How long has it taken for your child to get the right dose? Josh (9)was on Concerta, but was changed to Intuniv. At the start of school he started showing signs of frustration and more active, so we decided to change the meds. His doctor started him on 1mg for 2 weeks and we keep him on Concerta while it increased in his blood stream. After the 2 weeks we just keep him on the Intuniv, 1mg. Still, no change. It was increase again to 2 mg. It has been 2 weeks longer and we still see the frustration and he is still not focusing at school most days. There are many positive effects from the Intuniv, e.g. appetite increase and sleeping much better. My concern is waiting another 2 weeks for another increase or adding another med to this little boy, that is not even 50lbs. Any encouragement would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Intuniv and Focalin have worked near magic for our Aspergers/ADHD son (8). Since 6, when he was diagnosed with ADHD, we tried Focalin XL and Vyvanse. They were okay but the stimulant made his anxiety worse. Due to his social inabilities/disconnect, we had tested him again and found that this social anxiety was actually Aspergers and the inattention is ADHD. So, my son is an extremely high functioning Aspergers child with ADHD. We took him off Vyvanse and he has been on Intuniv 2mg for 3 months.It's been wonderful. It helps significantly with anxiety. We added a dose of 30mg XL with it in the am to help him concentrate throughout the dat. In my past 2 meetings with the school - - he is as typical as all the other children. His grades are great and he's making friends. He joined the football team and is winning metals in wrestling. He lost his humming tick, as well! He picks his fingers like crazy but I'll take that any day given the positive results. I highly recommend Intuniv.

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We started our 7 year old on intuniv this summer (in addition to ongoing vyvanse) and really noticed a difference. The oppositionality was much better overall. Unfortunately, it had a few side effects that are probably more common than people think. First, while he fell asleep quite well, he had early awakening (2-4 AM) and could NOT get back to sleep. He was always an excellent sleeper and this was very hard on us. Melatonin did not help at all. We also noticed he felt like he had to urinate all the time to the point it was ridiculous. The sleep issue was so bad that we had to taper him off (it seemed to be better when the dose was reduced). I think this is a great option for people and I wish he could use it.

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The 2 mg dose is still on the low side for a 9 year old. But Intuniv is not really for focus in general. We had alot of trouble with appetite on Concerta and went to Vyvanse with amazing differences...no problem with appetite at all.

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Hi from Michigan! I'm so glad I read this thread. My son is 13 with ADHD and PDD-NOS diagnoses, and mood dysregulation, He has been taking Abilify for a long time and we dose it three times a day because he is a fast metabolizer (10 mg/ day total). It works well to curb freakouts and really kind of helps hyperactivity for him (this is probably not something everyone else will experience.) He cannot take stimulants, so we are just starting Intuniv at the recommendation of a new therapist. We take both the first dose of the Abilify and the 1mg Intuniv at the beginning of the day. So far so good. JUST A NOTE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE PROBLEMS AT SCHOOL, even with your best efforts, meds working in other settings, OT and the rest: GET AN IQ TEST for your child and take a good look at the subtest scores! Your child could have learning disabilities which your school district will not necessarily bring to your attention if they know, or that even they might not understand. Our son was diagnosed with a non-verbal learning disability when he was five; it's not in the DSM (yet) but it's debilitating and the actual source of the dysfunction he is experiencing. Once a learning disability is understood, you can invoke your rights under IDEA to have supplemental services in your IEP. Also get evaluated for dysgraphia and dyslexia. Sometimes it's better to have an independent evaluation and the district will pay for it if you disagree with the one they will do (the one the school did was very badly done and discredited by reputable clinicians.) Good luck to all of you.

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I am an adult with ADD and tried Intuniv as well. I had a horrific experience with the "sleep-walking" side effect that they do not warn you about. I actually got into a car and drove, got into a car accident (luckily very minor where I was the only one hurt), and woke up in the ambulance sobbing! I will read through the rest of the thread to see if anyone else had a similar side effect. But it started out with small things I would do while I was sleeping that I did not remember the next day...but it ended up with $4,000 in car damages, a concussion, missing classes at university, and big medical bills. It was not worth it for me to take the risk of continuing that medicine knowing how it effected me. I am back on Vyvanse and doing very well! Hope the Intuniv continues to help your son and no more sleep related incidents. Megan Ann

