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Hi, KD--

As you accumulate more days, you'll start to have a good sense of whether the upsides of a given med are worth the downsides (side effects). Our longest trial that ended unsuccessfully was I think close to three weeks (it ALMOST worked...) and the shortest was three days (simply could not stand it). The three-week one was really close to working, but the emotional volatility started to outweigh the focus.

You'll know.

Best wishes--
DeeDee

edited to add: find out when they expect it to wear off. Some kids get more weepy when the dose is at peak effectiveness, some as it wears off (that has to feel funny...). That's worth noticing, it helps the doc decide what to try next if there has to be a next.