concerta

DS8 (72lbs if that matters) was diagnosed by a psychiatric in Jan with ODD and borderline ADHD. He has been on 2mg on Intuniv given at bedtime which has been nothing short of a miracle after two years of therapy and school struggles. Once school began this year the emails from his teacher began. He...

Hi everyone ! I am hoping some of you may be able to give me some advice and feedback on Concerta. I will try to make a VERY LONG story short. lol My 10yr old difficult child is on his 3rd medication (diagnosed with ADHD/ODD) We have had minimal benefits with any medication at this point. He is now on 36mg of...

Here is what I hope - I hope my difficult child comes home from school and tells me today was an awesome day - I hope the increase in his Concerta is exactly what we were missing and all of our problems will be solved! Geeez, is that too much to ask for?!? I am dreading that won't be the case though. I...

My granddaughter has just started taking Ritalin (she's 11). She should have started several years ago when she was diagnosed, but she refused and my daughter didn't force her. Now she has "consented" (nice of her!) and she started yesterday. I was wondering how long it would take until any...

medications told the story....loud and clear. we have a new psychiatrist, and i say that with such relief it isnt even funny. in defense of the other psychiatrist's, he DID have more info than they did...but he's my new hero i have never, in my life, seen what i saw when she was on concerta. we did only 2 days at...

Hi all, I'm not new, but for the life of me I can't remember my old log in. I'm gonna just jump right in: Difficult Child (9) had a great week last week. He was well behaved at school and home. He had a very productive therapy session, he was wonderful. Friday, he saw on the calendar when Mother's Day is...

When difficult child comes off the concerta it sends him into mania and nothing seems to snap him out of it until the next dose. How do we get in out of this vicious cycle? Docs don't get it! we are supposed to start zoloft this weekend and i'm not excited about it.... Thank you for any feed back...

Any suggestions on what to do? Jumper came home and her eyes literally looked like they were glowing. I found out her dad had been forgetting to give her her ADHD medications so I quickly took over that duty and she took Concerta 54 mgs. for the first time in days. It was also her first 54 mg. dose...

Bubby has been very sad lately. This afternoon he broke down and told me he is worried about us dying and him being alone. He has been very clingy and huggy which is not like him. Didn't know what else to do. He wont stop crying. We are being checked in. :( Any quick advice?

Went to psychiatrist today, told him difficult child is really hyper not listening arguing and can't sit still. this being my second time around I know when medications quit working and when it's just testing the boundrys... He tells husband and I that the Honeymoon is over and now difficult child is just "testing boundrys" told him I...

And, I didn't even freak out on her. I have been trying sooo hard to make this her issue. I started after her to get up, and she just wasn't. So, I just took a step back and figured she has to figure this out on her own. She just turned the shower off, and this is the time we need to usually...

easy child started back on his Focalin and it doesn't seem to be helping the way it used to. Last year, when he was living with me, it seemed to be his wonder drug. It turned his grades from D's and F's to all straight A's. His teachers said he was always on task, participating in class, and had no...

Hello- I am new to this group and I am wondering if you guys could give me some advice. I will try not to jump all over the place so I don't confuse you. :) My son- a twin, he is 10 was diagnosed with ADHD in 1st grade. He is a very loving, caring kid. He is sensative and he loves to...

Hi to all, I am hopeful someone can help us. My husband passed away 4 weeks ago in a motorbike accident. He was a loving, supportive step father to my 2 children. I have a 13 year old son and 8 year old daughter. All my grief aside, my 13 year old son has gone off the edge of reality. He is...

My daughter was 3 in December we have been having "behavioural issues" since just before my daughter was born in October and got worse after my husband returned to work FIFO 2weeks on 1off we had a few issues with biting and flying into rage quickly we did a 3yo assessment in December and it came back...

There's a new parent on the Early Childhood forum who needs an ASAP answer to some questions on Concerta. Could some of you who are familiar with this medication please take a peek? Thanks, SRL. http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23069

She is so hungry, but everything sounds gross. Mommy tell me what to eat" I am so not getting into this. Anything I would mention would be a NO that is NOT what I want!! She is whiny and tired. For once I just wish she would fall asleep on the chair and be quiet.

Just curious how it is recommended to discontinue Intuniv. difficult child has been taking 2 Mg for over a year. I have heard to titrate down but we only have two 1 Mg tablets left. The doctor we saw last seemed to think it would be ok to have him take the 1 Mg for a couple days and then just stop. Does anyone...

I am just full of questions this morning. When difficult child started taking Concerta last fall, he said it helped him at school. I noticed recently he hasn't been taking it. At first said he was, but they are not going away. Last time I asked him he said he didn't want to take it because it made him...