My son was having similar problems with the tantrums, except his was at home with us. We had him on Focalin XR. It worked for a little while, but then things got worse. We ended up putting him on Vivayance in the morning and Intuniv at night to help him sleep better. This was a major difference in behavior. We discovered that the " tantrums" were more of an inability to process doing right from wrong. This allows him the ability to process. The tantrums did not go away over night, but the maturity level has increased. Sometimes it takes him time, but he eventually makes good choices with his behavior. He used to have tantrums daily, most of the time more than one a day. Now it is maybe 1 a month at most. The arguing is also part of the problem. We have decided not to participate when this happens. It is hard, but letting him calm himself and saying " I am not talking to you until you control your body" was the big change factor. At first the tantrums would go on 45 min. Now they end in about 5 min.

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Hey, thanks for your reply. We took my son to the doctor on Friday and they also changed his medication to Vyvanse 20mg. We havent had any tantrums so far, but I still see him getting frustrated. I can already see, after 3 days ,. the difference BUT I can also see that the medication is not enough. He was up to 20mg of Focalin XR and is now taking the lowest dose (20 mg) of Vyvanse. I think that 1 step up with the dose will be just the change we are looking for! So far Vyvanse has been wonderful for my husband. So we are looking forward to new beginnings with our son. Thanks for the information. I hope that the medication continues to work for you.

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