Comments on: Daytrana Safety: 12 Month Data Is In http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/ A blog about Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dr. Kenny Handelman http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-417309 Dr. Kenny Handelman Sun, 15 May 2011 14:06:28 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-417309 Chelsea, Please see this blog post and discussion thread: http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-medication-for-3-4-and-5-year-olds Chelsea,
Please see this blog post and discussion thread: http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-medication-for-3-4-and-5-year-olds

]]> By: Chelsea .O. http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-417184 Chelsea .O. Sun, 15 May 2011 06:36:07 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-417184 Also my 3yr old is having trouble sleeping, I forgot to put that in my last comment. Please get back to me with atleast some answers. I am worried my son is too young for this daytrana patch. Thank you. Also my 3yr old is having trouble sleeping, I forgot to put that in my last comment. Please get back to me with atleast some answers. I am worried my son is too young for this daytrana patch. Thank you.

]]> By: Chelsea .O. http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-417178 Chelsea .O. Sun, 15 May 2011 06:28:12 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-417178 I have a question, I read that daytrana is only for ages 6-17. Well my 3yr old son just got diagnosed with adhd and was prescibed daytrana by his doctor. Is that safe for a 3yr old to be taking? I'm concerned because I put two patches on him already, one each day, and he has became very emotional and gets frustrated very easily. Is that a sign that it is to strong for his body? I have a question, I read that daytrana is only for ages 6-17. Well my 3yr old son just got diagnosed with adhd and was prescibed daytrana by his doctor. Is that safe for a 3yr old to be taking? I’m concerned because I put two patches on him already, one each day, and he has became very emotional and gets frustrated very easily. Is that a sign that it is to strong for his body?

]]> By: Leah http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-215903 Leah Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:56:33 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-215903 Any advice would be helpful. My stepson, 6, has Autism and has been on focalin since last Oct. He is a sweet child and was very compliant at home, school, church, etc. In fact, his Psychologist says hes very well behaved for his age and issues. About 3 weeks ago he seemed to start having what we call his meltdowns. It was almost a separation anxiety thing. He would scream about things like going to his Nanas and he almost seemed to be punishing us for something. We are a blended family and have built a new home with his needs specifically in mind and hes fine there unless Nana is around. We were thinking just a phase, Nana has been a constant and Nana gives him whatever he wants. Then his mother (who seems to like sedated) took him back to the Dr. and hes been on the Daytrana patch for 2 weeks. I dont even know this child. He has every severe symptom they list. He is having major anxiety attacks, sadness, severe paranoia, we think hallucinations. When hes calm, he just sits there, open mouthed and in another world. He had been doing so well in responding to questions and hes back to just repeating what you say or ask him. Is this an overdose? Have we not given it enough time? The problem we have is that his mother likes him calm and medicated even though you dont see any of his personality and he seems miserable. We like him behaved of course but had rather deal with a little hyper than drugged. What do we do? The Dr. is on vacation until July 6. Any advice would be helpful. My stepson, 6, has Autism and has been on focalin since last Oct. He is a sweet child and was very compliant at home, school, church, etc. In fact, his Psychologist says hes very well behaved for his age and issues. About 3 weeks ago he seemed to start having what we call his meltdowns. It was almost a separation anxiety thing. He would scream about things like going to his Nanas and he almost seemed to be punishing us for something. We are a blended family and have built a new home with his needs specifically in mind and hes fine there unless Nana is around. We were thinking just a phase, Nana has been a constant and Nana gives him whatever he wants. Then his mother (who seems to like sedated) took him back to the Dr. and hes been on the Daytrana patch for 2 weeks. I dont even know this child. He has every severe symptom they list. He is having major anxiety attacks, sadness, severe paranoia, we think hallucinations. When hes calm, he just sits there, open mouthed and in another world. He had been doing so well in responding to questions and hes back to just repeating what you say or ask him. Is this an overdose? Have we not given it enough time? The problem we have is that his mother likes him calm and medicated even though you dont see any of his personality and he seems miserable. We like him behaved of course but had rather deal with a little hyper than drugged. What do we do? The Dr. is on vacation until July 6.

]]> By: Dr. Kenny Handelman http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-174965 Dr. Kenny Handelman Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:44:00 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-174965 Terry - it seems that the patch will be seriously delayed coming into Canada. You can consider using Vyvanse - the new medicine - which has capsules which can be opened and poured into water -so that kids can drink them. Terry – it seems that the patch will be seriously delayed coming into Canada.
You can consider using Vyvanse – the new medicine – which has capsules which can be opened and poured into water -so that kids can drink them.

