If your child is taking a stimulant that is short acting (not extended release) what have you found that works, what time of day do they take it, and what time do they go to bed?
We are going to need to add in a stimulant to help with focus for school days and I would love some input. My son is almost 8, in second grade, and goes to bed around 7:30. We don’t do extra curricular activities during he school year because we would never get homework done and sleep is vital for a good attitude in our son.
He has taken focalin ER in the past and it worked wonders for him at school but it made him super angry and super defiant at home. I’m a little nervous to add a stimulant back into our routine but I’m willing to try to find out if it will help him at school.
I know that every child is different and reacts differently to medication but knowledge is power so I wanted to ask what has worked for others. Thanks in advance for any info you’re willing to share!
Switching from stimulant to non-stimulant
Any luck improving focus for a child with ADHD on a non-stimulant? 
Progressively worse stimulant side effects
We have our son on Adzenys 6.3 mg, and he goes to bed at 7:30. We also use Risperdol and Melatonin to help with sleep. Other stimulants have made him miserable (one made him bounce off the walls and the other made him curl up on the couch all day), but this one seems to be helping. We also treat him for anxiety which has also been a major player in his behavior.
Our sons anxiety was also very high while he was taking a stimulant. If you don’t mind sharing, how are you treating his anxiety? Our son picked scabs really bad as a result of the anxiety. I hate to see that start back up.
He’s on 30 mg of Prozac. It wasn’t until we treated the anxiety that we saw an improvement in his overall behavior at school.
After what we went through this summer that makes total sense to me. Thank you for sharing!!!