Post by mom23boyz on Jan 11, 2009 23:08:12 GMT -5
Well after mulling over my last post and some of your responses, and after reading all the post about Daytrana on here and every other page I could find, I think I am going to ask my 8 year old ds psych about switching to Daytrana in the morning.
In my last post, I said he is on Focalin, over the max dose and its still not lasting, major lapses between doses. Quite a few of you said Daytrana, and I said I didn't think he would keep it on. But after researching it, and talking with my husband and my ds about it, he is willing to give it a try. I have bought some skin stuff to keep his skin moisturized and I hope to be prepared for all of that.
My question is, if my ds maxes out on all meds, Concerta 54 mg not enough (which is like 12 mg ritalin 3X a day), Focalin over max of 20 mg a day-- taking 30 mg a day, is the max dose of Daytrana going to be enough?? I hope we are not looking at messing up his school. He is doing great with the Focalin, it's just the lapses. Does anyone have a child that maxes out all meds and found Daytrana to work at a lower dose??
We cant do Vyvanse because that is an Adderall based drug, and we just tried that before Focalin and it caused bad moods and meltdowns. But I am also going to ask about going up to 72 mg Concerta which is over the max for his age, non- generic meds, and Strattera. But any info on the patch and kids being maxed out would help greatly!! Thanks again!!
In my last post, I said he is on Focalin, over the max dose and its still not lasting, major lapses between doses. Quite a few of you said Daytrana, and I said I didn't think he would keep it on. But after researching it, and talking with my husband and my ds about it, he is willing to give it a try. I have bought some skin stuff to keep his skin moisturized and I hope to be prepared for all of that.
My question is, if my ds maxes out on all meds, Concerta 54 mg not enough (which is like 12 mg ritalin 3X a day), Focalin over max of 20 mg a day-- taking 30 mg a day, is the max dose of Daytrana going to be enough?? I hope we are not looking at messing up his school. He is doing great with the Focalin, it's just the lapses. Does anyone have a child that maxes out all meds and found Daytrana to work at a lower dose??
We cant do Vyvanse because that is an Adderall based drug, and we just tried that before Focalin and it caused bad moods and meltdowns. But I am also going to ask about going up to 72 mg Concerta which is over the max for his age, non- generic meds, and Strattera. But any info on the patch and kids being maxed out would help greatly!! Thanks again!!