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Neutron Mom said: Thanks to everyone who has posted to my thread. I should update on my son's progress... He is on the 5th week and since about week 3 has been on a 3mg dose. There are some changes good and not-so-good but at least the latter is not horrible. The worst is that it makes him sleepy and he had a strange experience in his sleep where he got out of bed and was laughing uncontrollably. At first we thought he was wide awake but then he began speaking jibberish and wasn't responding to me or his father when we called him by name. I got a little scared. He climbed back into bed and then woke up at which point he began crying. I think he was embarrassed because although he wasn't completely cognizant of what just happened he knew he did something strange. We spoke to his therapist about it and he seemed to think it may be due to the recent move to our new home. He thinks the transition might have something to do with it. We'll see. Other than that, the teachers are reporting much better behavior. He seems to be more on task and listening to direction. Hope this keeps up.

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Hi Megan Ann, My goodness! I'm so sorry to hear this.What a horrific experience! I'm glad to hear that you're ok -the outcome of that could have been so much worse! Good that you stopped it and found something that works for you. I hope things continue to improve for you. Since that post, my son has been doing well with the Intuniv. He hasn't had another incident like it. Occasionally, we will hear him talk in his sleep but he did that even before he started any meds. I appreciate you sharing your very personal exp w/me and all the other readers. I will definitely keep this in mind. This potential side effect could be-as in your case-quite serious esp with a young child. Thank you! Quote:

Megan Ann said: I am an adult with ADD and tried Intuniv as well. I had a horrific experience with the "sleep-walking" side effect that they do not warn you about. I actually got into a car and drove, got into a car accident (luckily very minor where I was the only one hurt), and woke up in the ambulance sobbing! I will read through the rest of the thread to see if anyone else had a similar side effect. But it started out with small things I would do while I was sleeping that I did not remember the next day...but it ended up with $4,000 in car damages, a concussion, missing classes at university, and big medical bills. It was not worth it for me to take the risk of continuing that medicine knowing how it effected me. I am back on Vyvanse and doing very well! Hope the Intuniv continues to help your son and no more sleep related incidents. Megan Ann

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Neutron Mom said: Thanks to everyone who has posted to my thread. I should update on my son's progress... He is on the 5th week and since about week 3 has been on a 3mg dose. There are some changes good and not-so-good but at least the latter is not horrible. The worst is that it makes him sleepy and he had a strange experience in his sleep where he got out of bed and was laughing uncontrollably. At first we thought he was wide awake but then he began speaking jibberish and wasn't responding to me or his father when we called him by name. I got a little scared. He climbed back into bed and then woke up at which point he began crying. I think he was embarrassed because although he wasn't completely cognizant of what just happened he knew he did something strange. We spoke to his therapist about it and he seemed to think it may be due to the recent move to our new home. He thinks the transition might have something to do with it. We'll see. Other than that, the teachers are reporting much better behavior. He seems to be more on task and listening to direction. Hope this keeps up.

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Hi y'all! Long time since I've been here-I guess I should update for anyone who is interested... For a mom with ADD herself, making the choice to put your kid on any medication has to be one of the roughest -next to figuring out what you're going to wear to work in the morning! (just kidding) All jokes aside, it really is a gut-wrenching decision. We had Christopher on Abilify with the Intuniv all this year but as it turned out found the Abilify was the culprit of two very unhealthy side effects. He gained way too much weight over the last 10 months and his CBC/Lipid Profile revealed high triglyceride levels. Not good for a 10 yr old or anyone, for that matter. We also found that this comb. alone wasn't doing much for his outbursts in school so the Abilify had to go. Enter Concerta. I was really reluctant to add ANOTHER thing but as it turned out, this seems to be 'the one'!!! Teachers are giving great feedback and telling us (just as of today, in fact) that he has been doing so much better than last year. Grades are up and melts are down! I hope it continues and 6 months from now won't have to sound like a fool writing about how it didn't work! Man, sometimes it almost feels as if you're offering your child up like a sacrificial lamb; hoping the gods will be pleased. I guess its trial and error...trial and error...blah, blah, blah! Thanks for listening all! Your prayers are always welcome and for sure I will reciprocate!

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My son has been on Intuniv for 6 months. He is 13 and this is the first medicine that does not make him feel jittery. He has been on 5 other ADHD meds. I don't think this is the best one out there but he functions well at school. He still seems a little spacey sometimes. But he is now hungry for lunch and dinner and is starting to grow at a normal rate. He feels better about himself and that is helping him. He is pulling down good grades. It is like all the other meds.... you know when they seem to wear off. They do seem to make him very tired. He went for weeks without getting too tired. I think a big part is that it also allows him to go through a growth spurt, because he's not tired all the time.

