Posted by SLynn on January 22, 2003, at 13:19:48
Hello everyone...I have read almost all of the threads regarding Strattera. My 9 year old son has been on stimulants for the last 3 years with a lot of "juggling" medications. We started with Adderall, went to Concerta, went to Cylert, went to Ritalin and then back to Concerta. We have had bad side effects from the stimulants, but the latest during our time on Adderall were tics (head jerking, nose twitches, grimmaces, etc.). I became extremely frustrated so I set up an appointment with a Psychologist and he is thinking of trying Strattera. My son is also very nervous, high anxiety, a "worry wart", is constantly paranoid and has mood changes/depression. It sounds to me like Strattera will help with not only his ADD, but with his other symptoms as well. He has had problems with appetite (although he continues to grow tall and gain a few pounds here and there), but his biggest problem is sleep...he does NOT sleep on the stimulants. I am PRAYING that this new "non-stimulant" drug will be the answer for him. If anyone has suggestions on what to give a child in addition to the strattera for the other problems he has, I would very much appreciate the advise! We have an appointment today and I'm sure he will start the Strattera this next weekend. I am going to ask about slowly coming off of the Concerta in combination with the Stratera. My son has withdrawals when coming off a stimulant and I do not want to quit cold turkey. I will keep everyone updated as to his progress in case there are others out there considering Strattera for their child. PLEASE keep posting your progress, side effects, etc., with this new medication...it has been extremely helpful!
poster:SLynn
thread:137050
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