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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Our now 7 yo has been taking Intuniv since about May and we feel he's benefitted from it.  His tics are gone (it got pretty bad at the end) and his weight/grow are back on track.  We didn't see any real improvement on stimulant medication so I can't really compare it to that (other than tics, appetite suppression and wakefulness are no longer issues).  I can say that DS seems more 'settled'.  DS is primarily inattentive, not hyperactive, so it's kind of hard to explain the 'settled' effect.  He just seems more in control of himself and present - if that makes any sense.  His teachers have also noticed a difference from when he was on stimulant medication, no medication and the difference in 1 mg vs 2 mg of Intuniv.  Last year, we didn't tritrate above 1 mg because he seemed to be doing well at that dose and we saw no reason to increase it.  This school year, the 1 mg wasn't nearly as effective so we increased to 2 mg and saw improvement.  I can tell you that winter break was 1,000 times better this year than last year.  He also had no problems transitioning back to school (unlike last year).  Intinuv has been a good choice for us.[/quote]

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