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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP how much does DC weigh 18mgs is the smallest extended release dose, but remember that Concerta is just extended release Ritalin. Ritalin comes in a 10mg dosage. We had a HUGE FAIL with Focalin too, when DS 50lbs or so. Then we switched to Concerta 18mg and it was a sledgehammer that made him flat. After 3 weeks of that we switched to the 10mg Ritalin and had him take one in the AM and the 4 hrs later, another half or 5mg. It took him through to about 3:30PM but yeah some days the taper was more like a crash! but Ritalin exits the body very fast, so there was no jitteriness in the evenings. When he was 11 and hit 80lbs we switched him to Concerta and he metabolized it better. Now he is 12 and up to 90lbs, and we are considering bumping him up to the next does which I think is 28mgs. Seems like a big jump so we want to do it over the summer, when he's out of school to see how he handles it. Talk to your doc of course, but consider regular Ritalin and break the tablet in half in the afternoon. There isn't nearly as much rebound as Focalin, at least there wasn't for us. Good Liuck! [/quote]

DH is a Dr., btw, and his bro is an MD shrink^^[/quote]

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