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5 year old ADHD & ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="tracy24w" data-source="post: 348359" data-attributes="member: 9174"><p>I was in the same position a few months ago, a child psychiatrist gave us Focalin for my 5yo. psychiatrist never really did a full evaluation either. The Focalin just made his outbursts worse!! His frustration/anger tolarance disappeared. I've come to find out with a lot of research and education, that the rule of thumb should be that any mood disorders be ruled out before starting a stimulant, because stimulants will cause mood disorders to get worse. We're just starting a trial of Limctal. </p><p> </p><p>Just wanted to share my experience. I don't like the idea that doctor's are throwing out the ADHD diagnosis and starting stimulants, with a destructive result on the child!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tracy24w, post: 348359, member: 9174"] I was in the same position a few months ago, a child psychiatrist gave us Focalin for my 5yo. psychiatrist never really did a full evaluation either. The Focalin just made his outbursts worse!! His frustration/anger tolarance disappeared. I've come to find out with a lot of research and education, that the rule of thumb should be that any mood disorders be ruled out before starting a stimulant, because stimulants will cause mood disorders to get worse. We're just starting a trial of Limctal. Just wanted to share my experience. I don't like the idea that doctor's are throwing out the ADHD diagnosis and starting stimulants, with a destructive result on the child!! [/QUOTE]
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