Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 I got some samples from my doc, and initially (the first couple of hours) felt better. Then after the initial benefit, I felt worse. It was worth trying but I don't think it is a long term treatment. Mike C. In , mike <mikes@e...> wrote: > Hi All, > I have been taking Strattera for about two weeks. I think > I feel more > up tight. It is supposed to, I think, increase focus and cognition. > I was wondering if anyone was taking it and how it has effected > them. > > > Thanks > > Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 My son is taking Concerta (it is a more long acting drug)for his ADD and then he takes Celexa for his anxieties. I asked about Strattera at his last visit and the docs opinion was that there hasn't been a lot of success with it that they have seen, so they thought he should stay on the Concerta if he seemed to be okay with it. He does not have much in the way of tics, however. -- ( ) Strattera Another question, please. Has anyone tried Strattera on their child? We have a new issue of the school saying ph is having a hard time focusing. We don't need this now! Our dr suggested Strattera. We did a very brief trial a couple of years ago of Ritalin and Adderrall, and while we can't be sure, Ritalin seemed to be a disaster and Adderall seemed to make OCD worse. We are willing to try Adderall again, because maybe he could tolerate it, but the doctor suggests Strattera first. Any thoughts? Thanks so much, JoAnne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 There's a list for Strattera, if you're interested. As I recall, it works quite well on attention if it works, but not at all on hyperactivity. Also, there are a lot of problems with stomach upset. We had considered it for , but it seems he doesn't have a problem with attention, just impulsivity. You might want to try Wellbutrin if your child isn't prone to seizures. When has a hard time focussing it's usually social pressures, esp. girls that are occupying his mind. The antidepressants help. He's on Zoloft at the moment. Took Clomipramine before but it stopped working ... you've got to really watch the dosage of the SSRIs ... they can make one act really uninhibited. It seems that many individuals with AS are really sensitive to the usual dosage, and need a smaller one. / 4makelas@... Way, Way Up in Northern Ontario ----- Original Message ----- From: " JoAnne " <jblag@...> > Another question, please. Has anyone tried Strattera on their child? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 We just started a trial of it... b/c of Gaige's tachycardia we are starting out really slow...so he is only taking 10 mgs three times a day...it was such a low dose the pharmacist had to special order it. So far I am not seeing anything but I am chalking it up to him being on such a low dose...we are going to up it the end of next week. he has been quite awful for the first few hours of the morning...but he takes a lot at night so I am not sure what is going on...giving him his meds in the morning doesn't seem to bring immediate relief...like a couple hours later he seems to calm down so I have no idea whether it is related... deb...mom to three great adopted kids... (07.04.96-05.26.03) with Mitochondrial Disease, Gaige age 4 with Aspergers Syndrome and Bliss age 2 with very very mild Cerebral Palsy. www.HeartLiftersGallery.com NurturingHeavensKids/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Strattera? Strattera is made by Eli-Lilly, the same that poisoned your son. I wouldn't give them one more penny. See Ellis instead for detox: Is the Cause of Autism Still Unknown? ~j~ Hello. I am going to be chelating my son and I was wondering if the ALA would have a reaction with the strattera that my son is taking? Thanks! Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 > Strattera? > Strattera is made by Eli-Lilly, the same that poisoned your son. > I wouldn't give them one more penny. > See Ellis instead for detox: > Is the Cause of Autism Still Unknown? > ~j~ > I'm new here so i don't know what you mean by seeing Ellis. Thanks! Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 --- In , " Casey Wheeler " <bkwrm103@a...> wrote: > Hello. I am going to be chelating my son and I was wondering if the > ALA would have a reaction with the strattera that my son is taking? > Thanks! > Casey I don't think so. Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Casey, Is the strattera working? My son was a huge mess on it. I did not like him on it at all. nne > > Hello. I am going to be chelating my son and I was wondering if the > > ALA would have a reaction with the strattera that my son is taking? > > Thanks! > > Casey > > I don't think so. > > Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 I have personally met Dr. Baughman many times. He's a retired neurologist and he and Barry are the best. His website www.adhdfraud.com is the definitive source for documenting the lack of ADHD as a mental illness. Pls help keep our kids away from this stuff. Fred Baughman <fredbaughmanmd@...