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Hello, EllieBellie40 about 2 years ago my son (11) was taking adderall XR. During the first month taking Adderall XR he did great. You could see a big improvement with focusing etc.. He began to have really bad side effects the following month. He become like you mention irritable and then began raging, crying, arguing cursing, screaming for no reason. We took him off it and he was back to normal again. His Dr. change his medication to focalin xr. Although it's still a stimulant he has not had any side effects. It's not as strong as adderall and does not seem to work as well as adderall as far and impulsiveness and focusing but there is a noticeable improvement.

I would definitely talk to your Dr. if she continues to show these behaviors for longer than a week or 2. Or if the behavior becomes intense.

deeyana40399.3404050926My daughter's dose of Adderall was increased to 10 mg and she has done well on it for the most part during the day.  She seems to be starting to experience a period of sudden irritability at about 12 hours after she's taken it.  I'm sure it's wearing off - any advice on how I might ease that agitation/irritation?  She's taking Melatonin and I gave it to her a little early tonight to see if it would help...it didn't.  Any other advice on how to make this easier?  OR, is it a sign that it's not the right medicine?  She's not receptive to hanging out by herself or going for a run or anything else.  It's like she WANTS to stay close and get at someone.   I'm tired and confused as usual...Some kids have rebound to varying degrees. I'm assuming that she is not hungry (from not eating because it suppresses the appetite), and she sleeps well (9-10 hrs). Some medications cause worse rebound than others. You'll hear from parents with rebound issues soon, I'm sure. It is not unusual.

Hi toystory,

I just saw your post - for some reason these posts are being sent to my junk folder.  Anyway,  thank you so much for your response.  Friday was a rough day for me - not even having to do with my daughter.  But, the worry is always there and it's like a simmering pot of worry for me. 

I found your emailed post and was touched by your response.  Thank you.  Your advice truly made me feel better.  I'm going to follow it as best I can. 

We'll hang in there - Thank you again.

I would give it a little more time. My son went through a rough rebound
period where he would get real irritable and have a short fuse with his
younger sister. He eventually got past it and it is much better.

Even if she says she is not hungry, I would put out a snack for her,
preferably high protein. Just getting outside would help my son too.
Even though he said he didn't want to, I would make him go for a walk
with me to the park after school. I felt just being out and active helped
the tension at home.

Take things day by day. Celebrate the good and try not to worry about
the bad until you have to.

ps- I'm tired and confused too. ;=) I wish I didn't have to worry about
medicating my child, it breaks my heart. But this is the reality of it and
I'm just here to make the best possible decisions for him. HI, WELL I'M ADHD SINCE 15 YEARS, AND I HAVE NARCOLEPSIE AND DEPRESSION IS WELL...FIRST I'VE TRIEDE TO USE RITALIN 10MG, BUT THE EFFECT WAS TOO SHORT AND NOT STRONG ENOUGH, I WAQS STILL WAKING UP BEEING PARALYSIED EVERYWHERE AND WITH DEPRESSION AND HYPERACTIVITY...IT WASN'T WORKING VERY WELL, BECAUSE THE DOCTOR CAN GIVE YOU ONLY TIL' 60MG A DAY WHAT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR ME, I 'D NEED 200MG TO GET BETTER...
IN SECOND TIME I'VE LEARN ABOUT DESOXYN 5MG GRADUMET, AND I'VE ORDER THE PILLS, WELL FIRST IT WAS NEARLY THE SAME AS RITALIN BUT SUDDEEN LY AFTER 5 DAYS TAKING IT EVERYTHING GOT BETTER...NO NARCOLEPSIA, NO HYPERACTIVITY AND BEST ANTI-DEPRESSIVE DRUGS...EFFECTIVELLY IN SWITZERLAND WHERE I LIVE DESOXYN DON'T EXIST BUTR I ORDER IT EVERY MONTH IN USA TO A SPECIALIST DRUGSTORE AND I'M TALKING WITH A SPECIALIST IN USA...IT WILL I THINK NEVER ARRIVE IN SWITZERLAND THE DESOXYN BUT I'LL STILL ORDER IN USA UNTIL' THE LAW DECIDE TO ADD THIS DRUG IN THE THERAPY SYSTEM WHAT I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT IT...SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH, I USE TO SPEAK FRENCH...THANKS AND BYE