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[quote=Anonymous]Our kid is so much like yours, and we had a similar first experience with meds. They tamed his craziness and made him much more capable in many ways but also solitary, sad, and over time a bit obsessive and paranoid. After 6 months we went off and he was so wonderfully goofy and exuberant and happy, and playing with his sister constantly, again. But now we're back again, trying a different combination and a lower dose. Like PP, we've found just 10mg of Ritalin LA gives him some help without throttling his personality, although the positives are not as noticeable as they were on the higher Adderall dose either. And our psych suggested a little guanfacine to help the hyperactivity so he doesn't have to take too much of the stimulant, which seems to be where the side effects come from. So far it's a good experiment. Maybe there's no solution to this dilemma, but neither extreme is good. And maybe drifting back and forth over time is OK.[/quote]
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