RE: Re: Focalin experiences

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My son has ADHD, and had a trial of the Focalin xr. We had some behaviors and mood swings because when the medicine drops off and starts the release of the second half of the dose, if affected him. He has been on Concerta with a Focalin 10mg short acting to get started, and that combo has worked out perfect.

Sherry

From: sList [mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of waynes_bugSent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 8:46 PMTo: sList Subject: Re: Focalin experiences

Hello,Our son, who is six and considered high-functioning autistic, has been on Focalin for one year and we have seen a huge improvement with his attending and focus in school. He started with a 5 XR (slow release) in the morning at 6:00, and now he is taking a 10 XR. We found that it was out of his system by 1:00, so he now takes a 5 XR at 12:00 which seems to help his after school therapy of OT and ABA. The only downside has been that it curbs his appetite in the morning, so he eats a light breakfast and sometimes half his regular lunch. He tends to eat large dinners, so he maintains a normal weight for his height. I have heard a side effect can be a restless sleep, but we have not found that in his case.Another issue to be aware of is to know your child's pills. Both Target and CVS filled our Focalin prescription with Adderall. They printed our son's name on the bottle and Focalin as the medication, but inside were pills of a different color and stamped "Adderall." Since we had been giving him the prescription, we knew the color was different and luckily he never got the wrong medication. I hope this helps.>> For those who believe in medicating the little ones, anyone have any > experience using Focalin? Our neuro is recommending for my son's ADHD.> Thanks.>______________________________________________________________________This email has been scanned by the Broward Health Email Security System.______________________________________________________________________

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