Posted by fairywings on August 7, 2006, at 16:20:29
In reply to Starting my son on Strattera for ADHD, posted by canadagirl on August 4, 2006, at 19:25:09
Hi CG,
I wish you good luck with this. I react to meds more like kids do, and I've had very bad reactions to meds, so I understand first hand how rebound feels, and I have ADD, so I understand that too.
I tried Strattera, and I did well with some things at 40 mg, but then had depression at 80, thankfully it wasn't the deep dark depression like I've had with some of the other meds.
It seems to me that sometimes the titration is just too darned fast, and if the response is good, maybe keeping it at the lower level longer would be better. When I try a new med., I start with 1/2 a low initial dose, and stay on it longer than you normally would. If it's working, then go up after the initial time, and if I have rebound I go back down for a time, then try again. If I can't get to a therapeutic level, and the benefit isn't worth it, then I dump it. It's worked for me, but everyone's different.
It's hard with kids cause they can't tell you what it is they're feeling, and you can't feel how awful it is to them. Your child is lucky to have a mom who cares, and knows to pull them off if they're feeling poorly.
fw
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