Hi, Rita.

I feel your pain in seeting the I don't Care attitude. I have a 10 year old son who takes Metadate CD and 1/2 mg of guanfacine. We have had him off meds since school was out because his lack of appetitie caused him to lose 6 lbs when he should have gained 24 lbs after growing 4 inches. I thought all was going okay until I started to receive notes home from his summer daycare. He only goes 3 days a week, usually Mon, Wed and Fri and goes to my parents or my husband's parents the other days.

I came to the realization today that we need to start up on the meds again. The loss of appetite with the Metadate CD is what concerns me most. My family doesn't like to see him spaced out on the meds. At home, he seems okay as well. A bit hyper, but nothing out of control. However, group situations are another story. He just gets easily irritated then the lack of impulse control gets him into trouble. He seems remorseful after the incident.

So back to the meds on Monday. I had heard that Straterra might be a good one to try, but also know it takes a long time to get into the system (6 weeks).

Perhaps talk to your doctor about lowering the dose of Metedate CD and trying a bit of guanfacine, also known as Tenex. This drug is supposed to also help with impulse control and aggresion.

Each child is different. If is frustrating, I know, to figure out what works best. Good luck.

By the way, I am not a doctor, just another mom dealing with an ADHD child. :-)

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