Adderall XR

If you have read any of my previous posts then you know that my son is ADHD combined type , sever case . You would also know that he is not sleeping at night due to being undermedicated . He had an appointment with the pediatrician this morning and the first step that we are going to take to help him sleep is upping the milligrams he takes each day . So he will be taking 20mg instead of 15.The pediatrician said that he needs to come back in one month or if he isn't sleeping still then he needs to come sooner , so for now he has an appointment in a month. I am hoping that this helps because it is really starting to wear him down . He is exhausted all the time and he told me Saturday night that he couldn't keep going much longer in school if this routine keeps up . I am so proud of him because through all of this , the evaluation , diagnosis and finally being medicated he has not let his grades drop below a B . He has A's and B's and he is having to work so hard to get them right now because of the exhaustion. He was diagnosed in April of this year and he has adjusted really well with everything that we have to do .

We are so blessed to have the councler and pediatrician that we have . They both keep such a close eye on him and the meds and that eases my mind alot .
We deal more with the hyperactive than anything. Before he started taking Adderall XR he would itch all over and if I put lotion on him it would just irritate him more , he had a huge problem with tags and seams in clothes . If you know anything about ADD/ADHD then you know that these irritations are labeled as "ticks" . Since he started the meds most of the ticks are gone for instance , he has started wearing his regular underwear again instead of boxer briefs . There are less seams in boxer briefs and that is why we changed to them . He doesn't itch any more and he is more alert than before. I was really concerned when he was first diagnosed because I wasn't into the medication process but I am more at ease since I have the pediatrician and the specialist which I call councler . I read everything that I can get my hands on about ADD/ADHD and I have learned so much . There are small things that we do that makes a world of difference for my son such as , keeping a consistant routine each day , week and so on . Home is a safe port for my son and he will act better at home than out in public. Don't get me wrong , he is pretty well behaved but he prefers to be home more than anywhere.

In April the dr. started my son on 10 mg a day of Adderall XR and by the middle of July she bumped him up to 15mg . We have saw a huge difference in him since then and the only problem is him not being able to sleep. What I mean when I say not sleep is that he has trouble going to sleep and what is happening is his brain won't shut down so he can't go to sleep and when it finally does, his sleep is fitful . Think about a rough work week and how you feel on Friday . That is how my son feels everday . He goes to his room each night around 8pm and he tries to go to sleep to no avail . Here in the past few weeks , if he goes to sleep before 11pm then we can call that an early night . Anyways , I will quit gabbing about my son and his problems and I bid you all a good day .