Intuniv Er And Sleepy (Page 3)

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Hello there,
My son has been on Intuniv ER 1mg for four days. The Dr says give it time, but how much time he didnt say. My son takes it at 8am, and at 2pm each day he is tired. after a nap, still tired for the rest of the day. Anyone know how long this might last?
Thanks

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My doctor has my daughter taking this at night. She started at 1mg for a week and just moved to 2. She has been experiencing stomach pain over the past 3 days. I'm not sure if this is normal and goes away or if it's even being caused by the drug. Anyone else experienced this?

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my son has been on it for 6 weeks. the first month..my son had the same problem. he was tired. and by the time he got home from school. he was ready to go for a nap. My dr. decided to change the morning dose over to an evening dose. once at bed time. it has worked for us. my son has been having a hard time going to sleep...but this med is not supposed to have that effect so it could be from another reason. but by chaning the time to nights has stopped him from being tired all day.


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My daughter was placed on this med for sudden onset of tics....well the tics have greatly calmed down BUT the exhaustian, headaches, stonach pain, dizziness andnow behavior issues (which ive never had with her) have left me speechless. Iwork in the medical field and i must say im extremely dissapointmented....they have basically said its all in her head and have now recommended meds to counteract or to take her off the meds and see where the tics stand.....i can say decreasing her back to 1mg has shown some improvement in exhaustion but not headaches and stomach pain...id also like to point out she has said "do you know what it is to be exhausted, feel horrible, not be able to fall asleep and here a doctor say its ok dobt worry, why dont they try feeling like this" oddly enough my daughter has lost focus

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I know your post is years old but what happen with the Intuniv? I have a 8yr old that has been on it for about 4 days with a lot of problems that you said you were having!! Im looking for help and someone to talk to. {edited for privacy}

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Hi. My daughter has been on Intuniv for about 9 months now and sleepiness is no longer an issue. It took her 2-3 weeks to get over the sleepiness. We had great success with switching the time of day we gave it to her. We tried morning, made her too sleepy. we tried night--made her too restless. We eventually went with 4pm and had no problems with this time. We have since increased her dosage and give her half in the am and half at 4pm without any noticable sleepiness increase. So I say give it at least 2-3 weeks, but also play around with the time you give it and see if evening or night helps. Good luck! (this medication has done WONDERS for my daughter, by the way, so I do recommend giving it a while to see if it works).

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Are you referring to my daughter?? Shes been off now about 3 full weeks...she has learned to supress the tics and most of all has returned closer to normal...the mood changes ate still there but not as prominent, shes developed mild ocd and math has not greatly improved but has gotten better....i just had her reevaluated and theve determined PANDAS....which apparently the disease course is exactly her expetience on intuniv...they are unclear if it was disease related or medication adverse affect however if she was having adverse affect to a neurolyptic med it stands to reason tht her neurological system was more affected....much better now but far from out of the woods!

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Hi. My child did 1 week of Intuniv at 1 mg, then 1 week at 2, then 1 week at 3 mg. I don't remember exactly when he stopped being tired, but I remember that he was extremely tired at the beginning, but is not any more. Hang in there, it has been extremely helpful. BTW, we wwent down from 3 mg to 2 mg because we decided after a couple of weeks at 3 mg that he was too tired at 3 mg.

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Anyone have a child on this who is not sleeping? My 8 year old takes it at 7 and does not fall asleep until 3-5am.

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Your post sounds JUST like my son. He is 6. ADHD and ODD. We are going through the trial and error now. He is the same way. hitting walls screaming at me in disrespect. Hes always mad and sad. He is on Vyvanse and its working focus wise but his anger is getting really bad. So we were prescribed Intuniv yesterday. Really interested in how it will go, and hopeful as well ;)

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It nevers goes away. Trust me. It doesnt. I had to switch to intuniv from Adderall because it increased my pulse rate way too high. I dont know what to do, but im scheduled to see a psychiatrist soon. Im really sorry but it doesnt go away :(

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It may never go away. Your son is on an anti-hypertensive medication that hasn't been proven effective for longer than 8 weeks. I've done research on the medication of children and I would say take him off it if he is sleepy and/or low heartrate. It was designed for adults with high blood pressure. Look it up, it was TENEX before INTUNIV.

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My daughter is on 1mg and it works well. 2 mg was too much. Our doctor is asking the company to make a .5 and is hopeful they will do this soon as some kids may only need .5 or 1.5 and they are time released, so they don't know the effects if you break them. It's noticeable if she comes off of them. It's been all + for us.

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The tiredness gets much better after the first three weeks.

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i'm a stay at home parent, coach baseball and football, take my child to the gym for him to workout...we ride bikes, hike, and camp. my child is still adhd and still requires medication. as a nurse, the statistics are the same or close enough to be the same. my child is active 365 days a year in sports, scouting, and outside adventures. blanket statements do no more good for those who need it than those who don't. perhaps you assume everything you read on the internet searches are true, and perhaps you don't it really wouldn't matter I don't think because you would blanket that as well. there really are problems out there that some kids have, then they're are problems that kids have that their parents don't want to see which leads to problems in other areas. school shootings are a result of kids with problems who's parents said, "not my child, i'm a great parent and I know my child and he has no issues". once they shoot themselves after killing countless others, you are correct, they have no issues. do your homework, become a true researcher in the real world, or otherwise refrain from stating in areas you know nothing about

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I did my homework and have countless sources on the subject who have degrees much larger than a nursing. If you investigate the shootings, ALL of the kids and people involved were on ADHD medication and/or SSRI's. What medication is advertised in your child's pediatricians office? Maybe your child is overstimulated? Some children may need help but not as a first line treatment.

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My son is 9 yrs old is having trouble focusing in class and being distracted. Ped gave me the starter pack. I gave him the 1st dose last night and he slept great but was sleepy today at school. So tomorrow i will be doing the morning dose to see if that helps with him being so sleepy. I am really new to all this and very nervous and the more i read the more i get mixed emotions. He is not hyper not angry not a problem at school with behavior he just can not focus and with all the testing going on it is even harder on him. I just am looking for some support and people who have been in my shoes. Thanks so much!

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have you ever tried natural things..such as cod liver oil. and there ar eother things. my nephew took something which i can't spell right...but it started with a p. go to a natural health store..try it..it may help..or it may not. but cod liver oil will and does do a lot to help in many areas. the brain as well as mood..as well as fighting chronic infections..it helps the heart as well.

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Gamom, your son sounds like my daughter: not a bad child, not hyper, just tons of trouble with focus. I had hoped the Intuniv would help with that, but it didn't. We recently started Focalin and have LOVED it! It has improved her focus dramatically, and no side effects at all! (Which other stimulants definitely caused). If you find the Intuniv doesn't help, ask your doctor about Focalin. It has been a life changer for us.

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My daughter is 7 1/2 and was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD about a month ago. Her dr prescribed her intuniv to see if that would help her out at school and home. We were very weary of starting the meds bc we are not into drugging our kids, however with all the research and trying this and that, nothing worked. So today we started her first week, 1mg dose, I rea side effects and I knew she could be more sleepy but he fell asleep FOUR TIMES in class today. So bad that her teacher emails me as she was concerned as well. I picked her up early from school and she went to sleep as soon as we got home. Is this kind of sleepiness normal? I know all kids are different and it takes time for ones body to adjust to new meds but this is insane! There is almost no point in sending her to school if she is just going to sleep through her class. HELP!

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my son is 9 he started intuniv a few weeks ago for focusing. He was tired at first we then went up to 2mg and had to take him off of the 2mg we are back to the 1 mg and going on 2nd week at 1mg and things seem ok.

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