Please help, any advice on changing from equasym xl to concert xl?

[helplogan]

Hi, my 11yrd son was diagnosed with ADHD with emotional and behavioral problems 2 yrs ago. He was on 40mg equasym xl but we are trying concerta xl 36mg to see if its effects last longer. That was 2 weeks ago and all hell is breaking loose here!
The change in his aggression and reasoning is worrying, I've tried speaking to his doctor about dosage but all I got was ' I will send a form for you to fill in and once we get that and speak to his school, he will call?'?!??
I'm not trying to drug my child , he is getting extremely confrontational and I have been hit numerous times. Would it be unreasonable to try to speak to his doctor or am I expecting too much too soon from my adorable boy?
Thank you in advance.

[helplogan]

Hey, thank you so much for answering.
I have bipolar disorder, rapid cycling since childhood and my eldest has just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder too.
His issues are vast bless him, he also has  Asperger traits.
It has taken since he was 4 to get a diagnosis of ADHD with emotional and behavioral problems, they won't even retest for possible Aspergers as he is. ' too high functioning '
I will wait and see if there is anymore advice heading my way and take it from there.,he is not in a good place at the moment, bless him.

[iris986]

I also have a son who is now 27 that has ADHD and bipolar. Have you had him tested for Bi-polar?   ADHD does not cause aggression, bi-polar does.     My son deals with his without meds. He works out with weights every day to give him the adrenaline he needs to bypass the moods and hyperness. I would suggest you get him weights to start out with. My son is now normal in every way as long as he works out.