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We picked up difficult child at camp (a whole month! He was very homesick but just the break I needed). Long drive ... 8 hrs ea way, so husband and I stayed overnight at a B&B the night b4. We had a great discussion with-the teachers and counselors and learned a lot (they used copyrighted material specifically for...

I am new to this site today. I am on my last rope so to speak. I am an educated medical professional with a difficult child 12 son, ADHD, ODD, Depression. We are on medications (30mg Adderall XR, 100mg Zoloft) also cursed with asthma, and allergies. I want to pull out my hair, we have been dealing with this...

I'm turning 23 in October, arguably a difficult child. I found this forum by ccident but I've read a good half of the entirety of this section of the forum and its history. I just failed in killing myself last week and though I'm not a parent, I was hoping to maybe get something out of this or just rant...

My difficult child is on Vyvanse for ADHD. He has been taking it for a week and a half. I am already seeing an improvement in his behavior at home and at school. He has been getting all greens --which is good--on his behavior chart and I am shocked to say the least that this has happened so quickly. I am...

Hello. I'm new here. My husband and I have a 6 year old daughter. We adopted her through the foster care system. She came to live with us at 4 months old, but went into foster care directly at birth. Her birth parents are both diagnosed schizophrenic. Birth mother is also bipolar. Birth...

My son is driving me crazy! He is about to fail 10th grade for the second time and says he has given up. He goes to school but does no work. At one point the counselor and teachers set it up so we paid for after school classes that would have him caught up to graduate on time...he was excited...

I'm new to this site and have never tried a support group type thing. I'm really at my wits end. When my difficult child's mood swings into the mean version of him he explodes, argues over everything, hits things, etc. What frustrates me most is when he refuses to follow any direction. He won't even go...

We're off to see the pediatrician tomorrow for a medication check, and I'm going to lobby hard to try something other than Ritalin for my son. He basically can't stay on any task at all (particularly at school) without some kind of medications at this point, but he becomes a totally evil monster when he's...

My husband is taking a walk... I am drinking a Mocktail and eating chocolate... OK, What??? Do you just Follow the DSM-IV guidelines??? Or do you agree that young children can indeed have cycling maybe even rapid cycling? Indicative of a Mood Disorder or Early Onset Bi-Polar (EOBP) showing that the symptoms can be...

I feel alone and am seeking advice on how to deal with my son and my wife. First an impossibly succinct background of my family. My son is 20 years old and first ran away from home when he was 14. He was diagnosed as having an opposional defiant disorder and the reccomendation was to send...

yes, i realize that the most common term used when we talk about our kids medications is *drugs*. it's a bit of a hot button for me. i think it's all about perception....mainly the public perception ~~~ teachers, family, neighbors. drugs has such a negative conotation ~~~~ brings forth such bad...

Hi, I have been away from forum for a few weeks due to surgery. Glad to be back. This is kind of a two-part post. A while back I posted on my son's testing results and you wise folks brought up a few questions, which were echoed by a developmental pediatrician. Here is...

I have a 13 year old daughter. In the past 9 months she has attempted suicide 3 times, with this past time... landing herself in ICU ....with liver damage.She has been hospitalized 4 times in 9 months - Pysch. Units. Been in php (partial hospitalization program) for almost 7.5 months...

Well-we decided to put difficult child 2 on Lamictil. I feel guilty about trying a new medication because he's already on two....but he's still not where he should be. We've been struggling with this decision for over a year. Basically, I feel like difficult child 2 is on the manic side..he's been getting more hyper...

just want to make a long story short as I need advice or at least have an idea of what to expect. My son freaks out when he doesn't get his way to the point where he is calling me names and screaming at me. About two weeks he was Baker Acted for attacking me. Yesterday he got mad at me...

difficult child never was rx'd medications for adhd and never had the diagnosis. I know nothing about the typical medications used for adhd but I'm wondering about the effects they would have on a kid who takes them off the street - who knows what dosage they took- when they didn't have adhd. Really, what I'm wondering if difficult child's...

My daughter has been prescribed clonidine to help with impulsivity, hyperness and general aggression. She has attention issues too, and i know this drug is not as affective for attention. She has epilepsy though so this was considered the best drug to try even though it is not a first line drug...

My son's physc wants to put him on Adderall as he feels he has signs of ADHD. Dad is againist it and thinks it is just a legalized form of speed. I have heard there are side effects. I am trying to do as much research as possible before making my decision next week. Son is almost 5. He...

difficult child has not slept all night but once this week he says he doesn't want to be alone he's been awake since 2 am and doesn't get any medications until 7 am he gets 2 benadryl & a 1/2 clonodin every night at 5 pm any later and he has trouble going to sleep by 9 pm i'm at my witzend please help

I'm just interested in your thoughts on these stimulants for ADHD. What do you know about them? Specifically Adderall! Do you think they are dangerous?