> wrote:From: " Fred Baughman " , CC: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Subject: Re: Strattera Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:28:06 -0700 adhd does not exist, giving any drug/chemical to a person for it is poisoning, same goes for every psych disorder, not one a disease/abnormality. best regards, fred b. Re: Strattera Dear Grace If Straterrra " works " by affecting the norepinephrine system then it is an endocrine disrupter. Any agonistic or antagonistic effect on any part of the endocrine system by definition affects homeostasis to one degree or another. I am far from optimistic about the body adapting to this. The history of pharmaceutical inteventions suggests otherwise. We were told that Salmon Calcitonin shut down pancreatic exocrine activity while not affecting motility and that the body could adapt to the effects on the digestion of food. We were told (wrongly) that prostate tumour cells did not have many calcitonin receptors on them...er they do and prostate cancer metastasis is now associated with this drug/hormone/endocrine disrupter. This is the very basis of pharmacodynamics and all drugs as well as herbal remedies " work " by interfering with one system or another. The art of pharmaceutical intervention and the basis of risk benefit is to minimise that effect. We perhaps do not know yet just how much Strattera interferes with homeostasis but it certainly does or it would not " work " at all. (Undoubtedly our chums in the industry will say that it is rebalancing an already disturbed system) If stimulants do not lead to addiction and drug abuse them MDMA is a safe recreational drug and should be legalised. Tell that to the Harvard researchers. It is utterly ridiculous to suggest that medicating ADHD at an early age can prevent drug abuse later. Illicit drug use is multifactorial and involves to a great degree social and peer pressure. If medicated children are less likly to go on to illicit use it is not the pharmacological effect of Ritalin that prevents them, it is much more likely to be the environment they have been forced into. One of total drug dependance on drugs provided by the biggest pushers in the world. This is behavioir control not medicine. The Harvard researchers need to understand that by far the largest group of illicit drug users are NOT addicts and that for a very large section of this group drug taking is a phase in their life that they grow out of. The medication of children for fallacious conditions such as ADHD is however drug dependence per se. Since it is now suggested that ADHD persists into adulthood then these children and young adults are addicted to drugs for life. IT IS BLOODY AMAZING THAT NO ONE IS LOOKING FOR A CURE! I don't want to go into Biederman and Barkely's charlatanry, it is well established, if you want any help with your debunking don't hesistate to ask. There is no scientific evidence that any drug prevents drug addiction. The history of attempting to drug substance abuse out of individuals is long and is one of the most unethical sagas in medicine. The use of aversion therapy and Antabuse is rightly condemned as the unacceptable face of medicine and the same should be said of RItalin and the psychostimulants. Drugs are for treating illness not social control, drug addiction is a social problem like crime. It requires social remedies. ADHD does not exist and the longer these quacks and mountebanks go on about it the less credible it becomes. Three weeks ago I was at a conference on Dangerous Severe Personality Disorder, a conference where you would expect ADHD to be high on the agenda and where there should be many adherenets to the ADHD religion. I could not find one psychiatrist who would agree with the diagnosis and many categorically stated it did not exist. many of the would be ADHD merchants have turned thier back on what is increasingly seen as a psychiatric fad. Barry F. Prior Chicago, IL T: 773/774-6696 or 800/654-1215 F: 801/848-3451 E: jprior@... W: www.lgln.com (under construction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 I looked up side effects of Strattera and found that one of them can be " excessive tiredness. " That sounds to me as though it could be what you are describing ... Patty tylers_mom03 wrote: > > Does anyone else have or have had their child on Straterra? I am > wondering if depression can be a side effect of it. For the last > couple of days Tyler will cry for no reason. And it isn't a screaming > cry. He just gets this pitiful look on his face and the tears will > just start streaming down his cheeks. You wouldn't even know that he > was crying unless you look at him because he isn't making a sound. > His doctor is out of town until Friday so I can't discuss this with > him. If anyone has info please let me know. