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Single mom with-8 year old with- ADHD on Ritalin. aggressive, defiant, out of control Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 464060" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>The social issue is interesting and just a question as to whether he may be very high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Aspergers...kids often have rages and are diagnosed with adhd in the earlier years because the social issues are not so great or just seems they get along with older people better. Was he an early reader? Often kids with Aspergers seem to be very advanced for their age early on. anyway, that may be totally off base but why you really caught my attention (even though you posted months ago) My son has been on Ritalin for a long time. When he uses the short acting kind he has a withdrawl symptom of his aggression getting worse. We have to dose t 3.5 hours to avoid this. Switching to Concerta leveled out the issue. (if he wakes early it is twice daily and if he wakes later then after concerta he gets a dose or ritalin in the evening because he needs it for a brain injury but the symptoms are adhd-like) Nothing is perfect but we did stop he withdrawl issues. Other options to keep smoother blood levels are patches and different formulations of long acting ritalin. My son also definately has an increase in anxiety on Ritalin but it is not a choice to be off it as he is totally unsafe. He has anxiety no matter what but it just is heightened by the ritalin. Curious how he is doing now???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 464060, member: 12886"] The social issue is interesting and just a question as to whether he may be very high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Aspergers...kids often have rages and are diagnosed with adhd in the earlier years because the social issues are not so great or just seems they get along with older people better. Was he an early reader? Often kids with Aspergers seem to be very advanced for their age early on. anyway, that may be totally off base but why you really caught my attention (even though you posted months ago) My son has been on Ritalin for a long time. When he uses the short acting kind he has a withdrawl symptom of his aggression getting worse. We have to dose t 3.5 hours to avoid this. Switching to Concerta leveled out the issue. (if he wakes early it is twice daily and if he wakes later then after concerta he gets a dose or ritalin in the evening because he needs it for a brain injury but the symptoms are adhd-like) Nothing is perfect but we did stop he withdrawl issues. Other options to keep smoother blood levels are patches and different formulations of long acting ritalin. My son also definately has an increase in anxiety on Ritalin but it is not a choice to be off it as he is totally unsafe. He has anxiety no matter what but it just is heightened by the ritalin. Curious how he is doing now??? [/QUOTE]
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