Daytrana (Patch) Reviews
New to the patch
We just switched my 6 year old son from Focalin XR 10 mg to Daytrana 10 mg. He was having terrible side effects from the Focalin including aggression and irritibility when it wore off, and on several occasions bad headaches and racing heartbeat. The only problem is, the Focalin seemed to work really well, and his teachers are now sending emails several times a week saying that he can’t focus, is being disruptive, etc. In other words, the current dose is not working well. We have also had a heck of a time removing the patch from the plastic lining and the adhesive seems to stick at the corners and pull off! His doctor said to try putting it in the fridge and suggested that we might try going up to one and a half patches a day. Has anyone had good success with Daytrana? Any suggestions for getting the patch open?
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Hi there -
You might want to post this to the Parents of ADHD Children forum; it’s a very active forum and I think you might get more help there. :>)
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