Hi, lurker here needs some advice. I visit the board often but have never posted.
My 11 year old son, just diagnoised with ADD, started straterra 3 weeks ago. He
started at 18 mg once a day after dinner, then went to 36mg (two 18mg) after dinner. I saw no results so
the doctor put him on 50mg( two 25 mg) to take after dinner. I do see an improvement
but the straterra wears off in the late afternoon and his mood is horrible. So today
I had him take 50mg (two 25 mg)this morning but it made him so tired.
Do anyone else kids at this age take the meds at night? Should I
continue it at night or will his body get use to taken it in the morning and he won't be so tired? His doctor
says to have him take it when I feel it's good for him. The doctor did say I could
try one 25 mg in the morning and one 25mg after dinner but is the dose still 50 mg or will it actually be lower because it's not taken together? He is 11 and weights 75 pounds. Any advice? Thanks and this board is great and has alot of advice.
My 11 year old son, just diagnoised with ADD, started straterra 3 weeks ago. He
started at 18 mg once a day after dinner, then went to 36mg (two 18mg) after dinner. I saw no results so
the doctor put him on 50mg( two 25 mg) to take after dinner. I do see an improvement
but the straterra wears off in the late afternoon and his mood is horrible. So today
I had him take 50mg (two 25 mg)this morning but it made him so tired.
Do anyone else kids at this age take the meds at night? Should I
continue it at night or will his body get use to taken it in the morning and he won't be so tired? His doctor
says to have him take it when I feel it's good for him. The doctor did say I could
try one 25 mg in the morning and one 25mg after dinner but is the dose still 50 mg or will it actually be lower because it's not taken together? He is 11 and weights 75 pounds. Any advice? Thanks and this board is great and has alot of advice.