]]> By: Terry http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-173335 Terry Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:33:13 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-173335 Hi Dr. Kenny, we have an 11 year old who has been diagnosed with ADHD. He will not ,take the Adderall prescribed to him. It's a fight and he will often gag or vomit after we try to sneak it into food. Is there any sign of the patch or is there any liquid medication that he can take. Hi Dr. Kenny, we have an 11 year old who has been diagnosed with ADHD. He will not ,take the Adderall prescribed to him. It’s a fight and he will often gag or vomit after we try to sneak it into food. Is there any sign of the patch or is there any liquid medication that he can take.

]]> By: Marie Malatak http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-152611 Marie Malatak Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:13:17 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-152611 I just happened by this discussion tonight (but by the date of things about a year too late)...Here's what I'd like to contribute about my youngest child. Since age 3 1/2 til now almost 14, my son has always been misunderstood by everyone, behind in his milestones, always emotional to the point of being dramatic, is a complete bowl of alphabet soup meaning everything from ADHD combined type with OCD ODD and Learning Disabled and Speech Impaired and can olnly seem to "obessively focus on his future career goals of becoming a "pond/water garden expert" (in fact everything in his world revolves around this goal)...Nothing on the market works for him, or he begins eating through his bottom lip, and NOW just refuses to be medicated...Refuses even a Tylenol for his countless headaches! One place a year ago, after 30 days in-house and semi-isolated from us, told us that he infact has some spectrum of Autism...BUT of course never tested him for it...it actually only boiled down to a Doctor guessing he had it. Now I am leaning to putting him on these "Patches" to see if it helps with the negative aspects of appetite loss, insominia, and "the bounce" commonly known to be a problem with dosaging with traditional oral Ritalin. I simply refuse to accept "off labeling" of children onto mediactions approved by the FDA for adults only! He and I just experience simular and very bad reactions from us both being on the same exact dosages of Risperidone! No one took our "family history" into account with this one particular drug and now after reading up in it further...it's warnings far exceed the benefit! We should never have been put onto it in the first place! I am taking a new look at the theory behind "diet control", espcially when it comes to the junk we allow our kids to ingest like food colourings...Red 40 adn Yellow 5 & 6 and combinations thereof have always made him worse to manage...I also think the Lupis Diet (removing refined white sugars and white flours alike) would be more helpful...When I don't watch exactally what he eats he becomes out of control like some drug addict looking for a fix! Modifying his diet has made him more bearable! Dr. Kenny what do you think? Respectfully, Marie Malatak Long Island Desperate Mother I just happened by this discussion tonight (but by the date of things about a year too late)…Here’s what I’d like to contribute about my youngest child. Since age 3 1/2 til now almost 14, my son has always been misunderstood by everyone, behind in his milestones, always emotional to the point of being dramatic, is a complete bowl of alphabet soup meaning everything from ADHD combined type with OCD ODD and Learning Disabled and Speech Impaired and can olnly seem to “obessively focus on his future career goals of becoming a “pond/water garden expert” (in fact everything in his world revolves around this goal)…Nothing on the market works for him, or he begins eating through his bottom lip, and NOW just refuses to be medicated…Refuses even a Tylenol for his countless headaches! One place a year ago, after 30 days in-house and semi-isolated from us, told us that he infact has some spectrum of Autism…BUT of course never tested him for it…it actually only boiled down to a Doctor guessing he had it. Now I am leaning to putting him on these “Patches” to see if it helps with the negative aspects of appetite loss, insominia, and “the bounce” commonly known to be a problem with dosaging with traditional oral Ritalin. I simply refuse to accept “off labeling” of children onto mediactions approved by the FDA for adults only! He and I just experience simular and very bad reactions from us both being on the same exact dosages of Risperidone! No one took our “family history” into account with this one particular drug and now after reading up in it further…it’s warnings far exceed the benefit! We should never have been put onto it in the first place! I am taking a new look at the theory behind “diet control”, espcially when it comes to the junk we allow our kids to ingest like food colourings…Red 40 adn Yellow 5 & 6 and combinations thereof have always made him worse to manage…I also think the Lupis Diet (removing refined white sugars and white flours alike) would be more helpful…When I don’t watch exactally what he eats he becomes out of control like some drug addict looking for a fix! Modifying his diet has made him more bearable! Dr. Kenny what do you think?
Respectfully,
Marie Malatak
Long Island Desperate Mother

