ADHD meds making it difficult for my daughter to play sports

[Ramarti]

My 12 year old daughter was just diagnosed with ADHD. She started uncharacteristically acting out and her grades were all over the place. After being diagnosed the Dr has put her on concerta 56 mg. It is like night and day and she feels so much better. Unfortunately, she plays sports and her heart rate increases substantially during her practices making her stop and slow down. I know she's on a stimulants and they are apt to increase her heart rate and I've read extra fluids/hydration will help with this over time. Is this something we should change the meds over or wait and see if it changes with time? She's only been on meds for 2 weeks.

[tpetro830]

My son plays hockey and when he started taking the medications we noticed his reaction time became much slower and he looked like a deer in headlights. He felt over focused and would also get nauseous at times. He now prefers to just take the short acting dose ( a small amount) before he practices or has a game. It works much better for him

[anirush]

That's a little scary. I would certainly consult with her doctor. There are many medications out there. We had one medication that cause my grandson to have a tic, immediately took him off that.

[Ramarti in reply to anirush]

When I asked her Dr he said if it's happening all the time then he would recommend switching her. We have an appointment in a couple of days so I will wait until then.