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Been reading through all your experiences and found them very helpful for us. My eight-yr-old is on his second week of intuniv. While he has calmed down to a more manageable level he has been extremely tired during the day. Seems he has trouble sleeping at night and our worst problem yet is that he's getting awful daily headaches that can't seem to be cured! While I know this is a side-effect, has anyone found a good way to get rid of these headaches? He can only use Tylenol right now due to an upcoming Tonsilectomy.

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This is the first med for our son, he is 9 and very impulsive with anger issues. So far, we have seen little positive changes. We've seen that he is a little more tolerant but still has a short attention span. When he has had explosive episodes he is not as aggressive but he has become more emotional and edgy. He has been suffering since day one about headaches and tummy aches every single night. He still feels dizzy from time to time and feeling strange and kind of sick in overall. He is in the lowest dose. Any advice about how long the side effects would last? I would not like to try stimulants, so I hope that this med works for him. Has anyone had experience similar to this????

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My son is 9 years old and has been on Intuniv and Vyvanse for over a year now. There has been a lot of trial and error with the doses. Right now we are on 50mg of Vyvanse and 2mg of Intuniv. THis dose has been pretty good. We go through a lot of irritability still. He is so touchy about everything. I am having a hard time with the OCD. Germs is a big issue and everything is so annoying. Focus at school is good. Overall I think this group of meds have been good but it is a constant trial and error with any type of medications. A lot has to do with metabolism and how your child reacts to the stimulant. Good luck!

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Hi, Our son is 14 and has been diagnosed with ADHD/ combined type, then primarily inattentive type, as well as anxiety disorder from having school anxiety. He has just started his 9th grade year at a new high school. We have been trying him on Intunive, then Tenex, but he has been having headaches and lethargy. He is seeing a neurologist who first completed an EEG to see if his inattentiveness was from having mild seizures. When these two meds didn't work out the MD requested an EKG to check for any heart conditions before putting him on anything stronger. I appreciate that he is being conservative and cautious. We have tried to keep our son off of medications until recently when he has been asking to try some medications. Before this year he was failing in middle school (although being identified as gifted), and was experiencing school anxiety because the administrators refused to find him eligible for an IEP. We finally got the IEP for him in June, after 6 years of struggling with the school district. The 504 wasn't enough to help him with the school anxiety and the bad grades. He is now receiving DIS counseling and more specific support from the teachers. We will be adding another trial of medication after he has the EKG, hopefully soon. If you have a gifted child who is struggling in school please visit our yahoo group by searching for 2E Network LA.

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We just started our 11 year old w/ADHD on intuniv. He has been on ADHD meds since 2nd grade (age 7) and Vyvanse actually worked really well for him in terms of behavior and school - but he just doesn't eat until after 5:00 on it and he's not growing. So I was incredibly excited about intuniv, but this is week 1 on 1mg and he has a headache every day. The sleepiness went away, but we're scheduled to increase the dose to 2mg and no end to the headaches in site. I was wondering if anyone out there had any experience with intuniv and headaches and if they go away in time. Thanks for any help!

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Tiredmom said: Been reading through all your experiences and found them very helpful for us. My eight-yr-old is on his second week of intuniv. While he has calmed down to a more manageable level he has been extremely tired during the day. Seems he has trouble sleeping at night and our worst problem yet is that he's getting awful daily headaches that can't seem to be cured! While I know this is a side-effect, has anyone found a good way to get rid of these headaches? He can only use Tylenol right now due to an upcoming Tonsilectomy.

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I have a 6 1/2 year old little boy who is currently on 20mg of Vyvanse which he takes in the morning and 3mg of Intuniv which he takes around 6pm every night. He has been on the Vyvanse since April. He started out on 10mg, then went to 20mg and found 30mg to be good. It would wear off by early to mid afternoon. He started Kindergarten this past fall and was having problems with his behavior in afterschool so his doctor decided that we would add the Intuniv this past November. He started out with 1mg for one week, then 2 mg for 1 week and then we went to 3 mg and have stayed at that. Everything seemed to be going better until his arms started "jerking" which I found out was called a "tick". He did not have these "ticks" until he started the Intuniv. This really bothers me and him. I don't want him to get made fun of and it disrupts him and it really bothers me to see my son have this side effect. His doctor said that it was not the Intuniv that caused this but the Intuniv brings this side effect out of the Vyvanse because it makes the Vyvanse "work better". So his suggestion was to bring down the mg of the Vyvanse to 20mg and see if the "ticks" stop. He has been on 20mg for 6 days and they have not stopped at all. No difference. I have called the doctor this morning.... What should I do. I really want to take him off of the Vyvanse altogether!! He is on winter break this week from school which is good so that we are able to monitor him all day. If he goes up to the max mg of Intuniv which is 4 mg will that be enough to deal with his behavior??? This is so stressful and upsetting.... It seems like we can't win for losing..... I would love some support and feedback....