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hi Jane, Could you please send me where exactly did you find all this information, so maybe I can make it publish thru my magazine. Thank you, JR --- Jane Gurin <doglover80590@...> wrote: > Lilly Warns of Suicidal Thoughts With ADHD Drug > (Update2) > > Lilly Warns of Suicidal Thoughts With ADHD Drug > (Update2) > Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Eli Lilly & Co. warned > doctors > and patients > that > children and adolescents taking the Strattera > medication for attention > deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have a higher > risk > of suicidal > thoughts. > > Five cases of suicidal thinking and one attempted > suicide were found > among > 1,357 children in trials, the Indianapolis- based > company said today in > a > statement. No deaths were reported. Lilly will put a > warning on > Strattera's > label, which was updated in December to include the > risk of liver > damage. > > About 5 million U.S. children, or 7 percent, are > diagnosed with ADHD, > which > is marked by inattentiveness and impulsive behavior. > In the past few > years, > some doctors have said the condition is over > diagnosed, partly to keep > active children calm in the classroom. Sales of ADHD > drugs quadrupled > between 2000 and 2004, according to a Medco Health > Solutions Inc. > report. > > ``While suicidal thinking was uncommon in patients > on > the medication > during > clinical trials, it is important for parents to be > aware it can occur, > and > to discuss any unusual symptoms with a physician,'' > said Alan Breier, > vice > president and chief medical officer at Lilly, in a > statement. > > It's unclear if the risks will apply to other ADHD > drugs, such as Shire > Pharmaceuticals Group Plc's Adderall, Novartis AG's > Ritalin and > & > 's Concerta. Those drugs work as stimulants. > Strattera, the > first of > its class approved by the FDA, works by increasing > the > amount of a > chemical > between brain cells that helps neurons communicate. > > Shares of Lilly rose 3 cents to $53.50 at 9:55 a.m. > in > New York Stock > Exchange composite trading. The stock has lost 5.8 > percent so far this > year > before today. > > FDA Review > > The newest change in the labeling of Strattera > resulted from a U.S. > Food and > Drug Administration review of psychiatric treatment > for children, Lilly > said. > > That review prompted warnings last year about > suicide > risk from > anti-depression drugs that include Wyeth's Effexor, > GlaxoKline > Plc's > Paxil, Pfizer Inc.'s Zoloft, Forest Laboratories > Inc. > and H. Lundbeck > A/S's > Celexa and Lexapro and Lilly's Prozac. > > There appears to be no risk to adult patients taking > Strattera, the > company > said. About 4 percent of adults also have the > condition. > > The risk represents about 0.4 percent of the total > population of > Straterra > patients, said Lilly Chief Executive Sidney Taurel > in > an interview on > financial news network CNBC. One child who took five > times the > recommended > dosage attempted to kill himself, Taurel said. > > Sales > > Strattera generated $124 million in sales in the > second quarter, down > 31 > percent from the year-earlier period. > > The global ADHD market is about $1.7 billion, said > Gloria Tsuen, who > helps > manage about $3.5 billion at First Investors Corp. > in > New York. She > said > Strattera prescriptions are down about 10 percent > over > last year. > > ``Strattera is one of the key drivers'' for Lilly, > Tsuen said in a > telephone > interview today. ``This is one more piece of bad > news > for the drug.'' > > Lilly also reiterated its earnings guidance for the > year today, saying > it > would have 2005 earnings per share of $1.90 to > $1.96, > including a > product > liability charge of 90 cents per share. Sales growth > is expected to > fall in > > > > __________________________________ > - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail. > __________________________________ - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Strattera reduced my 7-year old son's anxiety and his hyperactivity in the morning (having more of a blanket effect), but his attention span and follow through during the day at school suffered (when compared to Concerta). I didn't see any side effects except he was less hungry and maybe a tiny queasy the first day or two, but nothing bad. ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of t_woodman99 Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 10:01 AM Subject: ( ) Strattera My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really appreciate it. Thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 My son was put on Straterra at the age of 6. I tried it three weeks and it made him act out worse. So we stopped medication. I just took my son to another doctor,he is now 7 for a follow up to discuss adhd like behaviors. I see him again on Thrus of this week. When he asked me about ever trying meds I told the doctor about Staterra. He said he wasn't surprised it didn't work well and that in his expierence with AS kids only 10% does it work for and when it does it usually wears off after a while. He said in combination with concerta usually does the trick. I don't know what his recommendations are for my son officially but I will keep everyone updates. Thanks, Ann ( ) Strattera My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really appreciate it. Thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Hello I was reading your post and noticed that your son had been on the straterra, My son was on it two different doses one ion the morn and one at night but it got to where it quit working for him he now is on the concerta now but the concerta works for him at school but wears off soon after he gets home then we have the emotional outbursts and the smacking of himself and just an overall bad night that goes over into the mornings until his meds kick back in for the day. does anyone know is it safe to put them on something for the mood swings as well as the hyperactivity? My son had AS, ADHD and Sensory integration dysfunction. any help would be greatly appreciated in this area I am desperate for some sort of relief for my son as well as the rest of the family. Crystal Easter Seals <easterseals@...> wrote: My son was put on Straterra at the age of 6. I tried it three weeks and it made him act out worse. So we stopped medication. I just took my son to another doctor,he is now 7 for a follow up to discuss adhd like behaviors. I see him again on Thrus of this week. When he asked me about ever trying meds I told the doctor about Staterra. He said he wasn't surprised it didn't work well and that in his expierence with AS kids only 10% does it work for and when it does it usually wears off after a while. He said in combination with concerta usually does the trick. I don't know what his recommendations are for my son officially but I will keep everyone updates. Thanks, Ann ( ) Strattera My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really appreciate it. Thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 , age 17, takes Strattera, with no adverse side effects. He takes it along with Adderall. He is being helped by the combination of the two. I think the Strattera allows him to take less Adderall. Liz On Feb 7, 2006, at 7:00 AM, t_woodman99 wrote: > My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put > on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if > anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped > them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody > probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more > imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really > appreciate it. Thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 My son takes Strattera along with a few other meds. It was added to his meds when he was taking Ritalin to help give him something at a more constant release because there were so many ups and downs with the ritalin. Now we have switched to Focalin XR but we kept the strattera too.. He also takes geodan and Zyprexa because he was having so many out bursts but his doctor is hoping to start to wean those off next month. For mood stabilization he takes Depakote and that really did seem to help a lot. Still it is way too many meds but we weren't sure what was going on untill recently and they just kept giving me new meds for him. He has AS ADHD ODD, I haven't seen many other kids with the ODD seems like more of you see OCD with your kids. Suzanne -- ( ) Strattera My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really appreciate it. Thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Just a question? I don't know nothing about any of these meds. but if your child is on so many. can you tell which ones work & don't? and if he is taking a medication that he doesn't need? Just asking, one never knows if thats next for me. (medication). Suzanne <suzannex6@...