Originally Posted by
ArizonaGirl
I will say as well that we did experience an unusual side effect in DS in that it seemed to cause symptoms of depression.
We had a similar experience with the ER form of Tenex, Intuniv. For the first two weeks on Intuniv, DS2 was exhausted all the time, but we knew to expect that. Then for about a month, he was great. I had my happy, quirky boy back. Then he became really sad, lethargic, and uninterested in everything. Since he was on a really low dose, we didn't wean him off. On our pediatrician's advice, we just stopped giving him the Intuniv. Thankfully, the depression symptoms went away fairly quickly. DS2 is a low dose stimulant now, and is doing great on it.
Tara
living a crazy life with 3 boys
I am thinking now
of grief, and of getting past it;
I feel my boots
trying to leave the ground,
I feel my heart
pumping hard. I want
to think again of dangerous and noble things.
I want to be light and frolicsome.
I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing,
as though I had wings.
~Mary Oliver