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Child Has Stomach Pain, Lack Of Appetite After Increase In Adderall XR Dosage. What Can Be Done?
My 13yo son had his Adderall XR raised 12 days ago from 15-20mg. The 20 is doing MUCH better for him in all aspects, except stomach pain. He had it for a couple of weeks on the 15mg, and it went away on it s own, although I did still have to remind him to eat all the time. He is very small, although his physical a month ago put him ht/wt proportionate. I m wondering if there is anything we can do to alleviate his pain, and get him to eat, while we wait out his body getting used to the new dose. Thanks
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Loss of appetite is a well known adverse effect of this drug. It can also impair sleep. Please remember that medication is only one aspect of treatment. Environmental control can also help him. I also strongly recommend music therapy for ADHD. Soothing classical music is known to help these children.
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