Does it matter what time of day the time release version of Straterra is taken?

Answer 1

My children take Straterra and their medicine helps them all day and into the next day. I give them their medicine at 8:30 am and there have been times that I forget to give them their medicine and I don't notice a behavior change until hours after the scheduled time has passed. Because of this I have had a hard time remembering to give them their medicine. It should work that good if given regulary every day. I have never heard of a time released version of straterra. I have heard of time released versions of Ritalin. Time released versions of Ritalin like Concerta and Metadate should last 9 to 12 hours. After a few months or so of taking the time released Ritalin meds my kids medicine would wear off by lunch time. They no longer take Ritalin based drugs.

I, too, have never heard of a time release version. But, my 12 year old son was taking his 40 mg. pill at 7:15 a.m. and things were going okay as far as attention span/hyperactivity. But, he was so very sleepy during the first 3 - 4 hours of the morning and was unable to fall asleep at night. Therefore, with his doctor's permission we changed his dosage time to 10:00 p.m.. Now he is able to sleep better and is NOT sleepy during school hours. However, we noted his hyperactivity level increases about 3:00p.m. and really escalates by 8:00 p.m.. We don't know if that is supposed to happen or if he needs a higher dosage. We plan on talking to his doctor about it at his next visit to discuss his ADHD.