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- Dec 5, 2005
My 8 yo son just stARTED ON VIVANCE 2 DAYS AGO. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ON FOCALIN XR 15MG BUT IT WAS WEARING OFF STARTING AFTER LUNCH AT SCHOOL WHEN HE GOT HOME WE WOULD GIVE HIM 5 MG TO GET HIM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TEACHERS WERE HAVING A HARD TIME SO I SAW PEDIATRICIAN AND SHE PRESCRIBED VIVANCE 20 MG. SHE SAID SHE COULD UP DOSE IF NEEDED.
WELL IT IS DAY 2 AND IT LASTS LONGER ABOUT 4:30 BUT HE SEEMS TO CRASH HARD MEANING HE THEN GOES CRAZY HYPER WORSE THAN BEFORE.
WILL ASKING THE DOCTOR TO INCREASE THE DOSE MAKE IT EVEN HEAVIER IN THE DAY (DONT WANT HE IS GREAT, DON'T WANT A ZOMBIE) OR DOES A HIGHER DOSE EXTEND IT LONGER (SOUNDS GOOD). DON'T WANT IT TOO CLOSE TO BEDTIME THOUGH BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO STAY UP WHICH I HAVE HEARD CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH SOME KIDS.
OR DO I SEE IF HE CAN TAKE HIS OLD FOCAILN MEDS JUST THE AFTERNOON DOSAGE? OR IS THIS BAD TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT MEDICINES IN ONE DAY?
HELP
TEACHERS WERE HAVING A HARD TIME SO I SAW PEDIATRICIAN AND SHE PRESCRIBED VIVANCE 20 MG. SHE SAID SHE COULD UP DOSE IF NEEDED.
WELL IT IS DAY 2 AND IT LASTS LONGER ABOUT 4:30 BUT HE SEEMS TO CRASH HARD MEANING HE THEN GOES CRAZY HYPER WORSE THAN BEFORE.
WILL ASKING THE DOCTOR TO INCREASE THE DOSE MAKE IT EVEN HEAVIER IN THE DAY (DONT WANT HE IS GREAT, DON'T WANT A ZOMBIE) OR DOES A HIGHER DOSE EXTEND IT LONGER (SOUNDS GOOD). DON'T WANT IT TOO CLOSE TO BEDTIME THOUGH BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO STAY UP WHICH I HAVE HEARD CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH SOME KIDS.
OR DO I SEE IF HE CAN TAKE HIS OLD FOCAILN MEDS JUST THE AFTERNOON DOSAGE? OR IS THIS BAD TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT MEDICINES IN ONE DAY?
HELP