Re: Concerta not working after 5 weeks

[Anonymous]

My 12 year old son just started Concerta about 2 weeks ago after I reluctantly decided to give it a try. He has ADHD – inattentive type and learning disabilities. The first 2 weeks the teachers noticed a drastic change in him. He was able to keep up and focus on his work. He still has LD, and will always struggle in school with certain tasks; however, he was able to focus and his self confidence increased. However, these past few days we’ve noticed that he’s sliding back into old patterns of doodling during class and not paying attention to instruction therefore missing important pieces of information. He was started on the 18mg of Concerta with no side effects. He could feel a difference, felt clearer and finally felt like he could keep up in class. I’m going to wait another week or so and see if he’s just having a few bad days…he recently had a new student sitting beside him that the teacher has admitted is very distracting…why she’d put him beside my son that was just starting to be able to focus thanks to the Concerta, is beyond me! Anyways, I’ve asked that he be moved so that we can see if in fact he perhaps needs a higher dose, or if it’s this other student that has been disrupting him. Even on meds, I can imagine having a kid talking to you all the time would cause you to lose focus.

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