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Thank you for these posts! My son is 10 and started taking 3 mg of Intuniv on 12/17/10. After two nights of strange, incredibly realistic dreams, one of which resulted in him getting out of bed and attempting to leave the house at 11:00 p.m., I decided his dosage might be too high. He had also experienced stomach upset, and difficulty taking deep breaths. His doctor had already recommended switching his dose time to the morning as is one of the few who cannot fall to sleep with a pm dose of Intuniv. He's back on 2 mg and doing very well.

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Megan Ann said: I am an adult with ADD and tried Intuniv as well. I had a horrific experience with the "sleep-walking" side effect that they do not warn you about. I actually got into a car and drove, got into a car accident (luckily very minor where I was the only one hurt), and woke up in the ambulance sobbing! I will read through the rest of the thread to see if anyone else had a similar side effect. But it started out with small things I would do while I was sleeping that I did not remember the next day...but it ended up with $4,000 in car damages, a concussion, missing classes at university, and big medical bills. It was not worth it for me to take the risk of continuing that medicine knowing how it effected me. I am back on Vyvanse and doing very well! Hope the Intuniv continues to help your son and no more sleep related incidents. Megan Ann

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Neutron Mom said: Thanks to everyone who has posted to my thread. I should update on my son's progress... He is on the 5th week and since about week 3 has been on a 3mg dose. There are some changes good and not-so-good but at least the latter is not horrible. The worst is that it makes him sleepy and he had a strange experience in his sleep where he got out of bed and was laughing uncontrollably. At first we thought he was wide awake but then he began speaking jibberish and wasn't responding to me or his father when we called him by name. I got a little scared. He climbed back into bed and then woke up at which point he began crying. I think he was embarrassed because although he wasn't completely cognizant of what just happened he knew he did something strange. We spoke to his therapist about it and he seemed to think it may be due to the recent move to our new home. He thinks the transition might have something to do with it. We'll see. Other than that, the teachers are reporting much better behavior. He seems to be more on task and listening to direction. Hope this keeps up.

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Thank you for these posts! My son is 10 and started taking 3 mg of Intuniv on 12/17/10. After two nights of strange, incredibly realistic dreams, one of which resulted in him getting out of bed and attempting to leave the house at 11:00 p.m., I decided his dosage might be too high. He had also experienced stomach upset, and difficulty taking deep breaths. His doctor had already recommended switching his dose time to the morning as is one of the few who cannot fall to sleep with a pm dose of Intuniv. He's back on 2 mg and doing very well.

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Megan Ann said: I am an adult with ADD and tried Intuniv as well. I had a horrific experience with the "sleep-walking" side effect that they do not warn you about. I actually got into a car and drove, got into a car accident (luckily very minor where I was the only one hurt), and woke up in the ambulance sobbing! I will read through the rest of the thread to see if anyone else had a similar side effect. But it started out with small things I would do while I was sleeping that I did not remember the next day...but it ended up with $4,000 in car damages, a concussion, missing classes at university, and big medical bills. It was not worth it for me to take the risk of continuing that medicine knowing how it effected me. I am back on Vyvanse and doing very well! Hope the Intuniv continues to help your son and no more sleep related incidents. Megan Ann

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Neutron Mom said: Thanks to everyone who has posted to my thread. I should update on my son's progress... He is on the 5th week and since about week 3 has been on a 3mg dose. There are some changes good and not-so-good but at least the latter is not horrible. The worst is that it makes him sleepy and he had a strange experience in his sleep where he got out of bed and was laughing uncontrollably. At first we thought he was wide awake but then he began speaking jibberish and wasn't responding to me or his father when we called him by name. I got a little scared. He climbed back into bed and then woke up at which point he began crying. I think he was embarrassed because although he wasn't completely cognizant of what just happened he knew he did something strange. We spoke to his therapist about it and he seemed to think it may be due to the recent move to our new home. He thinks the transition might have something to do with it. We'll see. Other than that, the teachers are reporting much better behavior. He seems to be more on task and listening to direction. Hope this keeps up.

