Strattera for ADHD any opinions on it

My little brother took this. He did not experience any harmful side effects. There have been studies saying it maybe cause liver damage, but that is not proven yet. It did not make him into a different person at all. He did quit them cold turkey, and still had no side effects. Strattera really improved his attention span in school, while not making him act like a different person.

If he really has ADHD then he wont go symptom free all summer long when he is with you. However it may be harder for u to see the symptoms because he is out of school & that is where most of the problems occur.
Strattera is the safest way to go. It is a non stimulant, unlike Ritalin, Adderol, & Concerta. Most children I know who have ADHD dont benifit from it though. Stimulants have an opposite effect on children with ADHD, which is why they r used to calm them down. Nothing can make u ADHD, so if he takes them & then stops it wont cause ADHD. ADHD is a chemical imbalance in the brain. However he should not stop taking them suddenly for any reason. If he going to quit then it needs to be under a doctors supervision & he will most likely slowly lower the dose to nothing. Suddenly stopping can cause withdrawl symptoms & can harm you, not only with ADHD medications but many others. I know some families who take their kids off their ADHD medicines during the summer & weekends, under doctors supervision of course. Maybe u could do it that way. If u dont see a need for him to be taking them all summer it would be the best bet. Medications like that lower their effect when taken consecutively, that is why most doctors will have parents pick a day for the child to skip, like a sunday, that way the medicine doesnt build up in the body causing a need for a regular upping of the dosage for it to work properly. I would talk to his mother & maybe u can all meet with the doctor together, that way u r being informed straight from the doctor & arent wondering if she knows what she is talking about.

ADHD doesnt come & go. She is probably just not disciplining him enough when he is with her. BUt anyways, I had my son on Strattera. I took him off of it though. First we started him on Concerta, which gave him tics & light sensitivity. Then I said no way So we switched him to Adderral, which also messed him up. Then the doctor recommended this Strattera. To me it didnt make enough difference to even bother doing this. Now Im against giving this stuff to kids. My middle child is sooo hyper active, but I can deal with it. Im ont going to drug him, because it just totally changes their personality to Zombie like & I hated it. I felt guilty. my son that was taking the STrattera by the way did not have ADHD, But aspergers syndrome which has some likeness of ADHD. But still it was not worth it & I will never do it again.

COncerta works good for my son adderral xr and ridilin did not. Its odd to be behave for 3 mnths straight and then be diagnosed cause my little one could not doctors are very quick to misdiagnose. Maybe he acts out when he is with her odd definetly get a second opinion please cause they can give meds to kids and then they act worse with em. GOOD LUCK!

Check out some other choices. If he behaves for you, perhaps it is the diet, the schedule (especially sleep), or something else that makes him act differently with Mom.

Do some searches for ADHD/Strattera info, join some groups on or elsewhere, find ur local ADHD support group, & ask ur doctor for a recommended expert. Most of the ADHD treatment is 'shotgunned' until something works.

Also, did he ever have any head injuries? Symptoms can be similar, especially impacts from car accidents.

Also, ADHD is not necessarily a problem, it may be the best thing for him. Look up Thom Hartmann is books on the subject.

He cannot quit once he starts that would not be good cold turkey. IT is a gradual build up. I have a son with adhd but I do not medicate him because he took some meds & turned up looking like a zombie because he is very skinny I think the meds affected him differently. I just know as a parent I am going to have to invest more time him period. I have my son all year, no breaks cept when he goes to camp which is three days. Each child is different & what dose not work for one can works wonders for another. Figuring out what that is & what dosage is something u need to do with the dr & with ur ex & hash it out.

If he is not ADHD the meds will not 'turn him ADHD'. Strattera is a non stimulant medication. I have ADHD and I took it but it did not work for me, so I am on concerta.

Out of all the ADHD medications, Strattera is one of the safest. BUT!
NO. It is not possible that your son go for 3 months without the ADHD behaviors. ADHD does not come and go.
How are your sons grades? Is it only at home that she says he has problems?
I think we over medicate our children. They are kids. They are going to have behaviors. JMO