Re: For those who have tried STRATTERA

[Guest guest]

nies 10yo HF adhd pdd Aspergers. It has been over

two years so far on Strattera, no side effects, accept

has trouble eating his lunch at school. Other than

that, everything is going quite well for him. His

school grades have gone up, attention span, and eye

contact as well. But I must tell you he rigorously

trains three time a week which keeps him grounded and

helps also. With that he takes vitamins A6 and

magnesium. It's working for us. He is a little on the

light side but eats well and exercise tends to keep

him there.

It takes 4 to 6 weeks to get into balance. You may

need it to be tweaked then by your Dr. Every child is

differant, s on 40mg. He's been at that dose for

one and half years on that same doseage. We tried

going down to 30 mg. but it messed him up and raised

it back to 40.

Kev

--- meljackmom <meljackmom@...> wrote:

> I was just looking for some feedback of positives

> and negatives when

> your kids started Strattera. What side effects

> should I look out

> for? What time of day works best? How long did it

> take for the body

> to adjust? Any info would be appreciated.

> Thanks

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

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DEFINITELY give it at night time. We misunderstood and gave it to our son in

the morning, and whoa! He's been taking it for several months now and is much

more focused.

All the best~~

Rose

For those who have tried STRATTERA

>

>I was just looking for some feedback of positives and negatives when

>your kids started Strattera. What side effects should I look out

>for? What time of day works best? How long did it take for the body

>to adjust? Any info would be appreciated.

>Thanks

>

>

>

>

>

>

>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 and/or the Parent Coalition.

>

>

[Guest guest]

We start out at evening, then move to morning because he was not

doing as well at afternoon. I think it depends on the child.

Also will take about 2 week to settle in.

Jin

>

> ~~

> DEFINITELY give it at night time. We misunderstood and gave it

to our son in the morning, and whoa! He's been taking it for several

months now and is much more focused.

> All the best~~

> Rose

>

> For those who have tried STRATTERA

> >

> >I was just looking for some feedback of positives and negatives

when

> >your kids started Strattera. What side effects should I look out

> >for? What time of day works best? How long did it take for the

body

> >to adjust? Any info would be appreciated.

> >Thanks

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >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 and/or the Parent

Coalition.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your replies...

> >

> > ~~

> > DEFINITELY give it at night time. We misunderstood and gave

it

> to our son in the morning, and whoa! He's been taking it for

several

> months now and is much more focused.

> > All the best~~

> > Rose

> >

> > For those who have tried STRATTERA

> > >

> > >I was just looking for some feedback of positives and negatives

> when

> > >your kids started Strattera. What side effects should I look

out

> > >for? What time of day works best? How long did it take for

the

> body

> > >to adjust? Any info would be appreciated.

> > >Thanks

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >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 and/or the Parent

> Coalition.

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

My older son (ADHD) was on Ritalin and moved to Concerta last spring. The

Concerta was giving him bad headaches so we switched to Strattera. During

that time, we had to wean him off the Concerta so that he was taking a small

amount of Strattera (18 mg) and a small amount of Concerta (10 mg). He was

fantastic with this combination.

When we finally dropped the Concerta and boosted the Strattera to 43 mg (one

25 mg + one 18 mg), things didn't work out. I found that it just didn't help

curb his hyperactivity. So I asked my doctor if we could go back to the 18

mg of Strattera and 10 mg of Concerta combo. He said it was fine and, in

fact, probably better to be on low doses of two meds than on a higher dose

of one. He said that this approach had been adopted recently in the U.S. but

was fairly new in Canada. My son has been on this combo since the end of

October and so far, so good.

The only side effect we have seen is that he sometimes isn't hungry at

lunchtime. We saw that on Ritalin and Concerta as well.

Rhoda

For those who have tried STRATTERA

> > > >

> > > >I was just looking for some feedback of positives and negatives

> > when

> > > >your kids started Strattera. What side effects should I look

> out

> > > >for? What time of day works best? How long did it take for

> the

> > body

> > > >to adjust? Any info would be appreciated.

> > > >Thanks

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >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 and/or the Parent

> > Coalition.

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

We tried strattera on my son, 2 different times. The

results were not positive.

--- Rhoda Boyd <rboyd@...> wrote:

> My older son (ADHD) was on Ritalin and moved to

> Concerta last spring. The

> Concerta was giving him bad headaches so we switched

> to Strattera. During

> that time, we had to wean him off the Concerta so

> that he was taking a small

> amount of Strattera (18 mg) and a small amount of

> Concerta (10 mg). He was

> fantastic with this combination.

>

> When we finally dropped the Concerta and boosted the

> Strattera to 43 mg (one

> 25 mg + one 18 mg), things didn't work out. I found

> that it just didn't help

> curb his hyperactivity. So I asked my doctor if we

> could go back to the 18

> mg of Strattera and 10 mg of Concerta combo. He said

> it was fine and, in

> fact, probably better to be on low doses of two meds

> than on a higher dose

> of one. He said that this approach had been adopted

> recently in the U.S. but

> was fairly new in Canada. My son has been on this

> combo since the end of

> October and so far, so good.

>

> The only side effect we have seen is that he

> sometimes isn't hungry at

> lunchtime. We saw that on Ritalin and Concerta as

> well.

>

> Rhoda

> For those who have tried

> STRATTERA

> > > > >

> > > > >I was just looking for some feedback of

> positives and negatives

> > > when

> > > > >your kids started Strattera. What side

> effects should I look

> > out

> > > > >for? What time of day works best? How long

> did it take for

> > the

> > > body

> > > > >to adjust? Any info would be appreciated.

> > > > >Thanks

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >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 and/or

> the Parent

> > > Coalition.

> > > > >

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

I have heard others say that it works much better if

taken in the a.m. Each child responds differently, I

guess.

--- Rose <Momusic45@...> wrote:

> ~~

> DEFINITELY give it at night time. We

> misunderstood and gave it to our son in the morning,

> and whoa! He's been taking it for several months

> now and is much more focused.

> All the best~~

> Rose

>

> For those who have tried STRATTERA

> >

> >I was just looking for some feedback of positives

> and negatives when

> >your kids started Strattera. What side effects

> should I look out

> >for? What time of day works best? How long did it

> take for the body

> >to adjust? Any info would be appreciated.

> >Thanks

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >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 and/or the

> Parent Coalition.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Our son was o.k. until Dr. G. increased his Strattera dose up to 40 mg.

( weighs 188 lb!). He took on side effects that are not commonly known,

such as difficulty urinating, intense thirst, and frequent urination, in

addition to agitation. He then had his first grand mal seizure, at age 15. We

have been reducing the dose are now down to 18 mg. and I honestly am not sure

he is better off than before we tried it at all. Dr. G. feels the seizure was

not caused by Strattera but may have pushed him over the edge with

additional brain irritation. I am not happy about the whole situation as we

must now

move forward on a structural MRI.

By the way, he has only taken it in the eve.

mary