Re: Stimulant medication Question~

[Guest guest]

My son is on Tenex, I forget the name of the extended release version since he

is not on that one. It helps with the impulsivity but is not a stimulant. The

stimulants changed his personality, I did not like that. Metadate is my

favorite for me, ADHD mom, it works w/o the side effects but my 12 yo Aspie son

has never been on it

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bobbie

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> Okay My son has been on an abundant amount of meds in his first year of being

diagnosed with adhd and ASD, from Concerta, aderall, Metadate, strattera,

Respiradone, and most recently Vyvanse.

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> The Vyvanse seems to work best however he has been on it for 7 months now and

it seems to wear off quickly, we have uped the milligrams and he is now on 50mg.

He goes to see his doctor on Thursday for a med check...and I am thinking we may

need to try something else at this point. He does best on stimulants (less

meltdowns and rage issues however they are still there) He has also started

something extremely new (he is 7) he has serious anxiety issues as well as

become very very very attached to me, to the point he throws himself at my feet

and wants to go everywhere with me. He wont even do this with my husband just

ME. He has started crying and showing ALOT mor serious emotions and also SERIOUS

obsession issues....ie. when dropped off at school wants to know the exact

number of hours and minutes till I pick him back up..as well as what is for

lunch and where he can sit.

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> SO I guess I am looking for any help on what meds you have tried and any

success stories as my son sees his pediatrician for his med check and not psych

or therapist as we are in between insurances at this time.

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> Thank you!

> Raina

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[Guest guest]

My son (12) just started Intuniv along with his Prozac. We're hopeful.

I just saw an article in ADDitude Magazine about Intuniv saying that dr's add it

to stimulants often.