Giving it at night can help with side effects tremendously. What dose was he started on? Is he ramping?
He should have been started at 10mgs, and ramped slowly to his target, according to weight. IF he was started higher that is possibly why he is having problems.
Another option is to use a split dose and as you ramp increase the evening dose until ramped and then try switching to mornings once his body adjusts to the med. We saw some tiredness during the ramp period, but my daughter is on 60mg per day and now takes it all in the morning with no issues.he is on 25mg. maybe he just needs to get use to it. I have been told also that your not allowed or its bad to open the capsulehe may, and giving it to him at bedtime will allow him to sleep through the side effects until his body does get used to it.
What is his weight? Did he start at 10 and ramp up to 25?
No, you cannot open the capsule. If he was started at 25 mgs, then that is why he is having problems, for a 6yo of average weight that is probably target dose or higher. He is 64lbs but he is also 56 inches high. How do I go about giving him thehis dose is actually kind of low for his weight. At 64 pounds his dose range is 35-52mg.
If I were switching to evenings I'd skip the morning dose that day and just give it to him in the evening, and then continue with evenings from there. Call your doctor.
I am calling the Dr today. But needed to see what you all thought. He nly