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[quote=Anonymous]DS age 12 was recently diagnosed (full neuropsych at Stixrud) with add, primarily inattentive but with impulsivity. Also poor executive function and slow processing speed. We met with a psychiatrist who suggested starting DS on focalin or intuiv. Dr said that focalin is “gold standard” as a starting med, but that intuiv may be a better place to start since I expressed concerns about potential side effects from a stimulant, namely loss of appetite, trouble sleeping and tics. DS already is an extremely thin kid with anxious tendencies and life long trouble sleeping.) So dr basically is leaving it uo to us to decide which to start DS on ... He of course will answer any of our questions, but said he can’t say that if DS were to develop a tic on a stimulant that it definitely would resolve off the stimulant (and I think bc I expressed concerns about tics he now is responding thusly).

I would appreciate any thoughts on which medication to try/experiences. Thank you! [/quote]

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