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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - He is growing. He actually jumped from the 60th to the 70th percentile in height but fell from the 40th to the 30th percentile in weight. He was skinny before but now he’s even skinnier and it’s so hard to get him to eat.[/quote]

I have a child who stayed on their growth curve (50%) but dropped in their weight profile after starting a stimulant (from 15% to 3%). DC stays on their stimulant and we have had DC work with a nutritionist and feeding therapist to focus on eating. We have increased the dose twice, as needed.

We tried both Guanfacine and strattera and side effects were intolerable. I will say with current stimulant appetite almost disappeared for first month but then came back a bit - assuming as DC adjusted - so we don’t take medication breaks since that seems to trigger increased loss of appetite for a bit.

DC is 1% for BMI, but doctors say not to worry as long as growth is fine. I take DC in every three months to get weighed and measured. DC three years into this, and I’ve come to realize that there is not likely to be a perfect solution. What works for DC right now is a stimulant, therapy, and support for eating. DC is 10, so I’m sure this will change over time.

YMMV, but my child could not function without their stimulant (on the rare occasion they miss a dose they tell me they have very bad days) so we muddle through the eating.[/quote]

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