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My 8 yr old son has just been prescribed Daytrana Patch. We havent picked it up yet. He was on Focalin and it wasnt good. He was then just kept on intuiv. He almost got hit by the school bus today. so his neurologist prescribed him this patch. Im alittle worried of these new medicines out and just feel for 10 months he has been a guinney pig. I know this is alot of trial and error. Just very worried!!!!

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Intuiv is basicly Tenex, a blood pressure med. It's been on the market for many yrs. My daughter takes it for Tourette's Syndrome and hypertension. We've never had any problems with it and she has multi-disabilities. As for the other meds, not familiar with them but will try doing some research for you. Good luck with your son.

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Daytrana is a transdermal patch that contains Methylphenidate, in a time released formulation, so it is related to the Focalin that he was already on.

That means that there is a chance that it could cause similar issues, however, there is really no way to know ahead of time, whether or not it will.


You can learn more about it here:

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The time released formulation could work much better for him, since the medication is very slowly released into his body.

Have you discussed your concerns with his doctor?

I understand them, but have a good heart to heart with the doctor is really the only thing that will help you learn about what is appropriate to help him.

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Is there currently a shortage of this medication (Daytrana)? Got a call from Walgreens who said that it was not available from the manufacturer?

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