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My son is 9 years old and has add. he is on concerta he has been on it for about 7 months now..he gets mad at his brother and sisters easly and he has a problem wetting the bed and pooping in his pants at night is this caused by the concerta?
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I am not sure about the bed wetting issue.  If he is getting mad at his sister under Cocerta and was not before Concerta, maybe the dosage is too high.  Talk to his doctor about decreasing it or changing to another medicine such as Metadate CD.
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My son is 8 on concerta and  he also wets his pants I am begining to wonder I have read the literature and can't find any connection. But I do wonder.              
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