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Greetings! Found this great web-site and so relieved to see user feedback from parents with kids. Tried Omegas, non-coloring additives. After my son was placed on Vyvanse, his test scores went up 150%! No ADHD problems so we were thrilled. After several months on it, (and winter break without it), he is having stomach cramps and still can barely eat or sleep. Talking with our Dr. this am about an alternative and looking to try Intuniv. To Q, if you can, get your son tested for any LD's. WE are in a private school that kep telling us "nothing was wrong" with our child. He is very bright, scored over a 21 year old on reasoning and logic, always beats his class in reading comprehension, yet we discovered only last year after we were completely frustrated with his inability to retain spelling words. HE could conquer them in the spring, even simple words and not remember them in the fall. We could study all week - chaving cream in shower, singing songs on way to school, chalk on drive-way, sand, all the different tactile, multi-sensory ways we could think of to get them into his brain, or do nothing at all and we would have the same results. As he was in 3rd grade when they really start to "read to learn" instead of "learn to read," we knew we had to intervene, still to the denial of his tutor and teachers at school. Testing found dyslexia. It had been masked for so long due to his high IQ and reading comprehension abilities. We now have him in an Orton Guillingham program of tutoring (outside of school) and give him "Special Studies" support at school for his ADD where he can take tests separately, have support for organization, etc. He made A's and B's for the first time ever and his self -esteem is sky-rocketing. Still moody and depressed on Vyvanse so hopefully the med switch will help with that. Wish we would have had him tested in Kindergarten when I knew something was up. Would have saved us three years of frustration and him feeling "stupid." Listen to your instincts. Good luck!

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Caused major irritability and not much help for attention. Took a little time for doctor to realize that a number of parents were complaining of irritability and she is no longer prescribing this drug, though she will prescribe tenex, which is the older generic which has a different time release mechanism. It's so hard with ADHD kids to determine what is causing irritability but once he came off of Intuniv, irritability was greatly reduced.

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Hello Everyone, First I would like to say that we felt alone out here with our five year old son. He has not been diagnosed at this time however, he has just begun treatment by a psychiatrist. We can definitely relate to you guys in relation to symptoms of ADHD, our son has the same issues at school down to the fighting, spitting, and getting excluded from school etc. We have been experiencing these behavioral pattern since he was two years of age. He has be excluded from his (2) day cares. This is his first year attending kinder-garden and the first week of school his was excluded. The issues grew into stronger disruptions of his class and finally during week two the charter school he attended didn't want to work with us at all. In fact the told us the only way he can continue to attend their school is if we agree to sitting in class with him a full days everyday. Finally, we did that and of course a child will be on the best behavior when their parents are around. The principle decide we could stop attending school with him so we did. The problem started right up again and this time they advise us to find him another school. So we did just that and again the same problems only now he is in a public school and they are so much more supportive of our situation. They have arranged meetings and a system although nothing has worked. We now just started him on INTUNIV yesterday and so far today it has slowed him down already just being on the 1mg a day. He's been sleeping a lot today acting almost like a zombie but I will see how this works out for him. Hopefully he won't continue to want to sleep. We will post updates next week. Thanks for reading our story.

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My son has dizziness on occasion, major need to drink tons of water, very dry mouth too tired, didn't have energy to play with his friends, talks way too little now, like the spark/animation in his personality went flat..doesn't smile as much, almost depressed in a way, just not himself, and mind you this is only on 1mg day four! He however to be fair is also on Invega antipsychotic(similar to Risperdal), lithium and lamictal for bipolar type one, PDD NOS, etc. Strattera activated his mania..he can't take stimulants or SSRI antidepressants due to ticks/Tourette's vocal noises on occasion and eye blinking etc..

Most meds activate my son, so I was very surprised this one made him too sedate! His focus was off, this med I wouldn't be surprised may be better suited for RX for mania based bipolar like aggression and extreme talkativeness/hyperactivity/impulsivity, because it certainly takes a major edge off the hyperness..it brings you DOWN....

I know the med takes time,to see benefits, but my son is usually so agreeable with his meds and we've been on many, so in our case the side effects outweighed the potential benefits..

