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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard anecdotally that some people think it shot their metabolism and lead to weight problems. Makes some sense. if your appetite is low on them and you aren't eating enough calories for a long period of time, your metabolism gets messed up.

Have also heard people complain by adulthood they habituated to it and could not keep going up in dose to it became somewhat useless.
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If my kid ends up needing meds, I will probably avoid stimulants[/b].[/quote]

Well, the problem is that the other medications don’t really work very well for most people with ADHD.  The non-stimulants are all basically just sedative variants so help a little bit with hyperactivity and impulsivity but don’t really help the attention piece, and have their own set of side effects.  So for people who really need medication, the stimulants are generally the safest and most effective, unfortunately.[/quote]

Really? What I’ve read about Straterra is that some studies show it works almost as well as stimulents, but has to be taken long-term before achieving those effects. Like 9-plus months...[/quote]
I've seen studies like that, but most doctors still want to use stimulants first.  Perhaps it's because stimulants work faster and have been in use longer.  Nine months is loooong time to wait to get the full effect.[/quote]

I agree with using stimulants first. My son was on Concerta for two years and it worked like a dream. Then puberty hit and he was violent, crazy rages. Took him off Concerta and he’s back to normal. Now one month in to Straterra and hoping for improved attention at some point. [/quote]

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