Posted: 06 November 2009 at 8:45am | IP Logged

I had an appointment with my child's doctor on Monday.  We decided to wait until Winter Break to try it.

I asked him what he's seen so far (he's had it before the release b/c he's participating in a pilot study).  He said everybody decided to wait until Thanksgiving Break or Winter Break to try it, so he has no experience with it yet.  However, the research shows significant benefits to ADHD control in the mornings, vs. problems people were experiencing beforehand.

After the way my child has been stealing Halloween candy and bothering his brother in the mornings lately, I've decided that we're going to try switching from guanfacine 2x per day to Intuniv over Winter Break.  I'm very hopeful about it!

Looking forward to hearing other people's experiences with it!

Posted: 18 November 2009 at 7:35am | IP Logged

My DS took dose #5 today. Unfortunately we have not seen good results yet. We are hoping that it is because he is on the 1 mg starter dose. Based on his weight he needs 2mg dosage. His Psychiatrist is asking us to hang in there for the first 2 weeks before we give up on another attempt to medicate/help our son!! I will keep posting his response to this medication  if you want.

He was only on Tenex for 2 weeks before the Intuniv became available. He was having great results with all of his ADHD/ODD symptoms but his Psych. thought this would be the better choice for him since it works for 24 hours and is more specific for impulse control and anger issues. 

We are so hopeful that this it THE ONE!!! 4 yrs of different meds with little or no results or severe bad reactions!!! Arghhhhh!!!! So frustrating!!

DS diagnosed with ADHD/ODD and possible mood disorder. Age 6

Posted: 24 November 2009 at 12:01pm | IP Logged

We are starting the new Intuniv tomorrow as well for my 7yo son. Had been on 1/4 mg of Tenex in a.m. (plus 18 mg Concerta) and 1/2 mg of Tenex at night. That was great for two months really taking the edge off, but we've seen the impulsivity, frustration and anxiety slowly creep back up. We were going to just increase the Tenex a.m. dosage, but our dr. recommended trying the Intuniv. Will post our experiences for everyone ... and hope you all do the same! Would love to hear how it continues to go.

Best of luck to all! I'm tired of the roller coaster for my suspected ADHD/confirmed gifted 7yo son. He's so great when the meds work and struggles so much when they don't ...

Posted: 29 November 2009 at 8:02pm | IP Logged

jaxx wrote: Day 11- Well based on daily behavior report from teacher there seems to be some improvement this week. He was bumped up to 2 mg on Saturday. He wakes up bouncing off walls and full of energy. Med seems to kick in in the afternoon.He definitely gets sleepy earlier than he used to. He falls asleep between 7-8pm and wakes up between 5-7am. Since I work full-time I haven't gotten to see the full day effect . I will have 4 days off with him for Thanksgiving and will hopefully see improvement each day. Good luck to all ! Please keep updating us MominKC ! Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Thanks for the updates, and for the details about parts of day where you're seeing more or less control.  What time of day is he taking Intuniv?  Is he taking anything else as well?