thanks for all the info. we just moved so it's taken me awhile to check back in.
ds has been on it for 3 weeks and is doing realy well on it. it took about a week for it to realy kick in, and we are going to go up to the 15mg patch-but it is truly amazing.
two of the greatest benefits i've seen is (1) by putting it on him 2 hours before his normal waking time for school, he awakes much more easily and plesantly. (2) his appetite has gone through the roof
this is a 10 year old boy of normal height who has never weighed more than 46 pounds dripping wet. in the 3 weeks he's been on the patch he's packed on 2 and 1/2 pounds
he is a human eating machine-and i've never made so many batches of enchiladas in my life (he still is one of those kids that is only hungry for one or two items for long stretches of time-currently it's pb and j's and bean and cheese enchiladas (the kid is going through a loaf a bread almost every day-as well as 3 large enchiladas, we are thrilled).
for those of you who have had successes or failures with daytrana-let the manufaturer know, they are still evaluating date on the product, and any input they receive may help it become a successful product on the market place.
the only complaint i have with it is those darn adhesive backings-half the time the meds start to tear off with them
quick question-does anyone get their daytrana without perscription coverage? reason i ask is we've just moved and not located a new pedicatrician as yet (nor a neurologist for the adhd issues)-it's going to take about 90 days to get everything lined up so-i checked with our current insurance carrier and they said ds could get a one time (with doctor proir approving it through the carrier) a two month supply wich they will cover minus our copay. that however leaves us with one month without daytrana before the new ped picks up. our current ped says she could write it for 3 months, but we know that we will have to pay full cost for the 1 month supply. so has anyone bought it without insurance-and if so at what cost? the only quote i've gotten so far is from our local pharmacy and thats close to $180
anyone found it less expensive any place else?