What is his height? Either way, 45 lbs sounds severly underweight. What has your MD said about this? My son was on Vyvanse and we swtiched to Concerta because it completely knocked out his appetite. It also made it very hard for him to fall asleep before 10 at night, which is a problem when we have to get up at 6:30 for school. I've just started looking through this site and there are many things to try. I will say that we have noticed an improvement with Krill Oil, but it doesn't seem like he's been taking enough. I am searching for a supplement that has EPA DHA 3:1 ratio that seems to be recommended. Good luck. Amy

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We have taken him off the medications and if he cant focus in school i think we will try concerta or stratera but first will look into the fish oils like you mention. Thanks for your opinion and input

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that seems a little tiny for a 10yr. I have 4 ADHD children and an ADHD husband. 3 are on dexadrine and 2 are on concerta. My daughter takes concerta because she also has other learning issues. She falls under the autism spectrum but they will not diagnose her are autistic because she is not "severe" Concerta seems to work well for her in a better way then dexadrine would because concerta works with other problems the brain might have in processing information. Anyways, I was just here to tell you that my 7yr boy is lbs. He is very tall for his age and stauky. You also might want to get a bottle of "Tutor" from Costco. It is made to help in children/people with ADD/ADHD. It works well if taken 3-4 times a day. Good luck with your boy. Cheers Carolyn

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Here are a few articles that might help you learn more about Alternative ADHD treatments:

The Facts About Fish Oil

Alternative ADHD Treatments: Can Diet Ease Symptoms?

When ADHD Meds Suppress Appetite

Using Diet to Treat ADHD Symptoms in Children

I hope this helps, Dena

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Thanks for your information.....this is helping alot! Has anyone done anything with neurofeedback?

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I have a 10 year old too. We found out he had adhd when he was 8 years old. We started him on concerta and he didin't eat and was losing weight. He weighted 70 pounds, The doctor started him on Vyvanse 20mg in the morning. He was eating but the medicine didn't last past lunchtime. Now he gets 20mg in the morning and 20 in the afternoon. Maybe you can talk to your doc about lowering the dose, if he doesn't need as much or maybe splitting it up. My son's doc wrote on the paper that went to school with the meds that say if he doesn't eat that he don't get his afternoon meds.

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