Metadate CD

[ha11]

Any body using or used???

please share🤔🤔🤔

[Chitchatter]

My son is on guanfacine and metadate cd. We started the metadata CD about 3 weeks ago. After the first week, it was really rough when it wore off....aggression, tantrums, anger. However, I got an email from his teacher that he had a great week. The second week, his strong feelings were lessened and his teacher reported another great week. We didn’t give it to him over school vacation. He’s now back on it as of Monday and we’re seeing the anger and aggression a little bit. Unfortunately with meds you have to give it time, so we will give it a couple of more weeks before we declare it no good.

[ha11 in reply to Chitchatter]

Hi thanxxx dear u wont beleive i am so happy smbdy answered

.I am so scared today i got his very first precription his doc told me to start on weekend .

Please tell how long its affective and u giv ur son heavy breakfast with it

Is that 10 mg once a day right?????

My son dsnt have any tantrum but hyper like on the runn and loves jumping

and un focussed

also have distractions.

Does tantrums comes with this medicine?????

How old is your son which grade.

Mine is Ist grader and going to be 7 in May .

Dear please stay in touch n i m waiting for your replies🙂🙂

My luv and hugs for your son .

[Chitchatter in reply to ha11]

I totally get that. It took me a week to work up the courage to actually give it to him. We tried all kinds of natural remedies (diet, vitamins, essential oils) and nothing worked. My son is 8 and in second grade. Some of the side effects are aggression, anger, dry mouth, stomach cramps, headaches. We’ve seen the anger and the aggression when it’s wearing off (usually around 4/4:30 each day). If he does an after school activity (karate, baseball) we don’t see the symptoms at all which is great! He had a super healthy appetite prior to taking the medications, so it’s not affecting that. I always give him a heavy breakfast because he burns through food quickly and gets hangry. He used to be a pretty heavy sleeper, but when I go in to check on him, he wakes up. So I’m not 100% sure that he’s getting restful sleep. He did just say to my husband that the medicine helps him focus in class, but he’s more angry. Ugh....of course I just talked to the nurse at the neurology office and told her everything was great!

[ha11]

Awwww thankyou very much dear for your response again .

Does doctor told you thatbit have any interactions with other medicines like he takes claritin or zyrtec.

My son have iep and now in inclusion setup but struggling especially in maths and comprehension .

You can say he is a slow learner and do best in one on one .

School want to put him

up in selfcontained but i deny that

Thats why today i went to neuro what to do and she upon my request wrote the medicine .

I have herad one of its side effect is its addiction

and also it stop working if used for long time .

My feelings are so down rite now .

[Chitchatter in reply to ha11]

I know, it’s so hard. Talk to the doc about interactions. I don’t really know and have no medical training. My son only takes the adhd meds and vitamins, I was thinking of starting him on GABA for anxiety (natural amino acid) but I’ll check with the doc before I do that. The meds will prob help him better focus in school. Give them a chance to work. I’ve heard from other adhd parents that it can take up to a year to find the right meds. Stimulants can be addictive, which is why the docs are so strict with filling them for only 30 days and asking you to keep a journal about behavior etc. I went to a presentation by a 16yo boy with ADHD. He was amazing. He spoke about the challenges he’d experienced before and after he was diagnosed. At 16, he’s got a good group of friends, he only takes the meds when he has a big test coming up, otherwise he uses strategies that he’s learned over the years and he’s been accepted to college. There’s hope!

[ha11 in reply to Chitchatter]

Thanxxxx for your input

[krystle_w]

My 8 year old son has been on Metadate since late November. We started him on a Saturday like the doctor suggested. That same day we noticed a night and day difference in his behavior. My son also loves to run a jump and is a ball full of energy (we call him Taz because he is so full of energy). We started him on 10mg, but as of February 14th he is on 25mg (the max a guy his size can take is 40mg). He went from being super defiant and distracted and getting in trouble in class almost everyday to either a slow start to a day and it being good or it just being good all around. I give him his meds with breakfast in the morning, which I pour into apple sauce because he cannot swallow a pill yet. By the time he gets to school they are startingto work and they last all day until late afternoon. We haven't had any out of the norm temper tantrums after the meds wore off. The things to watch out for are headaches, stomach aches, and loss of appetite. So far this medication has helped my son in so many ways and I am so glad that I finally got my husband on board with me to see that sometimes you have to make decisions like this that will benefit our son. Good luck to you and your son on this amazing journey 😄😄

[ha11]

Could u beleive i m reading your answer and crying . Thanxxxxxxxxxxxx Alotttttt for your supportive reply .

