My son, age 8, 3rd grade has ADHD and LD. He is on 36 mg concerta. It decreases his appetite greatly and he has a ‘melt-down’ every day after school, where it seems the med wears off. Also sometimes gives him an upset stomach so I stopped med this week. Teacher reports he is more social (good thing since he is reserved in school) but with no med is has adversely affected his attention and focus. He needed much more redirection in staying on task. I had hoped we could eliminate med, but I guest not. So should I adjust med myself, say try 18 mg this week? His doctor in past has given advice when we adjusted meds, but I obviously know son and situation better.. so am wondering if I should just adjust it myself? See what works..
Hi- I’ve been thru the same thing with my son this fall……..we are trying straterra,haven’t reached our 4-6 week point yet. so, I can’t say whether it will work or not. Why not give the doctor a call to see what he/she thinks??? It’s a tuff situation!!!!
Good Luck!
Tammy