> wrote: My son takes Strattera along with a few other meds. It was added to his meds when he was taking Ritalin to help give him something at a more constant release because there were so many ups and downs with the ritalin. Now we have switched to Focalin XR but we kept the strattera too.. He also takes geodan and Zyprexa because he was having so many out bursts but his doctor is hoping to start to wean those off next month. For mood stabilization he takes Depakote and that really did seem to help a lot. Still it is way too many meds but we weren't sure what was going on untill recently and they just kept giving me new meds for him. He has AS ADHD ODD, I haven't seen many other kids with the ODD seems like more of you see OCD with your kids. Suzanne -- ( ) Strattera My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really appreciate it. Thanks- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 On Feb 8, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Rose wrote: > Just a question? I don't know nothing about any of these meds. > but if your child is on so many. can you tell which ones work & > don't? And I am not questioning your judgement in any way (really!) but I thought Zyprexa, Geodon, and Depakote were essentially used for the same purposes in spectrum children. Zyprexa and Geodon are both anti-psychotics, right? And Depakote is for epilepsy and bipolar. But I thought they were typically either/or for the treatment of tantrums, outbursts, rages--that sort of thing. Of course, sometimes a multiple drug approach is necessary. What was the timeline for adding drugs to the routine? I am asking, also, because we have gone through trial and error recently, too. My older son was first dx'd with solely ODD, and it SO fit (except he's not vindictive). But once we nabbed the depression and then the ADHD and then got special ed, alot of that was greatly improved. We still have our moments (oh boy, look for my story on the list later today) but it is so much better. Now it's just 30 minute pockets instead of seemingly all day/every day with everyone. Jackie Suzanne wrote about her son on Strattera, Focalin XR, Zyprexa, Geodon and Depakote. > > Still it is way too many meds but we weren't sure what was going on > untill > recently and they just kept giving me new meds for him. He has AS > ADHD ODD, > I haven't seen many other kids with the ODD seems like more of you > see OCD > with your kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Don't worry about questioning me, so was I. In fact in November is when I finally said enough with the meds we need help for this boy. NOW!!!!! He was diagnosised ADHD at about age 4 and was put on Ritalin and Clonidine. That work for the most part at school but there were outbursts at home and mostly toward me. Then when he got old enough the Clonidine was switched to Respirdal. He was on that combo for about 2 years or so. I still at this time do not have a clue what is wrong with my kid. He was still acting out at home. His doctor is throwing around all kinds of diagnosis and I am researching thinking well maybe part of the problem but not sure. Straterra was added because he thought maybe it would give him a better baseline and we wouldn't see so many ups and downs from the the ritalin. Then in May he starts acting out more on the bus and at school so we switched from respridal to Zyprexa. That kind of worked for a few days I think we added the geodan after school started this year because now he was raging almost daily. Finally the end of October the principle asked me if he had ever been assessed for Asperger's. New word for me....I read up on it .. WOW. this is my kid. So I asked his doctor the next week at his appointment and he said well of course he is PDD. That's when I said no more pills I think we need more help. We switched from Ritalin to Focalin right before school started so he wouldn't have to take any pills at school. Now mind you I have been asking for help since he was 3 years old. Went through 3 counselors and none of them wanted to help me with behaviors always seemed to try to make things fit to the fact he was adopted and must be the underlying cause. I thought my kid was bi-polar, attachment disorder both things they threw out at me and when I read up on them, no way. Of course ODD but even that doesn't fit completely. Anger overload was close. Split personality. Maybe it's his IQ, maybe the fact that his birth parents were both drug users. And the best one was " Have things changed at home, how about your marriage? " The depakote was added as a mood stabilizer and I actually do see a major difference with that med. That was just added in January. We have since started to see a psychologist who is giving me major ideas to try for how I respond to my son and handle different situations. Heh, my kid isn't a bad kid, now I see him as child with a neurological disorder. We have a real diagnosis and a real treatment plan instead of me thinking I should just give up and that his future was a jail cell. His last counselor tried to convince me that I didn't want this diagnosis because he couldn't be a cop, fireman or join the army. I looked at him and said " OMG, you'd want him to have a gun " Do you all realize what a relief it was to finally have an appropriate diagnosis, One I can learn about, change our approach and actually deal with it in the right fashion? The plan is to start to wean him off the 2 anti-psychotics in the next couple months. That