Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Same ole'
So we're back to our normal routine of 10mg of Focalin XR. It only last until about 3pm which makes homework and dinner interesting but at least all is well at school. Hopefully after the new year we can get to one of the Dr's our Ped referred us to to find something for the afternoon. But for now, I'll just enjoy not getting calls from school.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Daytrona a no go
Well, tomorrow we're going back on Focalin Xr 10mg.
The Daytrona not only didn't work for the ADHD symptoms but gave him a wicked evil mood. So after 7 days we're done with that. We've been referred to see a child psychologist(trist? I always forget) to see if they can figure out a way to get a longer coverage without adding issues. But for now I'll just be appreciating the 8 hours he can do so well for at school. Took a bit to get there though. I kept him home yesterday not wanting to send him with the patch again after knowing how badly things were going at school and then experiencing first hand over the weekend. But then he was better (mood wise) with just no meds so I sent him today since I still didn't have a new Rx but teacher said while he was in fact better today than last week it was still a rough day that included a few timeouts, which he hadn't had before switching off the Focalin.
The Daytrona not only didn't work for the ADHD symptoms but gave him a wicked evil mood. So after 7 days we're done with that. We've been referred to see a child psychologist(trist? I always forget) to see if they can figure out a way to get a longer coverage without adding issues. But for now I'll just be appreciating the 8 hours he can do so well for at school. Took a bit to get there though. I kept him home yesterday not wanting to send him with the patch again after knowing how badly things were going at school and then experiencing first hand over the weekend. But then he was better (mood wise) with just no meds so I sent him today since I still didn't have a new Rx but teacher said while he was in fact better today than last week it was still a rough day that included a few timeouts, which he hadn't had before switching off the Focalin.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Daytrona Day 2
Ok so we tried the 15mg of Focalin XR for a month. It seemed to do to him what everyone who opposes medicating claims happens. While he was still able to function etc he was very sluggish. It didn't give us any longer effects just made him look pathetically tired or sad all the time.
After much discussion, it was decided that there really wasn't a great option available for an afternoon short acting dose because Timmy can't yet swallow a pill. So as much as I was happy with the Focalin XR (at 10MG) and how well it worked with seemingly no side effects, we decided to go ahead and try something different. He is now using the Daytrona patch. It went on at 7:30am yesterday and we took it off at about 5:15pm and it seemed to wear off just a few minutes shy of the normal two hours. And he seemed to be no different going to sleep. So this may just be the answer. Now to just figure out two things: 1, how to get the stupid backing off the patch the right way and 2, how to get the patch off him at the end of the day without ripping off too many layers of skin.
After much discussion, it was decided that there really wasn't a great option available for an afternoon short acting dose because Timmy can't yet swallow a pill. So as much as I was happy with the Focalin XR (at 10MG) and how well it worked with seemingly no side effects, we decided to go ahead and try something different. He is now using the Daytrona patch. It went on at 7:30am yesterday and we took it off at about 5:15pm and it seemed to wear off just a few minutes shy of the normal two hours. And he seemed to be no different going to sleep. So this may just be the answer. Now to just figure out two things: 1, how to get the stupid backing off the patch the right way and 2, how to get the patch off him at the end of the day without ripping off too many layers of skin.
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