ok so today was the big day. We started his meds (adderal 5mg)
gave it to him at 8 this morning
fine until noon then he puked in the car on our way to playdate. we had to turn around and go home. He was VERY upset. Mostly because we were missing the playdate. I feel awful. what am i doing to my child??? I feel like such a failure as a mom today. I know it takes several tries sometimes to find the right medication but how long does it take before your kids say "no way mom, dont give me anymore of this stuff"
anyways called the doc. He told us to obviously discontinue it and he'll call us next week when he figures out what to try next
Vomiting 4 hours later was determined to be caused by the meds? I would think that would happen sooner if it was due to the meds.
Are you sure your child isn't ill? My child vomited the other day, just once. The next day, he was diagnosed w/ strep throat.
I'm positive it's from the meds. Not only has he puked today but he complained of dizziness, and headache. But then after he felt better (about 2 hrs later) we went to the park to play and out of nowhere he started hitting this other boy at the park because "he was mean to him" this is NOT like my son. He is hyper but definitly not agressive. Then he had major mood swings and meltdowns. NO way was this my son. I felt I was living with a stranger all day long. I dont think I saw him smile once today until about 7 this evening when I'm assuming the meds wore off.I'm sorry you had that experience. Hearing the full story, I also would have yanked him off the meds w/ seeing those personality changes. Vomiting once is one thing that it's hard to figure out what it's due to, but those extreme changes are another thing!
I've heard others mention that sometimes people can become angry and/or irritable on Adderall. It works great for some people, but is not a good fit for many others.
I hope the next med. you try is THE ONE, and it will have no side effects or only minimal ones, and it'll control the ADHD!
Don't give up. On the first medication my dd became OCD, began whistling and was so not herself. I immediatelty stopped the medicine. Then the next one was good but didn't last long enough for her. The third was the charm. She is concentrating, laughing, happier and totally like herself without the hyperness. Infact yesterday she was just telling me how good the medicine makes her feel. Good luck and keep us updated. I know so many people have helped me on this board.