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When medication started, how soon did you see results?
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<blockquote data-quote="graceupongrace" data-source="post: 342081" data-attributes="member: 7371"><p>Loralyn,</p><p></p><p>So sorry you're going through this. The others have given you great feedback. In our case, it has been a process. I resisted medications for a long time, but once I concluded that they were inevitable, I expected that everything would change in an instant. Didn't happen. We tried various medications in various doses, and various combinations. The thing is, you're dealing with a moving target. Symptoms evolve over time, and you throw in factors like rapid growth spurts (where difficult children outgrow their dosages really quickly) and puberty (!), and it can feel like an endless struggle.</p><p></p><p>And, as others have said, medications are not the answer; they're part of the answer. They tend to give our kids a "biological pause" that enables them to think more clearly, rather than just reacting. The ideal is often a combination of medications and therapy. </p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to discourage you; I'm just being realistic. I wish someone had helped me manage my expectations so I wouldn't have been so frustrated when I didn't get immediate results.</p><p></p><p>Let us know how it goes!</p><p></p><p>Hugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graceupongrace, post: 342081, member: 7371"] Loralyn, So sorry you're going through this. The others have given you great feedback. In our case, it has been a process. I resisted medications for a long time, but once I concluded that they were inevitable, I expected that everything would change in an instant. Didn't happen. We tried various medications in various doses, and various combinations. The thing is, you're dealing with a moving target. Symptoms evolve over time, and you throw in factors like rapid growth spurts (where difficult children outgrow their dosages really quickly) and puberty (!), and it can feel like an endless struggle. And, as others have said, medications are not the answer; they're part of the answer. They tend to give our kids a "biological pause" that enables them to think more clearly, rather than just reacting. The ideal is often a combination of medications and therapy. I'm not trying to discourage you; I'm just being realistic. I wish someone had helped me manage my expectations so I wouldn't have been so frustrated when I didn't get immediate results. Let us know how it goes! Hugs. [/QUOTE]
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