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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 463756" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Ritlin, Concerta - same chemical compound, different delivery mechanisms; Folacin - I believe is chemically related as well</p><p>Adderall - different stimulant</p><p>Straterra - non-stimulant that sometimes helps with ADHD</p><p>Daytrana, Metadate - not familiar with these.</p><p></p><p>My guess? You're not dealing with ADHD, its something else. Yes, there are a small percentage of ADHD cases that do not respond to medications. But... so often, ADHD responds well to medications - and the biggest reason for switching between the drugs is either zero impact OR unmanageable side-effects (so, switch from Ritalin to Adderall, or to Stratera). I understand switching. But NONE of them work?</p><p></p><p>I don't believe your son's reaction is tolerable nor manageable - continuing to give this medication is definitely a problem, and warrants an emergency visit to the specialist. The bigger question is not which medication to try next, but rather... what else could his symptoms be? Because ADHD symptoms overlap with other dxes - what else has not been ruled out?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 463756, member: 11791"] Ritlin, Concerta - same chemical compound, different delivery mechanisms; Folacin - I believe is chemically related as well Adderall - different stimulant Straterra - non-stimulant that sometimes helps with ADHD Daytrana, Metadate - not familiar with these. My guess? You're not dealing with ADHD, its something else. Yes, there are a small percentage of ADHD cases that do not respond to medications. But... so often, ADHD responds well to medications - and the biggest reason for switching between the drugs is either zero impact OR unmanageable side-effects (so, switch from Ritalin to Adderall, or to Stratera). I understand switching. But NONE of them work? I don't believe your son's reaction is tolerable nor manageable - continuing to give this medication is definitely a problem, and warrants an emergency visit to the specialist. The bigger question is not which medication to try next, but rather... what else could his symptoms be? Because ADHD symptoms overlap with other dxes - what else has not been ruled out? [/QUOTE]
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