makes me a little nervous too but they really didn't help much. I am also trying to get him into another set of specialists for a second opinion. Part of me thinks that is why his current doctor is starting to help with more appropriate treatment now because he doesn't want to loose the business. I'm a nurse and this whole situation had me so frustrated. How could he not have given me this diagnosis years ago and pointed me in the right direction so I could get my son the right help. And my frustration with the school is a whole other story. Well I guess that was probably more the what you wanted to read. Suzanne -- Re: ( ) Strattera On Feb 8, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Rose wrote: > Just a question? I don't know nothing about any of these meds. > but if your child is on so many. can you tell which ones work & > don't? And I am not questioning your judgement in any way (really!) but I thought Zyprexa, Geodon, and Depakote were essentially used for the same purposes in spectrum children. Zyprexa and Geodon are both anti-psychotics, right? And Depakote is for epilepsy and bipolar. But I thought they were typically either/or for the treatment of tantrums, outbursts, rages--that sort of thing. Of course, sometimes a multiple drug approach is necessary. What was the timeline for adding drugs to the routine? I am asking, also, because we have gone through trial and error recently, too. My older son was first dx'd with solely ODD, and it SO fit (except he's not vindictive). But once we nabbed the depression and then the ADHD and then got special ed, alot of that was greatly improved. We still have our moments (oh boy, look for my story on the list later today) but it is so much better. Now it's just 30 minute pockets instead of seemingly all day/every day with everyone. Jackie Suzanne wrote about her son on Strattera, Focalin XR, Zyprexa, Geodon and Depakote. > > Still it is way too many meds but we weren't sure what was going on > untill > recently and they just kept giving me new meds for him. He has AS > ADHD ODD, > I haven't seen many other kids with the ODD seems like more of you > see OCD > with your kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 On Feb 9, 2006, at 8:58 AM, Suzanne wrote: > > We have since started to see a psychologist who is giving me major > ideas to > try for how I respond to my son and handle different situations. > Heh, my kid > isn't a bad kid, now I see him as child with a neurological > disorder. We > have a real diagnosis and a real treatment plan instead of me > thinking I > should just give up and that his future was a jail cell. His last > counselor > tried to convince me that I didn't want this diagnosis because he > couldn't > be a cop, fireman or join the army. I looked at him and said " OMG, > you'd > want him to have a gun " This is exactly my feeling. So what if my kid is on stimulants and he won't be able to join the military. If it wasn't the stimulants, it'd be any of the other 20 issues he has. " Sergeant, I can't go fight now, I am not at a SAVING PLACE. " LOL > Do you all realize what a relief it was to finally have an appropriate > diagnosis, One I can learn about, change our approach and actually > deal with > it in the right fashion? That's the way I am feeling about my youngest. We kept thinking rage/anger/uncontrolled vengeance when I think it's more anxiety. Those are two *really* different things. They just come out looking like one another in practice sometimes. He hadn't been on medication very long, and was doing ok before. Not great, but ok. So we took him off of everything for 2 weeks. Things cleared up beautifully at home and at church. So school was the only problem left. This is not to say our homelife is " normal " in the way most people consider. But not much unexpected happens anymore, know what I mean? So that gave us a new outlook on the whole problem that needed addressing the most. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 The only effect Strattera had on my son was to put him to sleep. Meredith > > My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put > on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if > anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped > them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody > probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more > imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really > appreciate it. Thanks- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Suzanne, Strattera was the worst med we ever did. Similar situation to yours. Tried it twice and at first the first few months seemed good but both times it caused gradual increase in rage episodes, irritability. It took me twice to realize it was the Strattera. Consider getting rid of the Strattera first instead of the antipsychotics first and see what happens...... Good