My son has been on 54 mg Concerta for years & we changed to 15 mg Focalin 5 months ago. Today we just increased this to 20mg to see if it helps. I am unsure if this dosage is apples to apples. On Concerta my son was borderline underweight, rarely ate or slept. In the last 4 months all he does is eat & sleeps better now. He has gained 20 pds or so which is good but he is always eating. My husband has stated that on Concerta he could tell if the medicine was taken or not, on Focalin he cannot tell a difference if the medicine was taken. I hope the new increased dosage will help but I would like feedback on this medicine. Not so sure if we like this medicine even though the side efffects are less.
My son was on 72 mg of concert a for years it was not lasting long and taking a booster in the afternoon was not easy to accomplish. We switched to 20 mg of focalin. My son gains 20 pounds in a month. Never stops eating, has become very defiant. Seems to hold it together in school but is a terror at home. Seems like he isn't medicated at all. We upped the meds to 30 a day now he cries a lot and the in the next second is laughing hysterically. Need so e answers but no one seems to have any.
This happen to my son too. Doctor wouldn't believe me and said he was a teenage growing boy. He gained 26pd. in 4 months. Had server headaches, trouble sleeping, when the meds. wore off. It was a nightmare with his moods and his ADHD was wild and out of control. We have since changed providers and working on a new medication. My sons has been on many different types of meds. for his ADHD. But, by far the worse medication he was on. Not to mention no support from the doctor. Don't give up! Trust your parent skills and if you don't like what is happen advocate and fight for your child. I had to change as I wasn't getting the support I needed from this doctor that put in on that medication as she said he has never had any parent complain of these issue on this medication of Florin, You just validated what I have been reporting about this medication all along, Thank you for sharing! Good Luck! :)