weight loss

My 11 1/2 year old Grandson has been on Adderal since he was 8. He still doesn't eat lunch , but his Mom waits dinner until seven or eight in the evening when the pill has worn off and he is hungry. This year he has kept his weight on. When he was first put on Adderal he would acuse his Mother of trying to kill him by making him take the meds that made it hard to eat He now understand more of this problem and tries to force himself to eat at least a little even if he isn't hungry.

It's a common trouble when starting adderall.  Perhaps try and wait to give her the morning dose until after she's got some breakfast in her?  How does your doctor see her apparent lack of appetite?  Is she being weighed weekly at the doctor's office as is recommended by the manufacturer of the meds?

She should be weighed weekly.  If there's even a small drop a change should be considered.  If she's stable or gaining it may be that she's gone over to nibbling when you aren't looking rather than big meals.  The nerves that register full are on a finer trigger in med takers so she may do better with a cracker and cheese, grapes and nibble foods.

After a flu you may want to cut her meds off until she regains her stomach.  But do please talk with your doctor! And if they don't weigh I'd be looking for someone with more concern for the med warnings than that.

Weight can certainly be a concern.  My daughter is in same boat as your child.  She might only eat 2 bites of lunch.  At 7 1/2 yoa she is 4' and 40lbs she is steady on the 5 % line.  I do manage to get a good breakfast or instant breakfast down her.  Doc suggested the instant breakfast because she can get more vitamens and fat from that then a bowl of cereal or some scrambled eggs.  Might be something you can throw in there to help.  Good Luck!

Hi steppingstone my daughter is 4'3.and 47Lbs..TINY..The school sent home a report saying she was extremely underweight and that is what made the doctor open there eyes a little more now they check her weight every 6 weeks...I sometimes feel i cant win for losing i have an underweight daughter and an overweight son and not to mention an extremely overweight dog(she is a beagle and weights in at 65lbs)but hey she is very happy.....Please keep it touch..Star...

Star-thanks, I will ask the doctor about this next week.  My daughter seems to have very few favorites, also, and these seem to vary from day to day.  I'm curious, how tall is your daughter.  Mine is about 4'2", and weighs 60 lbs.  She is the same age as your daughter.  She seems very thin to me, but maybe she's not so thin after all?  I'm glad to hear that your daughter is doing better.  I know how hard it is when you feel like they are wasting away.  My daughter ate everything on her plate tonight, and I was so happy!

Jaquie, yes, I serve dinner at about this same time for the same reason.  She still doesn't appear hungry. She just can't seem to make herself eat yet if she is not hungry. She does relate this to medications, but thank heavens she realizes her need for them.  She did get angry with me several months ago, when I started her on a multi-vitamin.  She felt that this was decreasing her appetite even more.  Howerver, now she gets angry with me when I forget to give it to her.  You just can't please some kids!