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[quote=Anonymous]NP here - I think it's definitely time to re-evaluate meds, including taking a break from them to re-evaluate his ADHD - informing the teachers, of course!  You should do a before/after rating table to help you gauge behavior changes.  You shouldn't like your DS better off medication than on!  And, it should have such an impact on his demeanor.

My oldest started out on Focalin (in the ritalin family) but we saw minimal improvements and he developed tic and weight issues.  He then went to Intuniv for a couple years.  The Intuniv helped but it wasn't what I'd call a spectacular difference.  Still, it was better than nothing and we saw no negative side effects.  Towards the end of 4th grade, the Intuniv no longer seemed effective.  We titrated him off and saw no noticeable difference.  Over the summer, he was having one horrific day after another.  Even I had lost patience with him.  In desperation, we gave him one of his younger brother's Focalin pills and the difference was amazing!  I finally experienced what people talk about when they find the right med/dose!  We consulted with his dev ped and kept in on the Foclin - at half the dose he'd been on those years before.  He's lost some weight but it's manageable and his tic has not re-emerged.  No one knows why the medication works for him now when it didn't before but the lesson I've learned is that you need to be open to re-evaluating medication.  [/quote]

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