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My stepson has been taking concerta and strattera, and in the past 2 years he has had 3 seizure's. After my husband and i went online to get info. about these medications we are concerned that the medication is causeing the seizures. My husband talked to his X about talking him off the medications but she refuses, she said the doctor said thats not cause it...But it contuines to happen. The thing that makes us so said is that we had him off the medication last summer for a couple of weeks, and he seemed so alive, outgoing, happy....and on the meds he a depressed little always sad and tired...Has anyone ever had this problem with this medicaton?

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My grandson has been taking concerta for about two years. He all ways seems the same way as your stepson but has not had any seizures as of yet. I took him off las week. He seems happy and outgoing, like you say he seems alive.

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PLEAS MAY I ASK IF EITHER OF YOU HAD TESTING DONE TO FIND YOUR CHILD TO BE ADHD? I FIND MY 7 ALMOST 8 IS SO ALONE NON TALKATIVE DOESN'T EAT AFTER BREAKFAST. AND I'M SO SCARED THAT SHE COULD STAY AS I CALL IT A ZOMBIE. SHE IS SO SMART AND TO BE HONEST I FEEL THE REASON SHE IS ON THESE MEDS IS BECAUSE OF THE ON GOING PROBLEMS SINCE OUR DIVORCE. I FEEL SHE WAS NEVER TESTED ENOUGH AND HONESTLY DIAGNOSTED PROPERLY. I'M SO IN FEAR OF HER DEVELOPING AND PROBLEMS IF SHE IS NOT CHECKED ABOUT HER LIVER SHE IS SO YOUNG. PLEASE ANY HELP OF RELIF OR KNOWLEDGE ANYONE CAN GIVE ME I WOULD APPRECIATE. TY

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Wow, I am so sorry about what everyone has been dealing with, I strongly advocate for thorough testing, before throwing a child on such medications, because when taken if they aren't needed, they can cause the exact symptoms you've described.

You can learn more about ADHD, as well as its signs and symptoms on Medline Plus. It is very informative.

Unfortunately, many parents are allowing their children to be medicated just for being normal children. Kids are sometimes going to be high energy, they are going to be noisy, they aren't going to want to sit still, they want to run and play. Without additional testing, I refused to put my child on any of the medications for it, and it turned out our family doctor agreed with me, he did not show typical ADHD signs, he was just getting bored and, sometimes, he'd show it at school.

Tina, regarding your situation, does he have partial custody of his son? If so, then he can take him to a doctor for a second opinion, or consult his current doctor.

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