My son tomorrow will have two weeks since he started the Strattera new dose. I haven't seen much of a change in concentration. I usually study with him in the early afternoon ( at about 2pm) and I still find it difficult for him to keep his eyes on his school stuff. He is usually a quiet child in the morning and early afternoon. I don't have complaints from school about behavior up to now, but since the dose was slightly increased I have noticed that he is becoming too hyper after 6pm. Now the story I posted here about making a mess when we had visitors is making more sense. He is about 24kg and was previously taking 18mg that was too low; his dose was increased to 25mg, but now I have noticed that afternoons are making a big difference , he is too hyper. He is even starting to have a hard time falling asleep; he goes to bed and keeps talking to me, making comments. Yesterday I asked him why was he awake and he said he wasn't sleepy at all. This was obvious after having a hyper marathon before bedtime.
Well, I really have many questions. As many of you know my son is on Strattera because he has shown mild tics before. I am afraid this med is not working for him. Don't see progress in concentration and is more hyper in the afternoons.
Is there somebody whose kid has tics and is on stimulants? I really want to do my own research before calling the doc.
Thanks for any advice or comment you can make about this.
Mariaven39056.1521296296Hi Maria,
You might look into a non stimulant like guanfacine and maybe add a low dose of long acting stimulant for school.
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