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my son is 6 and just diagnosed with Add and Aspergers. his dr. has give us focalin at 5mg to try for him... but we too are not sure if we want… read more

my little brother is adhd, and he had bad side effects from ritilin n addreall, he tried strattera and did wonders for him, now hes 15 and off… read more

Thank you Acdc8892 and Mylesmommy. This was helpful. I was wondering if I should try a non-stimulant and see if that help. Unfortunately my… read more

http://ontasknaturally.com/ingredient-info/ I don't use it, I don't work for them. But we do something similar at home with separate… read more

We are on Adderal with amazing results..

Vyvannse worked for us.

my younger son has ADHD and has started on Strattara. He was on other meds which made him a zombie and then on Vyvannse with horrible results.… read more

Thank you all for your input. We are trying AJ on Strattera and I am hopeful this will help him.

TO Kimerlyjo....can you tell me how long it… read more

I saw a change in three days after startng. He took 18mg 1xday for 7 days and now he is up to 2x a day. It has really calmed him down. He use… read more

THANK YOU!I am hopeful this will heelp him. We are only on 10mg once a day but not really seeing a huge difference yet. Been about 5 days. It… read more

good luck, we saw pretty fast results with my brother n strattera too, like a few days :)

We're pretty lucky. The first thing we tried, Concerta, worked just as advertised, though it took awhile to get the dose dialed in. We… read more

Hello, wanted Thank everyone for there input. AJ has been on Strattera for just over a month and doing wonderful. I feel like I have my little… read more

What diet interventions have you tried? These meds only serve to chemically restrain children. They have a good reason for acting out, its our… read more

imtori....I completely agree they have a good reason for acting out....I have spent the last 3 1/2 years trying different diet restriction… read more

Chemical imbalance is a myth, sorry. I found out something most doctors don't know anything about, unless they research it, which they… read more

I do appreciate the information. We did look at Vitamin D deficiencies a while back with the Homeopathic specialist. I don't recall her… read more

If only there was a single answer that worked every time for every kid! The treatments that work for each kid are as varied as the spectrum… read more

we chose intunive (actually its the generic version in the form of tenex which isnt time release but we will switch as soon as he turns 6)… read more

I just re-read my post and realized I kept saying Vit D- I meant to say Vitamin B6- sorry

Thank you all again for your responses. Unfortunately Strattera isn't working for us after all. My son developed a "tic." I… read more

I was on anti-depressants and eventually anti-psychotic meds for several years, I was on so many meds I had a toxic overload and an allergic… read more

I also have a almost 8 yr old son with aspergers and ADHD ,he tried everything stimulants and non. The only thing that worked with minimal… read more

My 13 y/o is HFA (PDD-NOS) and ADHD (inattentive type). I was strongly resistant to any type of medication, and tried everything short of that… read more

I just want to say thank you to everyone who is offering input on meds. My son is 6.5 and we have always been against medication, however we… read more

@dampiert,
I felt exactly the same way about meds; not only from my own experimental youth, but from professional training. It seems that most… read more

My oldest is severe ADHD. Originally we had her on caffeine before the doctor would officially diagnose her, but I wouldn't recommend it… read more

I have three special needs children all with ADHD, as well as other diagnoses. As a nurse, I removed them initially from all their meds post… read more

My son has tried nearly every stimulant med on the market, with mixed results. The brains of kids with autism are just wired differently! The… read more

thanks, we have an appt on June 22, 2012 for Ethan to discuss medications for ADHD in conjunction with his autism

We use Concerta...have been very happy with it for 3 years :) My other kids uses caffeine. About 3 oz of cola calms him for about 3… read more

The best ones for my son are the ones that don't have traces of Ritalin in them. Statera, and Biphentin were and are the best! He was on… read more

Adderall worked okay for us, but the withdrawal came with headaches because my boy won't swallow whole pills so can't to extended… read more