we have had amazing results. This drug was my last hope since my son who was 6 refused to try any more pills. This drug improved all his problems including his aggretion and violent issues. he's been on it for 1 1/2 year with great results and some small side effects. like irrated skin which was easily treated. we feed him healthy large meals for breakfast and dinner because he losses his hunger when patch is on. my son was to young at first to understand why he was being medicated, but when he started with daytrana he told me how the patch makes him a "happy boy" and how being bryce(his name) was easier now. Only downfall is after a year of usage we've had to increase his dosage and it takes twice as long to kick in (around 60 to 45 minutes)now. this medicine gave me a son i never knew i had and has made my family's life much easier. He had been kicked out of 4 daycare/schools now he's in 1st grade with excellent grades and he's even his teachers favorite student. Published: November 19, 2007 ::

When the Doctor said put this patch on him it will help with grades I was so sad. My son was struggling in school. Not because he was not trying but because he said it is getting so hard. My teacher goes so fast.He has always been the kid who other kids like to be around fun/sweet. He was the kid other parents wanted to have over because of his manners. When the doctor said he has adhd try this patch I just didn't think it would work. To my surprise we put the patch on a Saturday morning. We waited 1 hour to start homework. My husband and I were astonished. We have never been able to read his writing. We could read it. We tried some of his 5th grade math problems. My husband and I cried. The kid could do math. What we like most is when he needs it we put it on when he is finished w/ school he takes it off. The teacher said she has seen other kids on ADHD medication and they seem more up and down during the day. I love the way it works. He started to have skin issues it itched. Again I went to the DR and said what do we do it works but I don't want it burning a hole in his skin. He said we needed to keep skin moist all the time esp winter. We stuck with it and I am so happy.His skin got used to the patch and he has been on it a year and he now asks to wear it for baskeball games because he says it helps. I will tell you it is a lot more work than a pill but we have seen no side effects besides the skin but good grades and confidence. It is more expensive but evenings at our house are so much better we feel like we are paying more but getting a better quality of life for all of us. Published: February 01, 2008 ::

My son is now 12. We started on the Dayrtana patch last year during school. We love it. It does leave a red place which our doctor told us to wipe gently with pure Olive Oil. This gets all the sticky stuff off. We love the ease of the patch and also not having to take medicine at school. As you know other kids can sometimes be cruel and this eliminates that. I put it on him at 6:30 am so it will kick in by school time and it last even 2 hours after it is taken off. I feel like I can handle the mornings to give him the comfort of no medicine at school and the was it helps him. We actually had honor roll last year in 6th grade and so far this school year we have all A's. To us it is just what we were looking for to help us throught this time. Published: September 22, 2008 ::

My son is 7. He has had symptoms of ADHD since age 2. He was diagnosed with ADHD in May of 2006 and was prescribed Concerta. He was on Concerta up until Feb of this year. He is now on the Daytrana Patch. He is doing really well! The only problem is the redness and itching under the patch. Anyone else having this problem? Published: March 21, 2008 ::

My 9 year old daughter has been on the patch for 9 months. While her grades have improved from Ds to Bs, we have very intense and difficult times in the mornings and about 2 hours after the patch comes off. She can be violent, says extremely terrible and hurtful things and is very mean to our dog. We also have a lot of problems with the adhesive and recently had to call 7 pharmacies to find one that had Daytrana in stock. Apparently most of the stock was recalled, I assume for adhesive issue and not a medical problem. Published: March 14, 2008 ::

We use this patch for our child with ADD not ADHD we found that it works well for him he is much more focused in school and cannot believe how well he is doing with his schoolwork. Published: November 13, 2007 ::