My 8 year old son took Concerta for 14 months

[elfay759]

My son was never diagnosed by any one of having ADHD but his Dr. prescribed Adderall XR after getting results to a paper questioneer that was filled out by his teachers and he had taken a battery of tests at his school that seemed to determine if he needed to placed in special classes -- which they did prove he needed, however the school never tested our son for ADHD nor did his Dr.. The Adderall worked but he lost too much weight, he was then placed on Focalin XR -- he became overly aggressive and was then given Concerta. His grades improved and his appetite was okay, atleast he was eatting, not a lot but he was eatting.  Then about in October of 2007 he started to develope these tics, they were not so noticeable, then he had his first seizure at night. I took him to see his dr and they told us to take him to see a neurologist. The first thing I asked the dr. was was it the Concerta, she did not think so and told us to keep him on it. We saw the neurologist and had an EEG schedueled. He asked if his dr. took him off the Concerta, we told him no. He did not seem concerned. His tics worsened. He had a 2nd seizure that night (he had the first one at night as well) He was still on the Concerta. Both me and my husband were very concerned about this, the tics were worsening and he had 2 seizures.

I took him back to his Dr. on December 28, 2007 and they told us to take him off the Concerta and see a  pychitrist  . He was off the Concerta one day and he had his third seizures while he was sleeping like the first two.

My son had an EEG last Monday and the results came back there were some abnormalites. We find out more on Thursday.

We still believe that the Concerta caused his tics and three seizures. There is no history in either family of tics or seizures.

[Nicoljane]

My son is 14yrs old in Jan, he was diagnoised when he was 3 with ADHD when he was 5 diagnoised also with torretts and OCD. he went on ritalin at the age of 7, it wasn't an easy desision the choice I was given from the LEA was med or residental care. I wasn't giving my son up for anyone..so I choice ritialin.
7 months ago his pychitrist put him on concertra 38mg because my son didn't like being called out of class to take the ritalin...being called names from other children because of having to take med.

I feel what have I done..I'm so angry at myself...he is now a nervous wreak, he hears and sees things, his personaily just isn't him anymore..he won't go out the house alone, he gets paranoid over the slightest things, crys alot, he wan't to go out with his friends but is too scared to, won't even go to the corner shop alone..he gets angry, moody etc, He still needs to sleep with me because of his constant fears, he is scared of the outside world and scared of his own shadow. His tics are worse than ever, throat clearing and eye movements.

His school SENCO decided last term he didn't need his statement..full time TA..so that was taken away from him...he behaviour in class and work as gone right down hill..even with the meds he can't keep on task at all..
I have stopped the med this week. I've tried speaking with his pychitrist but been unable to get her yet. His appointment with her isn't until mid Nov..and i've been told there isn't any earlier appointments for me....I've been telling his pychitrist for ages about these changes in him..and I didn't click and neither as she.. it's this med...this week I started searching on the net about other children having similiar effects with concertra...I don't know which way to turn, I've told school he is off the med, they aren't very happy about it and told me I must get him on something else..

I feel so alone in this awful mess.

[ahunter4]

I taken corcerta for seven years and I get more and more paranoid. The concerta seems to change me completely and it makes me twitch alot and panic. Could you please tell me the results because I might want to get off concerta thanx.