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No Stimulants work! ADHD/ODD, 7 yr old
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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 340438" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I've been here. I have run out of ideas.... and need some input from all you experts out there.</p><p></p><p>difficult child, m, 7 yo: diagnosis'd with ADHD combined type and ODD 2 years ago.</p><p></p><p>We have tried:</p><p>Focalin</p><p>Adderall</p><p>Vyvanse </p><p>Bright Spark (<a href="http://www.nativeremedies.com" target="_blank">www.nativeremedies.com</a>)</p><p>Concerta</p><p></p><p>It seems he cannot tolerate a high enough dose for it to really be effective. He has been taking the lowest dose of concerta for almost a month now and here is what I see:</p><p></p><p>Over emotional hates life, wants new family, going to kill Mom, Dad, & B</p><p>Super emotional, taking off seatbelt on freeway</p><p>Stole alarm clock and remote from Nanas</p><p>Crying almost every evening due to frustration or not getting his way (over emotional) more-so in the beginning, tapering off now</p><p>Up late, cant get to sleep</p><p>Used my cc # online</p><p>Constant profanity</p><p>Nobody at school likes me, everyone is mean to me</p><p></p><p>He did the best on Adderall xr 10 mg. but it wasn't entirely effective. When we bumped it up to 15 mg, he got very aggressive, hostile, bad mouth, swearing, stealing, etc.</p><p></p><p>So now what? Seems stims aren't the best thing for him. Do we try Strattera? I read that can take up to 6 weeks to kick in. What do we do in the meantime? I hate to keep changing things and I can't bare the thought of him being so unstable for so long. I just want him to be calm and happy and have friends and do well in school.</p><p></p><p>He has not had a neuropsychologist evaluation. I am trying to get him in to the psychiatrist our pediatrician. recommended. He did see a psychologist in the beginning who diagnosed him.</p><p></p><p>When he is not taking any medications, he is:</p><p>Super hyper</p><p>Purposely annoying does things over and over to get a reaction or upset someone</p><p>More defiant</p><p>Gets obsessed or fixated on things wont let it go</p><p>Mouths objects continuously </p><p>Leans on me (to the point where if I moved he would fall over)</p><p>Hates life, wants to die</p><p></p><p>Please help. I am at a loss for what to do next.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Jules</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 340438, member: 3930"] Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I've been here. I have run out of ideas.... and need some input from all you experts out there. difficult child, m, 7 yo: diagnosis'd with ADHD combined type and ODD 2 years ago. We have tried: Focalin Adderall Vyvanse Bright Spark ([url]www.nativeremedies.com[/url]) Concerta It seems he cannot tolerate a high enough dose for it to really be effective. He has been taking the lowest dose of concerta for almost a month now and here is what I see: Over emotional hates life, wants new family, going to kill Mom, Dad, & B Super emotional, taking off seatbelt on freeway Stole alarm clock and remote from Nanas Crying almost every evening due to frustration or not getting his way (over emotional) more-so in the beginning, tapering off now Up late, cant get to sleep Used my cc # online Constant profanity Nobody at school likes me, everyone is mean to me He did the best on Adderall xr 10 mg. but it wasn't entirely effective. When we bumped it up to 15 mg, he got very aggressive, hostile, bad mouth, swearing, stealing, etc. So now what? Seems stims aren't the best thing for him. Do we try Strattera? I read that can take up to 6 weeks to kick in. What do we do in the meantime? I hate to keep changing things and I can't bare the thought of him being so unstable for so long. I just want him to be calm and happy and have friends and do well in school. He has not had a neuropsychologist evaluation. I am trying to get him in to the psychiatrist our pediatrician. recommended. He did see a psychologist in the beginning who diagnosed him. When he is not taking any medications, he is: Super hyper Purposely annoying does things over and over to get a reaction or upset someone More defiant Gets obsessed or fixated on things wont let it go Mouths objects continuously Leans on me (to the point where if I moved he would fall over) Hates life, wants to die Please help. I am at a loss for what to do next. Thanks! Jules [/QUOTE]
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