule. If we only had a small pill to get down, we would use just part of a Tofutti Cutie. We would feed this to him, with the least " polluted " piece of the tofu " ice cream " sandwich being given last to help assuage the bitterness that came just before it. The colder the food is, the more it will camouflage the taste. Many times we were told to try applesauce but our son never went for it. Hope this helps. mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 the compounding pharmacy can make it into a liquid. Kristy On Sep 9, 2006, at 9:00 AM, Sheldon wrote: > Wow- thanks for the information. I'm glad I didn't try it last > night. I will try again with the swallowing and call Dr. G's office > on Monday. > Thanks again, > Staci > Strattera > >Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:11:39 -0500 > > > >Dr. G wants us to try Strattera; however, they come in capsule > form and my > >son cannot swallow a pill. Does anyone know if you can break it > and mix it > >with water? He is suppose to start tonight but I don't want to take a > >chance without knowing. Any help would be appreciated. > >Thank you > >Staci, > >Annnnnkn;lk._,___ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Straterra is definitely not a form of ritalin. Strattera is a Norepinephrine. http://www.strattera.com/1_1_about_strattera/1_1_about.jsp Ritalin is a stmulant. http://www.ritalinla.com/index.jsp > > Debbie, > My son just started this med 3 weeks ago and is doing very well on it. It > is slow acting (time released) ritalin and my dr. said it last about eight > hours. was tried on regular ritalin (short acting) first to make sure he > did have a negative reaction to the medication. > > Best of luck! > Barbara > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Actually, to be technical, Strattera is not Norepinephrine... it¹s a Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor... that means that it helps your body utilize its own Norepinephrine by inhibiting its reuptake. If you want a more detailed explanation (but short) you can go to this page on Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norepinephrine_reuptake_inhibitor .... but that explanation is scientifically over my head! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Strattera made my son depressed and did very little if anything for his ADHD. He does beautifully on Ritilin. We have it compounded to avoid the lactose in the medicine. He is calm and able to work in school without any issues on the med.. @...: kavi_jain@...: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:03:53 +0000Subject: Strattera Hi,My son is autistic. The doctor gave him strattera 10 mg. He is looking extremely lost and doing verbal stimming.will this behavior fade with time or I should dicontinue medicine.Thanks.......Kavita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 My son was on Strattera for about six months. He was very sluggish and somewhat tired on the med, but the most worrisome side effect was that he stopped talking, except for one word responses. He's not exactly chatty, but we could really see the difference as could his aide at school. Robyn LINDA A <lsa5885@...> wrote: Strattera made my son depressed and did very little if anything for his ADHD. He does beautifully on Ritilin. We have it compounded to avoid the lactose in the medicine. He is calm and able to work in school without any issues on the med.. @...: kavi_jain@...: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:03:53 +0000Subject: Strattera Hi,My son is autistic. The doctor gave him strattera 10 mg. He is looking extremely lost and doing verbal stimming.will this behavior fade with time or I should dicontinue medicine.Thanks.......Kavita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hello, My son did two trials of Strattera. During the first (7-8 years old), it was obvious within a couple of hours that it made him extremely irritable and increased his rigid thinking. During the second (10 years old), he did well for about two weeks and then became very aggressive (he was aggressive to begin with, and it became worse). We stopped the medication and he returned to normal. In my experience talking with psychiatrists, as well as other parents, there are very few children who benefit from Strattera. They not only don't benefit, but become worse. It was popular when it first came out a few years ago because it's a non-stimulant, and hence doesn't carry the narcotic warning. I think doctors were eager to try it for this reason, but quickly realized that it isn't effective in most cases. My son benefits from Ritalin (methylphenidate). He doesn't present like an ADHD kid, but the Ritalin helps with his thought processing/organization and with his frustration tolerance. We have tried most of the stimulants, and only the Ritalin helps. The others have made him more irritable/explosive. Good luck, Strattera Hi, My son is autistic. The doctor gave him strattera 10 mg. He is looking extremely lost and doing verbal stimming. will this behavior fade with time or I should dicontinue medicine. Thanks.......Kavita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 my friend's daughter in eight grade attempted suicide on straterra. --- Robyn & Greg Coggins <rngcoggs@...