Quoting supermom0609:
I brought him to the doctor they had me fill out a form and his teacher and the symptoms matched so they recommended i.put him on meds and he was getting in trouble in school every day
Quoting frndlyfn:How can he be put on medication if he is inFORMALly diagnosed with something? What are your discipline methods set in place? I would get an official diagnosis and from there see if there is a group in your area that supports parents with children who have adhd so you can gain some other perspectives on what discipline works best. Have you tried the caffeine treatment with him at all? He could have sensory issues as well.
Most ADHD meds are weight based. If he's gained any weight, it could be why the medication's not working anymore.
My 10 year old has ADHD, and he goes for medication checkups to the psychiatrist every three months. I wouldn't go more than six months with out a medication checkup.
Also, I would get him in to a psychologist to have him formally evaluated, because he may not have ADHD, it may be another beast.
Quoting BewitchedKisses:Most ADHD meds are weight based. If he's gained any weight, it could be why the medication's not working anymore.
My 10 year old has ADHD, and he goes for medication checkups to the psychiatrist every three months. I wouldn't go more than six months with out a medication checkup.
Also, I would get him in to a psychologist to have him formally evaluated, because he may not have ADHD, it may be another beast.
Quoting acaisha:get his sleep checked out.. a sleep study.. my son was misdiagnosed and it was enlarged tonsils and adnoids and he was sleep deprived.. worth checking into.. very common problem with ADHD kids.. google it!
Quoting Uniquecoolio:
he could also be bipolar. I could see that my son was LONG before an official diagnosis. we tried add meds for years with short-lived results. your son sounds irritable, argumentative and moody. signs of bipolar in early childhood. just a thought for you. after years of trying add meds, my son is on lithium. what a difference!
Quoting supermom0609:
Im hoping not but if he does id rather find out sooner rather than later
Quoting Uniquecoolio:
he could also be bipolar. I could see that my son was LONG before an official diagnosis. we tried add meds for years with short-lived results. your son sounds irritable, argumentative and moody. signs of bipolar in early childhood. just a thought for you. after years of trying add meds, my son is on lithium. what a difference!
I know how hard this can be. I had a son and daugher with ADD and ADHD. I will say that firm and unwavering discipline (firmly set and explain rules and consequences and be sure to fallow through) along with a lot of patients and love can really help. Also, a lot of structure. My son was on Adderal and it worked great for him.
my son also slept excessively.. but he had apnea.. you couldn't tell he wasn't getting quality of sleep. We had zero clue until he was 14 and he got a q-tip stuck in his ear.. totally random.. ENT said his tonsils need to come out.. and said if he had ADD 80% chance it would go away.. it did.. 100%.. its worth getting it done.. its easy and takes one night.. you can do it at home. All they do is stick an oximeter to their toe or finger.. no harm in ruling it out.
Quoting supermom0609:
He gets about 11hrs of sleep a night he takes clonidine and is out about 8-8 30 and wakes up around 7 and 6 20 when he goes to school.
Quoting acaisha:get his sleep checked out.. a sleep study.. my son was misdiagnosed and it was enlarged tonsils and adnoids and he was sleep deprived.. worth checking into.. very common problem with ADHD kids.. google it!
Is it just me, or... ?
- supermom0609
on Jan. 1, 2013 at 4:01 PM