Reviewer: Cowboy_boots, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Caregiver)

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I got this for my 5 year old daughter, who has high functioning autism. This medication works well; she was finally able to focus and follow directions, and she was a lot happier since being on it. Unfortunately, there is one side affect that makes me caution parents thinking about giving it to their child. This medication made my child so scared and paranoid about irrational fears, that I eve ... Show Full Comment

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I got this for my 5 year old daughter, who has high functioning autism. This medication works well; she was finally able to focus and follow directions, and she was a lot happier since being on it. Unfortunately, there is one side affect that makes me caution parents thinking about giving it to their child. This medication made my child so scared and paranoid about irrational fears, that I eventually took her off this medication, despite the very positive benefits. When she is on this medication, she is scared of every little thing, usually crying and screaming over imagined things. She was once a curious and eager child, so excited to try new things, but on the medication she suddenly changed into a scared girl that found fear in every situation, no matter how innocent and safe (ex: blowing bubbles suddenly became scary!!) She would sometimes tell me that she was thinking about something scary and then couldn't stop thinking about it. She became jumpy at every noise or movement. She started thinking about the worst case scenarios whenever something went wrong or didn't make sense to her. I tried to make this work. I gave her lower doses, higher doses, took drug holidays, made sure she took it on an empty stomach and then on a full stomach. I made sure to get rid of things in my house that could be potentially scary. I tried splitting the doses up during the day. I tried so hard to make this work, because it is a great medication. I tried for over a year.... but nothing worked. I had to call a quits. She's been off the medication for one week and is 100% back to normal.The change was so sudden that I had almost forgotten what she had been like before being put on medication. Yes, she is back to being unfocused and is back to having trouble following directions, but I would rather deal with that than having to see my daughter live in fear and developing paranoia.
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Reviewer: Jesse from TN, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)

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My daughter is 6. She has been taking it for about a month (4ML) Daily in the morning before school. She also has mild autism. This has helped significantly at school and really helps her focus. The only drawbacks I have noticed is decreased appetite and minor difficulty going to sleep at night.

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My daughter is 6. She has been taking it for about a month (4ML) Daily in the morning before school. She also has mild autism. This has helped significantly at school and really helps her focus. The only drawbacks I have noticed is decreased appetite and minor difficulty going to sleep at night.
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Reviewer: BoyMom47, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)

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Our 7 year old son takes 3 ML each morning before school around 8:30 am. His in-school behavior has improved a ton, teachers are very happy. Around 5 pm we find he stops listening well and goes back to his frustrating behaviors, doesn't settle for bedtime, etc. Still figuring out what to do about the evening time. But overall this medicine has let him keep his sparkly self and be successful ... Show Full Comment

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Our 7 year old son takes 3 ML each morning before school around 8:30 am. His in-school behavior has improved a ton, teachers are very happy. Around 5 pm we find he stops listening well and goes back to his frustrating behaviors, doesn't settle for bedtime, etc. Still figuring out what to do about the evening time. But overall this medicine has let him keep his sparkly self and be successful at school which was the main need.
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Reviewer: girlsmilir, 7-12 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Caregiver)

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My 7 year old takes this daily.... it is very easy for me as a parent and it appears that she is happier when taking it. I had to take her off for 3 months because she developed a choking phobia and lost a ton of weight. Once she conquered that and her weight went up.... we put her back on quillavent. She is happier and we see major difference in her school work. Down side.... it only lasts 6 hour ... Show Full Comment

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My 7 year old takes this daily.... it is very easy for me as a parent and it appears that she is happier when taking it. I had to take her off for 3 months because she developed a choking phobia and lost a ton of weight. Once she conquered that and her weight went up.... we put her back on quillavent. She is happier and we see major difference in her school work. Down side.... it only lasts 6 hours and no second dose... So she can have some tough evenings. But she has more patience after having it to help her cope through the day.
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Reviewer: Jen, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Caregiver)

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My 8 year old daughter has been on this medicine for over a year. Total difference this medicine has made on her abilities at school and at home. However, she seems to be experiencing some side effects but I want to know why all of a sudden they are showing up? Wouldn't it show within the first few months?

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My 8 year old daughter has been on this medicine for over a year. Total difference this medicine has made on her abilities at school and at home. However, she seems to be experiencing some side effects but I want to know why all of a sudden they are showing up? Wouldn't it show within the first few months?
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