Re: Re: Does strattera help your child? my son on intuiv n...

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Thank you, I'm leaving a message with his doctor now.

sandy

In a message dated 2/7/2011 3:08:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bronwynbluedog@... writes:

We've found Strattera to be very helpful for our son who has ADHD - Inattentive type in addition to Aspergers. It's helped him a lot with his problems focusing. His reaction to the other ADHD drugs was very bad. It made his anxiety much worse. Straterra is different from the stimulant drugs like ritalin, so it may be helpful when those more common drugs aren't.A consult with a pediatric psychiatrist would probably be very helpful since it will probably take a few tries to find the your son's best medication(s) and dosage levels.Bronwyn>> My son says the Intuiv makes him "feel weird". He is almost 6 and I'm not > sure what that means, but I know it makes him very sleepy and when he gets > too sleepy he gets cranky . His impulse control is basically still zero, > sadly. So with no intuiv I have a child who would run around the car and > jump all day or with he is sleepy, crying and cranky. I tried him on > Ritalin and it was all worse, nightmares ( terrors) etc We have done OT for 2 > years now, he is a huge sensory overload kid. He is also a spitter when he > gets frustrated. Ive tried GABA, DHA, D3, melatonin at night ( does help) > . DHA seems to do nothing in my opinion. I guess I really want a way to > help him, because his future doesn't look to promising unless I find some > help. The doctors locally are just idiots ( "yeah seems he is more than ADD > to me".. scratch head scratch head) He was diagnosed in October with > aspergers, adhd, sensory issues, low iron, low d3. He also has asthma.> Sandy in Va>