Posted by Ritch on March 6, 2003, at 9:36:25
In reply to Re: Help! It has been weeks on Straterra!, posted by dancingdp on March 6, 2003, at 8:47:45
> Hi all,
> Just wanted your imput on my sons current situation on Straterra. Stats: 10 yr. old boy...59lbs...ADD/OCD. Since he was 3 he has ADD. We started with the stims in grade 1. It has been 7 yrs. of all kinds of stims. Because he has OCD, the stims brought out the worst and he also got ticks as well as some awful side effects. We Started as guinea pigs as the pdoc was one of his first to try Strat. Doc was very hopeful. He has been currently taking risperdal for his OCD which has helped a lot. Doc started him off on a starter pac 18mg for 4 days then 25mg. along with 5mg of Adderal in the am. He stayed on 25mg. for 22 days. We saw no results on his abiltiy to focus and no change in him. He had minimal side effects so the pdoc uped him to 35 mg. and stoped the Adderal. He has been on 35 mg. for 16 days and still no changes. I give him 35 mg. in the am with food. His doc is away for 3 weeks. I am still waiting for something good to happen and I am getting very discouraged. Any thoughts would be really helpful. Howlong does this med take??? I will honor your suggestions. We have tried everything from Homeopathy, Chiropractors, allergy testing. Thanks, dancing
From what I read he has been on the Straterra for about six weeks? The mode of action of Strat. is similar to antidepressants like desipramine and they can take up to eight weeks for some people to kickin. However, the lack of response may have more to do with coming off of stimulants. It may also take awhile for his body to adjust to the absence of the stimulants. Has his tics stopped since he has stopped the Adderall?
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