God bless you dear

Your son in special ed?? Well i got positivity now i will definitely go for it now.

I just giv him milk in morning then he goes to school and take breakfast in jersey city schools breakfast is free for everyone lollz .

But now me too will try to let him eat lil more before leaving to school .

Please dear remember in prayers and stay in touch wanna hug u 😊.

Yes its a longg ling journey I put my son in inclusion classroom for 1st grade now and hes struggling thrice a week teacher gimme his complains now I feel this diagnosis and this metadate will help.

[krystle_w in reply to ha11]

My son has what is called a 504 plan in school, which is special accommodations for to help with his learning and his teacher gives him rewards for having good days. I really suggest talking to the school and setting one up or maybe an IEP which is where they get a one on one helper in the classroom. Hope all is going well

[ha11 in reply to krystle_w]

THAnkyou krystyle for your response

My son already hav iep due to speech and development delays and he is improving alot from 4 year to 6year of age and at 5 he got hyperactivity with inn attentive problem so i finally at (6and half year of age) decided to go neuro to get clear diagnosis

((((now again appointment is coming on march 30 need your prayers )))

Now days i gave forms to teachers to fill up i will take them to neuro as well

neuro is thinking of adhd thats y on my request she wrote meditatae .

Thankuu againn dearr stay blessed

[ha11 in reply to ha11]

Also teacher says talk about one on one helper that child study strongly ignored But some bdy told me to go to neuro and get clear finding then school will also be oblige to provide one on one helper or more support in Least restrictive environment

as i dn want self contained for my son all day he is not that severee

[krystle_w in reply to ha11]

I had my sons teacher sit there and tell me that his medication wasn't working and that it wasn't the right one for him, so we moved his dose up by half in February without telling her to see if she would notice any changes and it was night and day. She was kind of dumfounded when we told her, it was actually quite funny. I tend to not listen to the teacher as much any more, we just go right to the vice principle because she used to be a special education teacher so she knows where we are coming from as parents. If you feel that the teacher is not listening to you or trying to push you off, please go to the principle or vice principle or even the school psychologist, they are super helpful. Prayers for you and your munchkin

[ha11 in reply to krystle_w]

Thankuuuu dearr 😍😍🌹😍🌹

[ha11 in reply to ha11]

Hi Krystle

I want to ask you did u get 504 with the help of your doctor or its school gave him after evaluation ??Or like You showed some diagnosis then they they offered 504

Please can you explain

[Mom-of-5]

They just started him on fluxotene and adderall today. His pediatrician just put him on concerta 10 days ago to get by til we met with the physiatrist.

[ha11 in reply to Mom-of-5]

Is concerta and metadate same??

[Mom-of-5 in reply to ha11]

Concerta is methylphenidate, yes

[Teena1030]

My son started Metadate CD in Dec and his ADHD and ODD are under control. His teachers say he is a different child, doing his school work, much less frustration. It has done wonders for him!

[ha11 in reply to Teena1030]

Love ur response

Can i give him with yougurt .

Does he needs heavy breakfast.

[Teena1030 in reply to ha11]

You can give with yogurt. Neither of my boys eat a heavy breakfast. But that is just them.

[ha11 in reply to Teena1030]

Awww thanxxxx alott dear .

For how long your kids r using did u see any sideeffects .

Mine started 5 days ago .he will be 7 in May .

He started with 10 mg I feel he feels trouble in evening with hw .

Please guide me lil bit .

[Teena1030 in reply to ha11]

So my oldest who is 12 has been in Adderall XR for 5 years and is still on a very low dosage. He is VERY active with sports and he has had no side effects. My 11 y/o on Metadate CD has also had no side effects but if he does not take it the ODD rears it’s ugly head. I am grateful that his elementary school does not give homework. But we have a routine on rare hw days that hw gets done as soon as they get through the door. I have also found that giving them multi vitamins around 4 helps too.

[Mythreesons2017]

My son is 14 and has been on Metadate for about 2 years. He takes 30mg in the morning before school and a 5mg at lunch. We started the lunch one about a year ago when his teachers told us the medicine seemed to wear off for the afternoon classes. Works really good. Now I need to figure out what to do about his mood swings. And also his verbal outbursts. He says things without thinking. The only draw back from the meds is his appetite went down a lot

[ha11]

Aww thankyou for your reply.

Hope you get control of outbursts too😍😍