What kind of med is Vyvanase? Stimulant?
We were told with DD only to give her the Adderall when she "needed" it, which works out to be school days and, right now, soccer games.
Over the summer, we took the week between the end of the school year and the start of summer school, the week we were on vacation, and the week following Girl Scout summer camp off meds until school started up again.
It doesn't sound like your DD has that kind of break. I tend to agree that a 7.5 yr old who does not have ADHD/ADD should be able to make it through Mass without acting out, but it's still embarrassing when your obviously old-enough-to-know-better child cannot control her behavior to be appropriate to the occasion. (I haven't taken DD to anything in a Catholic church since she was a preschooler.)
As for the weight loss, we've changed DD's diet to include high calorie but nutrient-dense foods so she's kept her weight fairly steady, though she'd lost some weight when we first started the meds.
This means a breakfast of steel cut oats & butter and whole milk, whatever she wants for lunch, and as much dinner as she wants to eat.
We've also allowed her McDonald's after soccer games.
I tend to notice more difficulty with her behavior if she's had a lot of screen time or hasn't slept enough, but she's generally OK for things she enjoys.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
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