I spoke with my doctor about my son taking weekends off his medication and she said it wouldnt be a problem. Does anyone here take breaks in the summer or during the weekends? Does it have a effect on Monday morning when its time for school?

I'm giving my daughter the whole summer off this year, it used to be just weekends but I'm trying (God willing, I'll still have my sanity) to give her the entire summer off. She is on Adderall XR 20mgs/15mgs, she is eating better, sleeping better but off course is more hyper and chatty. But so far so good. She's been off meds since the first week of June. (lol, hasnt been long but we'll see)

We give our 6 y/o the option on Saturday and Sunday to take a break. She chooses about 50% the time to take a break. It isn't any problem on Monday.

When my son was taking meds, he only took them on a school day, or an odd weekend when he had a bunch of schoolwork to do. He did fine back again on them on Monday, no problems at all.

It would depend if the meds were needed all the time for impulsivity and social interactions. My youngest will break from her stim this summer, but she has guanfacine to cover the times the stim is not in her system. This break is for weight gain. My oldest will be in summer school and will continue the meds, she will be on them for more coverage as she gets older, especially when she starts to drive. Her inattentiveness is a real danger to her and others.

We take periodic breaks (each year) to see how much they have matured and how much the meds are needed.

My son is 5, he takes adderall 5mg once a day, he just started last week, so I think I will give him breaks on Saturday and Sunday and see how it works.

My 8yo son HATES the way his meds taste. We used to fight to get him to take them every morning. Then we started giving him weekends off, and we don't have the fight anymore. He understands that he needs them to help with his school work, and since he only has to take them when he's going to school or when he needs to be focused, he doesn't fight us anymore.