My 15 year old has been on focalin now for 4 years and it seemed to be working well for her. She was doing well in school and staying focused but lately we are beginning to wonder if there is a problem with the medication. She is very defiant (which she has always been a strongwilled child) but this is very extreme. She gets angry over the smallest stuff ex: the other day we were at the ice cream store and they were very slow about waiting on us. I'll admit I was fraustrated but my dd was just so over the top with it. She got so angry and upset that she did not speak to us at first and ended up not eating the ice cream. She had to do a project for school and had to type it out on the computer . I checked on her periodically. She was sitting at the computer for over an hour with the same pargraph on the screen. She seemed very angry so, I asked her if she needed help. She sighed and said "I'll finish it later, I can't focus" but all evening she was in this angry, mean mood. Then there's the anxiety, she does not have to be at school till 8:30 yet, she is up at 5:30 getting ready for school because she is so, afraid she will be late. She is very sharp and testy when you talk to her and just seems constantly anxious in the morning and evening. The smallest thing goes wrong and she is extremely upset. It is driving me nuts. Her dad suggested that maybe it's the medication. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this type of behaviour with their child while they were on focalin.

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