Post by kc4braves on Oct 18, 2012 15:38:19 GMT -5
My daughter is 13 ADHD-inattentive and uses the Daytrana patch with a ritalin booster in the morning. She is doing very well, but there seems to be a gap between where the booster wears off and the patch kicks in good. She forgot her patch two days in one week with very poor results as soon as second hour. We have also seen some issues with second hour recently on regular days when she wears the patch but Alg 1, 3rd hour, is fine. I think her booster is done after 1st hour and the patch is not working enough yet until 3rd hour. We knew the patch took a long time 3-4 hours with her but the booster had been covering it. However, she catches the bus earlier so is taking it earlier and it really doesn't last long enough. She takes it at 6-6:15 and school starts at 8.
If we take it at 7am as she is running to the bus, not only do we risk forgetting to take it but she has no meds to help her stay on task getting ready iin the morning. I guess since the doctor had no suggestion, we will be trying to take it later but I'm so afraid it will be forgotten. I don't feel it is really appropriate at 13 for us to be sticking the patch on her while she sleeps but we can try to get it on her maybe 20-30 mins earlier by having her apply it as soon as she gets up at 6. Does anyone have any ideas?
I had wondered if she could use one of the shorter acting extended release meds instead of a reg release ritalin booster...if that makes sense. The doctors biggest reason for now going that route is that she said it would take maybe an hour to kick in. Would that really be a problem with her taking it 2 hours before school starts?
It's not a huge problem right now but it would be nice to get that gap covered so she isn't having to work so hard to fix mistakes in that one class.
If we take it at 7am as she is running to the bus, not only do we risk forgetting to take it but she has no meds to help her stay on task getting ready iin the morning. I guess since the doctor had no suggestion, we will be trying to take it later but I'm so afraid it will be forgotten. I don't feel it is really appropriate at 13 for us to be sticking the patch on her while she sleeps but we can try to get it on her maybe 20-30 mins earlier by having her apply it as soon as she gets up at 6. Does anyone have any ideas?
I had wondered if she could use one of the shorter acting extended release meds instead of a reg release ritalin booster...if that makes sense. The doctors biggest reason for now going that route is that she said it would take maybe an hour to kick in. Would that really be a problem with her taking it 2 hours before school starts?
It's not a huge problem right now but it would be nice to get that gap covered so she isn't having to work so hard to fix mistakes in that one class.
