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Adhd
Both my older 2 sons are ADHD my oldest is on Adderall xr this year was the first time we actually up his ..... Difference Between Focalin XR and Concerta ...
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- If tablets don't work ( some kids won't do them), MonaVie Orginial has some of the same content plus it is organic and kids love it! It is a nutritional fruit juice th...
- My son is also 7 and for three years they have been telling me to put him on medicine. When he started school he was doing horrible..He couldnt calm down enough to lis...
- I have a 16 yr old that has been on every medicine out there for ADHD since he was 4. He is now on Strattera and doing good both in school and out! He was put in beh...
They Say She Has ADD
I just need to clarify that the drug is actually Focalin? If so, that is what I just switched my son to .... Difference Between Focalin XR and Concerta ...
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- I just need to clarify that the drug is actually Focalin? If so, that is what I just switched my son to taking. He was taking Concerta but he had no appetite and was...
- I agree that she should either take it every day or not at all. My husband takes meds for adult add and he gets the same way if he skips a dose (headaches ,grumpy the ...
- I am a mother of two boys(5 and 7), and I have ADD myself. My youngest has early signs of ADHD, and has been to a pediatric specialist in the past. He was put on Cloni...
ADD / ADHD Help!
My son just started Focalin XR. He was getting into trouble several times .... on adderal which i hated cus it doped it up so we went to concerta. now that ...
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- You can avoid medication ALTOGETHER if you take your son to a CLINICAL nutritionist. They are doctors but use whole food supplements rather than medications. And they ...
- I have to side with your husband, too. Meds usually mask the problem, but don't address the root cause. If you don't want to put your son on meds there are many prove...
- Hi there, You have an option before you go the med route. There is a safe nutritional supplement, developed by a nutrition Scientist that has helped many kids with AD...
Needing Pros & Cons on "Adderall"
My 8 year old has been diagnosed with ADHD and is on Focalin and my 14 yr old has been diagnosed with ADD ...... Difference Between Focalin XR and Concerta ...
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- I do not have a child that has been on medication for ADHD, but have nieces and a nephew that take medications. I can honestly say that there is both good and bad rel...
- My brother was on Adderall when he was about that age. He hated it. He lost his appetite, felt different from the other kids (he had to take it at school everyday at...
- My son was diagnosed with ADHD about 4 years ago. He's now 10 and he's doing very well. The first prescription we put him on was Adderal. Although it did work, at 3...
Afraid to Give My Son Meds for ADHD
The medication that she has been on is Focalin XR and it has been a miracle for her! There are no signs of side affects at all, and her behavior has been a ...
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- Hi I., My name is Jennifer. My daughter is 11yrs old and she was also diagnosed with ADD a few years ago. We had her on ADDERAL 10 and 15mg for quite a while and it...
- I., Let me tell you something. The school can not deal with figidy kids nowadays. If they aren't sitting still, they are considered ADD or ADHD. My son was diagn...
- I would suggest Straterra it is a non stimulate. I had to put my 5 yo on it who has ADHA ODD because of his uncontrollable behavior. He has alot of medical condition...
Medication
Hi A., I am a child/adol psych nurse, is it concerta? we prescribe many ... Daytrana is a patch, adderall xr, focalin xr and ritalin la can all be opened ...
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- My daughter was recently diagnosed and she takes a great medicine called daytrana. It is a patch that we apply in the am it works for 9 hours then you remove it and it...
- A., Is there anything else that can be done other than resort to medication. I agree with Sharon, I would try to seek out all other venues before doing the drug thin...
- A., When my young daughters would start to take meds that early, and they had to be in pill form...this is what I did. Go to the store and buy mini M&M's (Not th...
Support Groups for Adhd Parents
For those of you who asked, he is on Focalin XR 20mg in the morning, ... They take Concerta, its easy on the stomic and works well for them. ...
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- My godchild was diagianosed with adhd @ 6 years old they put her on medicine and come to find out they medicine just made her act out even more, and potty on herself @...
- There are lots of tools that can be used at home and school: make sure all subject areas are very organized in folders and notebooks (therefore easy to locate and not...
- Hi R.. My son was diagnosed this year with ADD. We use a combination of medication (for calming/focus) and therapy (for behavior modification). We have also incorpora...
Son with ADHD and Meds Not Helping!
So he has been on Concerta since this past summer, and it is still working .... ADHD by a Psychiatrist last Monday and began immediately on Focalin XR 5mg. ...
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- I am so sorry to hear of your stuggle. I also have a son who was diagnosed with ADHD. I tried everything, meds, counseling. behavior modification, nothing really worke...
- I have heard that nutrition has everything to do with brain chemistry. I've also heard of many parents having good results from using Isagenix nutrition program with ...
- I know this may have been suggested before, but when I worked daycare, there was a girl with a similar problem. She was extremely difficult to deal with and the paren...
Strattera for ADHD
After that we had him on Concerta and it worked fabulously. ... and the teachers can really tell the difference when he is on it vs. not on it. ... We briefly tried Vyanase and Focalin too, but they (I think) are both stimulants, ...
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- Take his advice and try it out. You will know if it is working for him or not. You may have better results with it. I was nervous when I changed my sons meds and on...
- This was the best thing we had ever tried for our son!!! It felt like a miracle drug! That said, it may or may not work that well for your son. Try it. If it doesn't w...
- Hi! Medications work differently on every child. I have no experience with Metadate CD. My son was on Strattera for a short time. It made him very aggressive. But...
Starting a Child on ADHD Medication
what will she be on? almost 8 year old has only been on focalin xr...to teach ... I have a 10 year old son who is also on adhd medicine(Concerta) and has ...
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- I have a step-son who has ADD and we tried all of the alternatives before putting him on medication. We tried for three years, and none of them worked. He now is med...
- I agree that there are other natural options... as a bodyworker, I do know that massage, reflexology, cranial sacral, etc. perform wonders for this type of "ailment" a...
- H., There are many alternatives to drugs to help your daughter. I am a chiropractor at Khalil Family Chiropractic in Eastpointe and I have seen how beneficial chirop...
