Atomoxetine Day 2

 We have been on Vyvanse, D-Amphetamine ER (which I was assured is NOT Adderal), and now we're trying Atomoxetine.  This new one is a non-stimulant and I was told it may take 4-6 weeks to start working.  In the meantime, I thought it important to start journaling his reaction as it's becoming harder and harder to keep them all straight.

Today he was his normal cheerful self until right before it was time to leave for school.  Then his whole demeanor changed and he was sullen and quiet.  I don't like this response, so I'm gonna watch and see if it doesn't lift after a while.

He also complained that his stomach hurt and his muscles were weak.  Then he ate something and realized he was just hungry all along.  It makes sense to me that he would not recognize that feeling because his other meds have been taking away his hunger, so this might be a new sensation to him.

Real quick, Vyvanse seemed to not do much and they kept wanting to up the dose from 20mg to 40mg.  I finally suggested we try something else, and that's when they added the D-Amphetamine at noon for a bit.  It caused him insomnia, so they went to the all day version of it.  Still caused insomnia.  I noticed a more indepedent, quiet, and self motivated kid, but his teacher and counselor noticed a hightened use of stemming and humming and they didn't really see a change in his hyper activity.   The insomnia was what sealed the deal with me, though.  He would just not sleep 2 or 3 nights a week.  So we switched to this.  I didn't think I would see any changes right away, but here we are.

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