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I have just started my 11-year old son on intuniv for what his psychiatrist thinks is anxiety. She suggested 1mg for a 30-day period with the first week to be given at night and then the second and remaining weeks to be given in the morning. We have never given our son anything so my stomach is in knots wondering if I am doing the right thing. He does show symptoms of ADD/ADHD and also Post Traumatic Stress Disorder along with Anxiety which can all have the same symptoms. After many tests Conners, TOVA, Children's Hospital 6-hours worth of testing came out inconclusive for ADD/ADHD so this new psychiatrist reviewed everything and said it is anxiety. It appears that the drug intuniv is given mainly for ADD/ADHD and I was wondering if anyones child takes it for anxiety?

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Hello! My son just started Intuiv today, and so far so good. This is the first prescription medication that we have given him, because, like you, we are trying to rule some things out. We adopted our son @ age 4 (he is now 6) and boy did he come with baggage. Is it ADHD or PTSD? We were advised to not put him on any kind of stimulant, but we have tried diet, neuro feedback and supplements. The supplement L-theanine provided some relief for him, but after a few months we started to see some impulsive aggression at school. My husband finally talked me into trying medication and Intuiv is what the Dr. ordered. I am hopeful that this will be short term 6-12 months and that if we can continue to complement with alternative medicine, we will not need pharmaceuticals. We shall see. My opinion is that my son came into this world as a very active child and that his life circumstances only helped to exacerbate the problem.

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My Trooper!! said: I have just started my 11-year old son on intuniv for what his psychiatrist thinks is anxiety. She suggested 1mg for a 30-day period with the first week to be given at night and then the second and remaining weeks to be given in the morning. We have never given our son anything so my stomach is in knots wondering if I am doing the right thing. He does show symptoms of ADD/ADHD and also Post Traumatic Stress Disorder along with Anxiety which can all have the same symptoms. After many tests Conners, TOVA, Children's Hospital 6-hours worth of testing came out inconclusive for ADD/ADHD so this new psychiatrist reviewed everything and said it is anxiety. It appears that the drug intuniv is given mainly for ADD/ADHD and I was wondering if anyones child takes it for anxiety?

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Just an update. We had our son on the Intuniv for 10 days and his personality totally changed. He became aggressive, mad, and angry all the time. He would get so mad his face would turn red and he would start punching the ground. My gut said to take him off which we did and it has taken almost 14 days now for him to start acting like himself. This was our first attempt as well and I sure didn't like what I saw. We just met with his doctor on the 17th and see is suggesting Zoloft and psychotherapy to address his anxiety, PTSD, and possibly depression. It is so scary to give your kids stuff as I am so worried that they aren't telling you if they feel different, scared, reliefed, anything. I haven't started the zoloft yet because I am so nervous. I wish you the best of luck. Quote:

Devos mom said: Hello! My son just started Intuiv today, and so far so good. This is the first prescription medication that we have given him, because, like you, we are trying to rule some things out. We adopted our son @ age 4 (he is now 6) and boy did he come with baggage. Is it ADHD or PTSD? We were advised to not put him on any kind of stimulant, but we have tried diet, neuro feedback and supplements. The supplement L-theanine provided some relief for him, but after a few months we started to see some impulsive aggression at school. My husband finally talked me into trying medication and Intuiv is what the Dr. ordered. I am hopeful that this will be short term 6-12 months and that if we can continue to complement with alternative medicine, we will not need pharmaceuticals. We shall see. My opinion is that my son came into this world as a very active child and that his life circumstances only helped to exacerbate the problem.

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My Trooper!! said: I have just started my 11-year old son on intuniv for what his psychiatrist thinks is anxiety. She suggested 1mg for a 30-day period with the first week to be given at night and then the second and remaining weeks to be given in the morning. We have never given our son anything so my stomach is in knots wondering if I am doing the right thing. He does show symptoms of ADD/ADHD and also Post Traumatic Stress Disorder along with Anxiety which can all have the same symptoms. After many tests Conners, TOVA, Children's Hospital 6-hours worth of testing came out inconclusive for ADD/ADHD so this new psychiatrist reviewed everything and said it is anxiety. It appears that the drug intuniv is given mainly for ADD/ADHD and I was wondering if anyones child takes it for anxiety?

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Please share your experiences with Intuniv in our new ADHD medication group on ADDConnect: http://connect.additudemag.com/groups/group/Intuniv_Users/

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