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07 Feb 2006
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ADD and Ritalin
Doc, my son, 12yrs old is currenlty on Ritalin SR20mg.
We took him off the medication as from 23/11/05 as the school year was coming to an end and the exams were finished, and he resumed using the the medication as from 23/01/2006.
Could this 2 month break in the usage cause the body to now have to get used to the medication again, and that the 2 weeks that he has been using it has not yet "kicked in" as such?? His teacher has informed us that he is not concentrating in class and is very talkative and disruptive.
She is also concerned that he is not taking his tablet, but I have assured her that he takes it every morning.
We took him off the medication as from 23/11/05 as the school year was coming to an end and the exams were finished, and he resumed using the the medication as from 23/01/2006.
Could this 2 month break in the usage cause the body to now have to get used to the medication again, and that the 2 weeks that he has been using it has not yet "kicked in" as such?? His teacher has informed us that he is not concentrating in class and is very talkative and disruptive.
She is also concerned that he is not taking his tablet, but I have assured her that he takes it every morning.
CyberShrink
As Shaz says, a break in the medication might render him sensitive to the side-effects as when he strated it for the first time ; it should not have rendered the meds inefective. is it possible to have a re-assessment from the doc who prescribes the drug ? Also, look at the possibilities, which several readers reported excellent experiences with in a previous question today, of a natural fatty acid product, Eye Q
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