> wrote: > My son was on Strattera for about six months. He was > very sluggish and somewhat tired on the med, but the > most worrisome side effect was that he stopped > talking, except for one word responses. He's not > exactly chatty, but we could really see the > difference as could his aide at school. > > Robyn > > LINDA A <lsa5885@...> wrote: > > Strattera made my son depressed and did very little > if anything for his ADHD. He does beautifully on > Ritilin. We have it compounded to avoid the lactose > in the medicine. He is calm and able to work in > school without any issues on the med.. > > @...: > kavi_jain@...: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:03:53 > +0000Subject: Strattera > > Hi,My son is autistic. The doctor gave him strattera > 10 mg. He is looking extremely lost and doing verbal > stimming.will this behavior fade with time or I > should dicontinue medicine.Thanks.......Kavita > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Responsibility for the content of this message lies > strictly with > the original author(s), and is not necessarily > endorsed by or the > opinion of the Research Institute, the > Parent Coalition, or the list moderator(s). > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 I worked on the clinical trials with Straterra. I can tell you that most did not do well on this drug. It caused aggression, REgression and an overall unsettled feeling. Adults reacted WORSE than children. I remember one patient telling me it was like the worst case of PMDD she had ever had. She was trembling both inside and out and was afraid she was becoming psychotic. Straterra is atomoxetine. Prozac is fluoxetine. It's a mixture of a mild stimulant type compound with prozac. Cymbalta, which is another " cousin " drug, is duloxetine. Only speaking from what I saw, I am sure there are many who have positive benefit from this drug. I can report from our findings that the positives were far fewer than the negatives. If Eli Lily was not such a powerful company I can almost promise you this drug would have been one for the scrapper. Amy TRACY METHE <tasmethe@...> wrote: Hello, My son did two trials of Strattera. During the first (7-8 years old), it was obvious within a couple of hours that it made him extremely irritable and increased his rigid thinking. During the second (10 years old), he did well for about two weeks and then became very aggressive (he was aggressive to begin with, and it became worse). We stopped the medication and he returned to normal. In my experience talking with psychiatrists, as well as other parents, there are very few children who benefit from Strattera. They not only don't benefit, but become worse. It was popular when it first came out a few years ago because it's a non-stimulant, and hence doesn't carry the narcotic warning. I think doctors were eager to try it for this reason, but quickly realized that it isn't effective in most cases. My son benefits from Ritalin (methylphenidate). He doesn't present like an ADHD kid, but the Ritalin helps with his thought processing/organization and with his frustration tolerance. We have tried most of the stimulants, and only the Ritalin helps. The others have made him more irritable/explosive. Good luck, Strattera Hi, My son is autistic. The doctor gave him strattera 10 mg. He is looking extremely lost and doing verbal stimming. will this behavior fade with time or I should dicontinue medicine. Thanks.......Kavita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I know this post has been out for a while, It jsut stay in my mind and I have to respond I have to say that Strattera was working very dramaticall for us. Before this med, was having trouble concentrate, or get anything done. that was about 2 1/2 years ago. We had a lot of problem before this med. He not able to work with, not able to pay attention, I took him for cub scout meeting then, It was very hard to watch: No conversation, no sense, not teachable, plainly autistic although was getting by with school work, he was not able to do much of his writing assignment. After med, that was second half of the 6 grade, he started very obviously getting better. At 7th grade, he basicly work without much of help from aid, able to do his home work and school work. He has same school load as rest kids in the algebra 2, and doing same work. He still does not like to take note, write out steps, and check in and out some time, but I can tell you he know is subject. If he is not sure, he come ask his parents, or teacher. Now after add in addrall, although 1/4 5 mg twice a day, he is more happy, in there, and talk more. He has not talk to me about how hard his life is as before, or feeling bad about himself or his day like before. So every child is different, strattera is a option, do try it out before you decide. is also on Zoloft again. I was deadly against when Dr. G asked me to switch to it. He did horrible the first time around many years ago. I relented, and had him tried out, you know what, I notice this time it turned out for the best. He was seems more teachable, and want to