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Suggest The Ideal Dosage For Metadate CD

my son has been on 20mg of metadata for about a year he was doing good but his teacher wrote me a letter saying that s he id day dreaming in class and need to be more focused which are the problems I had with him before putting him on the meds i don t know what to do he just made 9 in august should i up the dosage
Fri, 7 Oct 2016
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Probably your son is suffering from narcolepsy. The usual dose of Metadate CD (methylphenidate) is 20 – 30 mg per day in adult. Lower doses are used in children. So Metadate CD 20 mg is the perfect dose for your son. Its common side effects are palpitation, pulse changes, tachycardia, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, fever, headache, nervousness, abdominal pain, anorexia, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Metadate CD takes a long time to show its effect, may be months to a year. Because it causes drowsiness, so it impairs school performance. We are also using amitriptyline and fluoxetine for treatment of narcolepsy. These are prescription based medicine. Consult your doctor for this treatment option.
Advice
1.     Continue Metadate CD 20 mg as suggested by your doctor
2.     Have patience as it takes a long time to show its effect
I hope this information will help you. I will be happy if you ask another question
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Suggest The Ideal Dosage For Metadate CD

Probably your son is suffering from narcolepsy. The usual dose of Metadate CD (methylphenidate) is 20 – 30 mg per day in adult. Lower doses are used in children. So Metadate CD 20 mg is the perfect dose for your son. Its common side effects are palpitation, pulse changes, tachycardia, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, fever, headache, nervousness, abdominal pain, anorexia, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Metadate CD takes a long time to show its effect, may be months to a year. Because it causes drowsiness, so it impairs school performance. We are also using amitriptyline and fluoxetine for treatment of narcolepsy. These are prescription based medicine. Consult your doctor for this treatment option. Advice 1. Continue Metadate CD 20 mg as suggested by your doctor 2. Have patience as it takes a long time to show its effect I hope this information will help you. I will be happy if you ask another question Thanks