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Hi All- difficult child 2 has been on zoloft since July--At one point he was on 50 mg but he was bouncing off the walls-totally hyper--falling out of his seat etc.....I spoke with the doctor and he said to reduce it to 25 mg....he had a terrible reaction to this decrease and had a major rage.... The...

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...

difficult child # 2 is now on day 3 of Vyvanse. So far, so good. I haven't seen any negative effects (yet--fingers crossed). I am only giving him half a pill and we dissolve it in water. He doesn't like the "taste" but that's too bad...He's back to playing his clarient. He said tonight...look mom at my...

I have not posted for a while, but I guess I have a need to vent somewhere safe. My difficult child is so out of control it is eating me up inside. He is only 7 afterall... His new thing is that "i am not his boss, therefore, he does not have to...) The real kicker is that usually it is something for...

I just found, stashed away in S's room, dozens of her medications which she has been hiding. They were Celexas, Seroquels (which she just got taken off of a couple weeks ago), and Tenex's. She claims they were from a long time ago when she went on a medication strike (years ago), but I know that's not so...

hey all. Rough night. Need to vent. DS13 went completely 'manic'. After the visit to psychiatric 3 weeks ago, they had blamed that episode on the Prozac. Fine. It was the Prozac. However, a couple days ago, he started with the insomnia again. Absolutely would NOT sleep. Eating EVERYTHING in sight...I...

difficult child's psychiatrist is wanting to try another d**n medication. psychiatrist absolutely believes that difficult child is bipolar and ADHD. Now I had a neuropsychologist done at an early age and it agreed with a mood disorder. Even though it was independent, I don't think it was as thorough and again he was young. He saw a pediatrician...

It is actually the school social worker. He called this morning to tell me that he was in the office at difficult child's school (he works in several) and he over heard a conversation that has him concerned. First he said difficult child was in the office, taking a cool off time. He said apparently he isn't a big...

Does anyone here give their difficult child's melatonin at night? On Monday I started giving mine 3 mg before bed because he was having trouble falling and staying asleep. Since then he's out like a light by 8:30 pm and it just occurred to me that our mornings this week have been SO much easier. He's up...

I need to update my signature, we just changed my son's medications over the Christmas break. He was on vyvanse but his behavior has not been good for a while (since Nov-ish), very moody, angry, agitated, easily annoyed, etc, and he was starting to have problems at school with-putting his hands on people...

My difficult child told me this a.m. that he was going to call the police and tell them to put me in jail and tell them to kill me. I told him that was very inappropriate and that he cannot go around saying that...etc....etc...... He went to school and not 4 hours later a girl yells at him and he says...

Let me say like the rest did that I'm happy to have found this site! Reading through alot of these comments has opened my eyes ALOT! Here's my situation.... I have an 7 almost 8 yr old difficult child.. He's always been a difficult child only 2 hours old and was pushing himself away from me in the hospital lol...

My wife and I are new to this forum, and after years of doctors shoving ADHD pills down our sons throat, we have just dicovered...Conduct Disorders. I looked over the forum and either dont understand it or simply could not find other parents speaking about Conduct Disorders. Can someone direct...

I am new to this site and am not really sure what to do with my 6 year old son. He is ADHD and has ODD. I am at my wits end. I had recently had him on Adderall. Thats where everything went down hill. Actually, since I started him on the medications it has been going down hill. His ODD didnt start...

I have a son who, after many appointments, diagnosis with receptive expressive language disorder and adhd. He is taking Vivanse and doing okay although it tapers off in the afternoon. He is having problems all over the place. He is seven and has a twin sister. I am at a loss of what to do for him...

Hi- I am a parent of a 9 year old ADHD girl. She has a 13 year old sister and a three year old brother. Dad travels 4 days a week and I am a stay at home mother, previous ESE teacher. I really feel for the single mothers that I see posting on this thread because there are times when I feel like...

I'm new to the site, but I am hoping to get some words of encouragement/advice.. I guess I'll start from the beginning.. When my step-son was about 2 1/2 yrs old we noticed he was very defiant, got into a lot of things (baby proofing was useless), destructive, etc. We thought it was just...

Hello everyone!! I am new to this process, but I would love some input on what I'm dealing with. I have a 13 yr old son who was diagnosed ADHD when he was 5, then at age 7 he was also diagnosed with Bi-Polar. Things were going ok till about age 9, he changed drasticallly. He was admitted into...

Has anyone put their child on a special diet or eliminated certain foods to help with ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? DS' clinician was discussing how she has noticed some children can have a sensitvity to artifical dyes and this can increase their hyperactivity and aggression. Just wanted to see if anyone has...

So, the last time I posted or came to this forum was in 2008. We did the neuropsychological testing in 2009 at the Bluebird Circle at Texas Childrens Hospital in Houston and they said there was nothing wrong with him other than ADD. Sorry I never responded to anyone back then but I actually...