Sunday, January 30, 2011

Trying Focalin/Intuniv Combo

Vyvanse was not well tolerated by our ADHD youngest daughter Mae so we are now trying Focalin, which seems to be okay right now.  We will let you know how it goes after a few weeks.  She is one stubborn kid when it comes to taking her meds, or maybe we are just overwhelmed by monitoring the many medications that Caroline has to take every day.  We just need to be more on top of Mae's need for medication to help her focus seeing as all other approaches have not worked.   Mae's grades at the end of the second quarter weren't what they could have been if she could have been focused in class.
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  1. annJanuary 30, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    I have had horrible experience with Focalin. My 16 year old ADHD child took it when he was about 13. The med made him become a very agressive and argumentative person. It seemed to complicate the syptoms of his ADHD. In the beginning it was ok but in two weeks we noticed the change. He was constantly fighting in school and being aggressive at home. He had a couple of very severe episodes. Once we changed his meds it took about 2 weeks for him to return to normal. I hope this helps and that you do not have this experience.
    Ann

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  2. Warrior MAMAJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    We liked focalin - the XR is a little better.

    We started intuniv about 6 weeks ago. It has been great. My son's school thought we upped his adhd med. The intinv helped with his anxiety and adhd.

    good luck!

    :)
    Lisa

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