luck!!! Re: ( ) Strattera On Feb 8, 2006, at 9:08 AM, Rose wrote: > Just a question? I don't know nothing about any of these meds. > but if your child is on so many. can you tell which ones work & > don't? And I am not questioning your judgement in any way (really!) but I thought Zyprexa, Geodon, and Depakote were essentially used for the same purposes in spectrum children. Zyprexa and Geodon are both anti-psychotics, right? And Depakote is for epilepsy and bipolar. But I thought they were typically either/or for the treatment of tantrums, outbursts, rages--that sort of thing. Of course, sometimes a multiple drug approach is necessary. What was the timeline for adding drugs to the routine? I am asking, also, because we have gone through trial and error recently, too. My older son was first dx'd with solely ODD, and it SO fit (except he's not vindictive). But once we nabbed the depression and then the ADHD and then got special ed, alot of that was greatly improved. We still have our moments (oh boy, look for my story on the list later today) but it is so much better. Now it's just 30 minute pockets instead of seemingly all day/every day with everyone. Jackie Suzanne wrote about her son on Strattera, Focalin XR, Zyprexa, Geodon and Depakote. > > Still it is way too many meds but we weren't sure what was going on > untill > recently and they just kept giving me new meds for him. He has AS > ADHD ODD, > I haven't seen many other kids with the ODD seems like more of you > see OCD > with your kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Hi I am from gresham ,oregon and I have heard wonderful thing about this medicne and I have a step son who is on abilfy and they may change him It is pretty new but you can get info on walgreens.com and look up the medicine! I would like to hear if this medicine helps or not? cindy Meredith Weingarden <goldeylocks@...> wrote: The only effect Strattera had on my son was to put him to sleep. Meredith > > My son has asperger's along with anxiety and add. He was recently put > on Strattera to help with his add and anxiety. I was just wondering if > anyone else has a child that takes this medication, and if it helped > them, and what kind of side effects they had. I realize everybody > probably reacts differently, but I am just trying to get more > imformation on it. If anybody can tell me about it I would really > appreciate it. Thanks- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 That's a good idea too although I'd like to see the other ones go too. Since he is on Focalin XR he doesn't have the ups and downs like he did with Ritalin , since it's once a day. I'll ask what he thinks of that. Thanks. Suzanne -- Re: ( ) Strattera Suzanne, Strattera was the worst med we ever did. Similar situation to yours. Tried it twice and at first the first few months seemed good but both times it caused gradual increase in rage episodes, irritability. It took me twice to realize it was the Strattera. Consider getting rid of the Strattera first instead of the antipsychotics first and see what happens...... Good luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Regardless of how Strattera effects other children or adults is irrevelent. All patients respond differently to different medications. (drastically) My son took Strattera with no response what so ever. He didn't have much of a response (or improvement) until he got on Concerta. Now he's doing well behaviorally and academically. > > Looking for some feedback on Strattera: > > My son started it last week with a small dose, gradually building up to 60mg > which started yesterday. He has been on it for over a week. The last few > days he has been more unfocused on evey day life, to the point of a > zombie-like trance in some cases. Although he has issues " locking in " on the > TV sometimes, we almost had to shake his mental grip on the screen today > several times. He could not focus long enough on his dinner to the point > where it took about an hour (he usually takes 20 minutes) He has been " lost " > in his room when it comes to bed time, and has come out a few times asking > what he was supposed to do up there (pajamas buddy, you're getting pajamas > on) > > I was wondering of anyone had experience with this drug, and if this is a > bad side affect, negative reaction, or is just part of the process by which > his brain is getting acclimated to the drug. We are calling the Dr. tomorrow > (he is a great doctor, very impressed, good feedback and referrals, and from > an autism-specific wing of a Childrens hospital). I'm thinking of pulling > him off it tomorrow since his focus and " staying on task " is going > dramatically backwards. I'm concerned that it's a step backwards. > > Any similar experiences? > > -MS in NJ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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