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Re: Straterra approval.

Posted by Sur5orType on January 11, 2003, at 10:46:04

In reply to Re: Straterra approval., posted by ZenClear on January 10, 2003, at 19:37:12

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> Any hair loss of the extended period of time? Thanks for you response.
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> Oh one other question. How about rebound? If so, how would you compare the rebound to Ritalin or Adderall.
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No, his hair grows as fast as he does. I have noticed no symptom like that. He got his mother's hair and it is his father's hair that is falling out.

His hair probably will never fall out.

The rebound... He has never been off of it for an extended period of time, but I think there is less time-release with this medication. Isn't there some time-release dealing with adderol? I can't speak to ritalin, as he wasn't on it.

There have been occasions when he missed his dose in the evening or occasionaly in the morning. I think there is some wind up that occurs when he does miss it. I try to make sure he has it early in the evening (around dinner.)

When I gave it to him right after school, it had a larger effect on his appetite, so I try to give it to him with dinner. If I forget, then he will be running hither-to by bedtime.

I don't know exactly what you mean by rebound. I have truthfully noticed very little side-effect.

He was getting a little chunky before, and I still want him to get as much food as a growing boy should have, so I would be alarmed fast if I felt that it harmed him by suppressing his appetite TOO MUCH.

He has become very fit and trim. It is still a fight to get him to eat his vegetables, but it isn't that bad.

I am dwelling on the appetite subject for a reason. I would call it the only real (noticable) symptom that has come out of the drug.

Even the rashes were short-lived and came at times that probably had real causes. One day I bought him a new pair of knit gloves, for example, and he refused to take them off. I kept telling him not to wear them in the house, but he kept wearing them. Next day, sure enough, his hands, and his hands only, were red and swollen.

A little hand cream cleared that up. He had a rash all over when the cold set in and we started running our heat day and night. Lotion on him every night made it go away fast and it has not returned since.

So, I can't say I found any symptoms that were from the drug other than a suppressed appetite.

Even the wind-up from missing a dose has not been severe lately. I have approached this as an opportunity to teach him the self-control that will help put something like ADHD in remission by adulthood.

I truly beleive that if you fix the physical, it will let you fix the mental. His wind-up has decreased markedly over the last year. He is concentrating and listening more during the day, and it has given him the attention span needed to build his self control, self esteem and so much more.

It did this without making him seem lethargic. Hey, I wwant him to have the energy of an eight year old, I just don't want to see him ignore people or just spin like a top. He still is very active, but he has begun to really consider and take the time to think about things before flying off.

I know, ask the time and someone will tell you how to build a watch. I am just really hoping that my experience will prove helpful.

I think that, unlike stimulants, this drug has a chance of working in a lot of the same ways for adults, as well as children.

I know that adderol and ritalin have profoundly different effects on adults and children, but with them, unlike strattera, there is a list of side-effects and warnings as long as my arm.

these NE reuptake inhibitors(sic?) are such a different animal, I will never consider stimulants for my son again, EVER!


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