... My son is 8 yrs old dx with aspergers adhd. He is on tenex and risperadone, but needed something to help with focus. So we recently started Strattera at 10 mg working up to 25 eventually. It has only been 5 days.. noticed a lot of moodiness and tiredness. very tired and almost robot like. ... (0 replies)

... My 6y son just started Strattera 18mg 2 nights ago. How fast would this med give you side effects? ... (2 replies)

... y in the AM. So far so good, the teacher says he is getting his work done in school, but some impulsiveness vocally. I should mention he also has tourettes and aspergers as well as adhd. So it seems it goes into the brain and out of his mouth with no filter in between! ... (68 replies)

... Hi Chippie I saw your post on a previous string regarding ADHD and Aspergers. You mentioned that your son takes wellbutrin and it helps with the ADHD symptoms. I'm still on the fence regarding the strattera. We seem to be seeing more regressive behavior (aspergers?) and my son when he is home talks incessently. Repeats what he hears on TV when we're trying to watch a... (10 replies)

... My 8 year old son was diagnosed with Tourettes, ADHD, and just last year Aspergers syndrome. It was a long complicated diagnostic process because so many of these disorders overlap in symptoms! ... (23 replies)

... h saline eye drops between now and the appt., but this is his usual response to anything that is new. Verryy anxious. I too feel that this is probably more the aspergers than adhd or tourettes. ... (10 replies)