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my son has been on 4 medications, his now on strattera,, he started on 18mg on 11th august,, last week he upped to 40mg,, so far i have seen no effects of it what so ever, ,today i was told to wait another 2 weeks (minimun), for it to work,, i am at my witts end now, the stress and tension, is unbearable, i also have a 12yr old, and am 5mths pregnant, so i cant wait for it to work, f it does, it just may not be the right medication 4 him ↓
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| Name: Layne | Date: Aug 22nd, 2006 10:39 PM |
| Strattera takes any where from 2-4 weeks to work. The thing about Strattera is it doesnt work that well for impulsive or hyper activity. Asually strattera works well along with a stimulant. My son is 11 and takes 100 ml. Strattera and 25 2x aday Ritalin. The combination of these 2 drugs work very well. Strattera is a mood altner drug it helps with the stimulant melt downs. Michael has been on this combination for 2 years. ↑ |
| Name: Georgiana | Date: Aug 26th, 2006 8:19 PM |
| ok I have a 10 year old son that has ADHD but the only thing that I found that works for him is concerta. Ask your doctor about that. I was on strattera for mine and it didn't work. I felt worst. ↑ |
| Name: becky | Date: Aug 27th, 2006 3:42 PM |
| thanks 4 ur replyies, his doctor wont change this medication untill his been on it long enough 2 c if it works,, are u fom uk or us? ↑ |
| Name: Georgiana | Date: Aug 27th, 2006 4:28 PM |
| Name: becky | Date: Aug 27th, 2006 7:32 PM |
| im from kent, uk, the doctors are so slow , here, his been on meds for 3 & half yrs now, id hoped he'd be settled by now, its 8.30 pm, my boyfriends cooking dinner, abit late i know, what time is it were u r? connor(my son) is winding the dog up,, he always does, ↑ |
| Name: Georgiana | Date: Aug 29th, 2006 1:51 PM |
| Rigth now it is 6:47 in the morning. I don't have a problem with my son going to bed and getting the dogs going. When he doesn't take his meds then he does and he also runs after his sisters around the house. By that time I'm reminding him that he hasn't taken it. I would tell that doctor that you guys have that you want to try concerta. It works so much better and it is up to you what you want your son on not the doctors. ↑ |
| Name: carmen | Date: Aug 29th, 2006 11:57 PM |
| hi my name is carmen my son has been on strattera for 1 year first they had him on 18 mg then 40 and now 60 i think it works on him but i think he gets immuned to it quick it took about a week for me to see a diffrence but i think everyone is diffrent on how they respond ↑ |
| Name: Layne | Date: Aug 30th, 2006 10:03 PM |
| Strattera- does have to be upped when the weight changes. It goes strickly by weight. ↑ |
| Name: sgtgates | Date: Sep 7th, 2006 5:04 AM |
| My daughter was on Strattera for almost 2 years and it never really worked all that great for her. I was told that they found out it was harmful to the kidneys if taken for prolonged periods of time. ↑ |
| Name: teresa | Date: Sep 12th, 2006 4:00 PM |
| my daughter is on strattera and it took 4-6 weeks before I saw any significant changes, and I have been told by other mothers that sometimes it takes up to 8 wks. before you see any results. Be patient and things should be better soon. ↑ |
| Name: becky | Date: Sep 13th, 2006 3:41 PM |
| its about the 6-7th week & i still dont think its doing much dood, but i will wait 4 another week or so, thanks 4 ur replies, ↑ |
| Name: becky | Date: Sep 13th, 2006 3:42 PM |
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