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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is on Intuniv.  It helps a lot with sleep and with hyperactivity.  She doesn't use the stimulant any more.  I think she's trained her brain by now or she's matured or something, but her test scores and school work are good enough without the stimulant. [b] Stimulants do have those side effects:  they lose weight, they don't want to eat, they can't sleep until late at night, they crash when they come off it, tics are exacerbated as is anxiety.[/b] [/quote]

OP here. Thanks to all for catching my Vyvanse error—it's been a while since I was researching meds and my memory ain't what it used to be :). But interesting to know that it might be a good alternative to Metadate.

PP, this is why I would love to be able to get off stimulants altogether (someday)—I can't deny they help him, but he seems especially sensitive to the side effects—def seen an increase in tics, too. I really think a lot of the anxiety he is showing is more related to stimulants than anything organic to him.[/quote]

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