Not good. Seriously, the school has never, ever said a negative word about him. Thats why I'm a little worried. He has been kinda... energetic and goofy lately. I dunno, maybe it's because I'm seeing that nice peaceful hour or so when the Clonidine sedates him so am willing to not notice the hyperactivity. I need to do the whole pros/cons thing.
Pros:
- Seems calmer about an hour after taking the meds. Calmness lasts about 1-2 hours.
- Heavier med makes me feel like it must work, it's stronger than the Risperdal, right? (Yes, this is a bullshit theory but it makes sense to me.)
- Doesn't seem to bother his tummy or cause headaches- MUCH less stomach upset than Risperdal.
Cons:
- Hyperactivity reigns once the hour of sedation wears off.
- Pill is a pain in the rear to cut into 4ths, dosing is never quite accurate because the pieces break unevenly.
- He's stopped developing as quickly, as far as speech goes. He is not using his words anymore (at the prior frequency anyway).
3 comments:
How long has he been on it? Give it more time to build up in his system, then switch. The right med combo is out there, just have to go through all kinds of fun before you get there.
it's been about 2 weeks or so...
I always give it a month, unless some kind of god awful side affect occurs. Like Brandon freaking out at school and having to remove all the children from the classroom and restrain him for an hour until I could get to the school--no more adderal for him.
You know your son better than ANYONE, do what you think is best. Just be safe about it.
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