learn. But we did do better on lower dose of it. Dr. G was ok with that observation from me, and did not insist on moveing higher dose, with which, I am very gratful. I hope you all the best, and with open mind. Jin > Hello, > > My son did two trials of Strattera. During the first (7-8 years old), it was obvious within a couple of hours that it made him extremely irritable and increased his rigid thinking. During the second (10 years old), he did well for about two weeks and then became very aggressive (he was aggressive to begin with, and it became worse). We stopped the medication and he returned to normal. > > In my experience talking with psychiatrists, as well as other parents, there are very few children who benefit from Strattera. They not only don't benefit, but become worse. > > It was popular when it first came out a few years ago because it's a non-stimulant, and hence doesn't carry the narcotic warning. I think doctors were eager to try it for this reason, but quickly realized that it isn't effective in most cases. My son benefits from Ritalin (methylphenidate). He doesn't present like an ADHD kid, but the Ritalin helps with his thought processing/organization and with his frustration tolerance. We have tried most of the stimulants, and only the Ritalin helps. The others have made him more irritable/explosive. > > Good luck, > > Strattera > > Hi, > > My son is autistic. The doctor gave him strattera 10 mg. He is looking > extremely lost and doing verbal stimming. > > will this behavior fade with time or I should dicontinue medicine. > > Thanks.......Kavita > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I've been walking Dr. G's video and he mentions that some of his patients will retry a med that didn't work for them a couple of years before and have good results. Every child is different and they all mature and grow. Robyn jinyang061629 <yanglou@...> wrote: I know this post has been out for a while, It jsut stay in my mind and I have to respond I have to say that Strattera was working very dramaticall for us. Before this med, was having trouble concentrate, or get anything done. that was about 2 1/2 years ago. We had a lot of problem before this med. He not able to work with, not able to pay attention, I took him for cub scout meeting then, It was very hard to watch: No conversation, no sense, not teachable, plainly autistic although was getting by with school work, he was not able to do much of his writing assignment. After med, that was second half of the 6 grade, he started very obviously getting better. At 7th grade, he basicly work without much of help from aid, able to do his home work and school work. He has same school load as rest kids in the algebra 2, and doing same work. He still does not like to take note, write out steps, and check in and out some time, but I can tell you he know is subject. If he is not sure, he come ask his parents, or teacher. Now after add in addrall, although 1/4 5 mg twice a day, he is more happy, in there, and talk more. He has not talk to me about how hard his life is as before, or feeling bad about himself or his day like before. So every child is different, strattera is a option, do try it out before you decide. is also on Zoloft again. I was deadly against when Dr. G asked me to switch to it. He did horrible the first time around many years ago. I relented, and had him tried out, you know what, I notice this time it turned out for the best. He was seems more teachable, and want to learn. But we did do better on lower dose of it. Dr. G was ok with that observation from me, and did not insist on moveing higher dose, with which, I am very gratful. I hope you all the best, and with open mind. Jin > Hello, > > My son did two trials of Strattera. During the first (7-8 years old), it was obvious within a couple of hours that it made him extremely irritable and increased his rigid thinking. During the second (10 years old), he did well for about two weeks and then became very aggressive (he was aggressive to begin with, and it became worse). We stopped the medication and he returned to normal. > > In my experience talking with psychiatrists, as well as other parents, there are very few children who benefit from Strattera. They not only don't benefit, but become worse. > > It was popular when it first came out a few years ago because it's a non-stimulant, and hence doesn't carry the narcotic warning. I think doctors were eager to try it for this reason, but quickly realized that it isn't effective in most cases. My son benefits from Ritalin (methylphenidate). He doesn't present like an ADHD kid, but the Ritalin helps with his thought processing/organization and with his frustration tolerance. We have tried most of the stimulants, and only the Ritalin helps. The others have made him more irritable/explosive. > > Good luck, > > Strattera > > Hi, > > My son is autistic. The doctor gave him strattera 10 mg. He is looking > extremely lost and doing verbal stimming. > > will this behavior fade with time or I should dicontinue medicine. > > Thanks.......Kavita > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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