Daytrana | ADHD Information
What do these nasal sprays do?
They are a steroid that helps with inflamation and redness. Nasalcrom is OTC. I have also used Flonase, nasonex, nasalcrom. Spray on, let dry and then apply the patch. Unfortunately Shirt has not changed the adhesive, I wish they would.Thank you that seems worth a try. You've both been very helpful!!!!
I have a 9yo son who has been diagnosed with ADHD since he was 5...This has actually affected him since his toddler years. In less than a year he went through 3 different meds before we settled on Adderall xr. Through the next 2 1/2 yrs his rx climbed to the highest dosage of adderall xr and got to a point that even that did not work...My son has a problem with quickly building resistance to meds as does his father. At this point the dr recommended we try the (New at the time) daytrana patch. We started with 10 mg, then went to 15mg, ten days later on to 20mg...The latter helped my son show improvement but not satisfactory...
My son and I were on our way to his dr appt after 10 days on the 20mg...I told him he may not be able to use this patch and that we may have to go back to oral meds and find one that helped him...His exact words were "Please beg the doctor to try the 30mg on me, I do okay at home but I need a little more help at school." What could I say, I was struck into silence with the realization that he himself actually noticed a difference. So we tried the 30mg and he is a totally different child. Yes he still gets fussed at once in a while at school...but his focus is amazing.
The patch is very easy to use now that they've worked out the kinks(tabs being difficult to remove). Apply to a different hip each morning(I find around 5:30am a good time)...Completely cover with your hand for 30 sec.s make sure the corners are stuck down good...That's it...We take it off around 4pm. He can now put on and remove it himself but I still do mornings for him so he can sleep a little longer. He does still have to take Clonidin .1 mg for bedtime to help him go to sleep. This med may not be for everyone but it definitly was the answer we were looking for...In almost a year of use his ADHD appt score sheet went from 47 down to 19.
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Thank you those threads were very helpful! I am going to go tothe store and get some Solarcain today and give it a try!!??
Thanks again.
Hello...
This is my first time on this message board. Our son (almost 8) has been on Daytrana 10mg since this past winter, this spring we started to notice that the redness did not fade and the spots where the patch had been became VERY irritated?? I've heard that Shire changed the adhesive that they use, does anyone know if that is true, and are there others with this same issue?? Please help!!! We have had no luck with other meds, the Daytrana works great otherwise.
Shell
Welcome Shell,
This thread should be of help:
http://www.adhdnews.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=27537& PN=3
Also this thread mentions the use of Solarcaine around page 19:
http://www.adhdnews.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=25700& PN=1