Strattera 80 mg and a 9 year old - ADD / ADHD Message Board

justgettingby · 11-26-2003, 10:18 AM

anyone here on this big of a dose and how is it working? If you don't mind sharing your age and weight I would find it helpful in treating my son.....

Palms1 · 11-26-2003, 12:20 PM

How much does your son weigh? And why is he on 80 mg? Did a lower dose show no effect? What was his starting dose?

justgettingby · 11-26-2003, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Palms1

How much does your son weigh? And why is he on 80 mg? Did a lower dose show no effect? What was his starting dose?

He weighs 86 pounds as of today. The lower dose had no effect. ( neither did adderall, concerta he lost too much weight ) his restarting dose is 40 mg for 4 days, 60 mg for another 4 days and then a daily dose of 80 mg.

Palms1 · 11-26-2003, 05:19 PM

I don't think the doctor did the right thing. Usually Strattera is introduced with a low starting dose for four days. After four days, Strattera is increased to the target dose. Strattera needs time to build up in the body and it can take up to two months to see if it works. Some people report seeing a difference as early as four days, some need four or six weeks. I think your son should have stayed on 60 mg for two months to see if there is improvement before upping to 80 mg.

justgettingby · 11-26-2003, 06:13 PM

When he first went on Strattera back in July it was 40 mg for 4 days then up to target of 60 mg. Now after thru a gamet of testing and seeing a neurologist we are now going to the 80 mg. B/C of the dosage the directions from the neurologist was 40 then 60 and then target of 80mg. My son was on the 60 from July 2 till the second week of October b4 we ( son included) felt that it wasn't working. Hopefully, the higher dosage will work. You sound like you know quite a bit about the drug, are you also on it?

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Originally Posted by Palms1

I don't think the doctor did the right thing. Usually Strattera is introduced with a low starting dose for four days. After four days, Strattera is increased to the target dose. Strattera needs time to build up in the body and it can take up to two months to see if it works. Some people report seeing a difference as early as four days, some need four or six weeks. I think your son should have stayed on 60 mg for two months to see if there is improvement before upping to 80 mg.