]]> By: David http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-61169 David Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:04:55 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-61169 Hello, Being re DX with ADHD again later in life as an adult, I find myself trying to remember to take my pill every 4 hours. I tried the Concerta, but my GI tract moves so fast I feel like Im getting half the doze, for only a few hours, so they switched me back to the individual pill. Im wondering if the patch would do the same thing that the individual pill does, with out having to worry about taking the pill. Does it have the same dosage? How does it know how much your body needs? I do have spine damage and chronic pain from a radical thoracotomy, and have a hard time with skin irritations, so I have concerns in regards to those as well. If anyone has any info on the relation to the patch, skin irritation, and my other questions, please le me know. Thank you, David Portland, ME Hello,
Being re DX with ADHD again later in life as an adult, I find myself trying to remember to take my pill every 4 hours. I tried the Concerta, but my GI tract moves so fast I feel like Im getting half the doze, for only a few hours, so they switched me back to the individual pill. Im wondering if the patch would do the same thing that the individual pill does, with out having to worry about taking the pill. Does it have the same dosage? How does it know how much your body needs? I do have spine damage and chronic pain from a radical thoracotomy, and have a hard time with skin irritations, so I have concerns in regards to those as well.
If anyone has any info on the relation to the patch, skin irritation, and my other questions, please le me know.
Thank you,
David
Portland, ME

]]> By: Valerie http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-46983 Valerie Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:45:46 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-46983 Dr. Kenny~ In 2005 I was diagnosed with Adult ADD after taking the online tests at Dr. Amen's website. I started out taking Adderall. Then in 2006 I had roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery. As a result of the surgery, I had to investigate new options for taking my ADD meds. I found that taking the pills weren't working because they weren't absorbed properly in the intestinal system. So, I took my script to a compounding pharmacy where they crushed them and put them in a syrup so that my body was able to absorb the medication. IT TASTED TERRIBLE and I didn't want to take it. So I started investigating other options. I learned that there was a patch for birth control that had just come out on the market and it struck me... if they can do that, why can't they do ADD meds the same way? After searching on Google, I found Daytrana. On my next visit to my psychiatric nurse practitioner, I took all the information I could find to her to see if it was a viable option for my types (5 of the 6 different types) of ADD. Luckily it was. So, since mid-2006, I have been wearing the Daytrana patch. I have to say that I am very pleased. It works better for me than the Adderall ever did. I hope that others have had the same luck. It is a very viable option for adults and for kids who may have a hard time remember to take their meds... and it will cut down on the time and stigma of having to visit the nurses' office during school hours. Dr. Kenny~

In 2005 I was diagnosed with Adult ADD after taking the online tests at Dr. Amen’s website. I started out taking Adderall. Then in 2006 I had roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery. As a result of the surgery, I had to investigate new options for taking my ADD meds. I found that taking the pills weren’t working because they weren’t absorbed properly in the intestinal system. So, I took my script to a compounding pharmacy where they crushed them and put them in a syrup so that my body was able to absorb the medication. IT TASTED TERRIBLE and I didn’t want to take it. So I started investigating other options. I learned that there was a patch for birth control that had just come out on the market and it struck me… if they can do that, why can’t they do ADD meds the same way? After searching on Google, I found Daytrana. On my next visit to my psychiatric nurse practitioner, I took all the information I could find to her to see if it was a viable option for my types (5 of the 6 different types) of ADD. Luckily it was. So, since mid-2006, I have been wearing the Daytrana patch. I have to say that I am very pleased. It works better for me than the Adderall ever did. I hope that others have had the same luck. It is a very viable option for adults and for kids who may have a hard time remember to take their meds… and it will cut down on the time and stigma of having to visit the nurses’ office during school hours.

]]> By: John Pierni http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/comment-page-1/#comment-46005 John Pierni Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:21:56 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/daytrana-safety-12-month-data-is-in/#comment-46005 Dear Michelle, We have the same problem with our 9 year old daughter. We have being trying for over one year, we tried every type of pill for ADD. She refuses to swallow her pill, however the few time it went down by accident, she did great. She still raves about her concentration on those few days at school. Yet she act's up, cries, screams, spits it out, whenever it's time to take the medication. Your right it's AWFUL! We have tried everything, we are even thinking of going to the U.S. TO Daytrana. I'm not convinced that will work anyway. Any advice, tips or experiences we could share would greatly appreciated. John Dear Michelle,

We have the same problem with our 9 year old daughter. We have being trying for over one year, we tried every type of pill for ADD. She refuses to swallow her pill, however the few time it went down by accident, she did great. She still raves about her concentration on those few days at school. Yet she act’s up, cries, screams, spits it out, whenever it’s time to take the medication. Your right it’s AWFUL! We have tried everything, we are even thinking of going to the U.S. TO Daytrana. I’m not convinced that will work anyway. Any advice, tips or experiences we could share would greatly appreciated.

John

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