my son thomas

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my son thomas was dignosed with a d h d when he was 6 he is now 9 he is so busy and as poor concentron. the docter have tryed him on lots of diffrent medcasion but nothing as worked this week the doctor changed him to 5mg of dexedrine. after 3 hours of having the tablet my son running around and doing dangers things. do 1 tablet last all day ? thank you xx

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babygirl6152 · Answer

oh forgot to mention- they don't stay sleepy- it's usually just short term til their bodies adjust- and don't be scared that his appetite changes- it's no fun to watch- but it's normal

babygirl6152 · Answer

I think you are supposed to give it a few days to start working correctly- but sometimes it doesn't work- I know it's hard to wait it all through til the next appointment- 

Maybe call the Dr and see if it should work on day one? From what I remember, kiddos in my classes always got sleepy after taking the med. It is supposed to work the opposite that it would on an adult- 
What other meds have they tried?

hang in there- the supplement idea- I  think there is another herbal called FOCUS/ don't mix it with the meds he is on though

Susan1944 · Answer

sharon, if the drugs aren't working then stop giving them. Try something natural. 
Do a search on "stop kids adhd naturally." Hyland's sells a peppermint formula called Insomnia that kids can take. Don't give him any sugar, definitely no sodas with sugar.
Anything natural called CALM would be good to try. 
  I cannot stress how important it is to stop all drugs that are not working. And remember: many kids have a lot of nervous energy, bite their nails, talk too much. When I grew up there was no "ADHD" diagnosis. Only getting grounded. I had to write sentences for talking and I still bite my nails. I am sixty four and turned out ok. The drug companies are going to continue to love it when the AMA comes up with new "illnesses" so they can sell more drugs. Terrible.