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| amkmom |
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Do Stimulants Change a Child's Personality?
My 13-year-old son was diagnosed with ADD two years ago. We had some fears about the medication (people told us he would become addicted... it's wrong to drug your child to make them the way you want them to be, etc.) We thought maybe we could help him get through without it. We saw sporadic, but short-lived improvements which sometimes made us think we were making progress. But after 2 frustrating years in middle school, and lots of reading and research on my part, I think I have concluded we should try meds for the coming school year. However, I still have some lingering questions that I'd love some input on. First of all, my son is an exuberant, happy child. He is very social and has lots of friends. I love his personality. Are stimulant medications likely to change a child's personality? What have others noticed about personality changes when their child went onto meds? Also, with it being the beginning of summer, when is the best time for him to get started on medication--do we wait for the end of summer? |
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| Elaine20 |
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Effects of Medication
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| pinklisa |
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personality
Hi, You wouldn't be changing your son to how you wanted him to be, you would be helping him to get an education and not get in trouble for something he can't control. Slow release only lasts for 8 hours so would ony cover his school day. It can make you a bit more controlled but doesn't take your personality away. Trying it would not hurt, you can come off it quite easily. Its personal choice but I wish I'd had the option at school! Take care Lisa |
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| desperate Sue |
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monster drink
Please help has anyone else had trouble with their child after they drank the new energy drinks "monster" red bull there are many different ones out there. If my son drinks the large size I might as well plannto stay totally away from him because he becomes a raging bull and very hateful. Has any one else experienced this. |
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| shness1972 |
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I know what you're going through. We waited several years before trying medication with our son. Our first attempt at medication was a failure. He tends to be a bit anxious, so by adding a stimulant medication he became frightened of everything and began having nighttime panic attacks. After switching to a non-stimulant medication the panic attacks ended and we began seeing incredible improvements in his day to day behavior. The way I see it is that medication doesn't change who my son is, it allows him to function to his full capability. He's still every bit the adventurous, curious, inventive child he was before...he's just able to harness it and use it more effectively now. Hope that helps. |
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| ADD RN |
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Desperate Sue
The energy drinks may be causing such a personality change in your son because depending on the type of ADD/ADHD he has stimulants may make the symptoms worse which it sounds like it does. I have been reading Dr. Amen books and figured out somethings I need to do about my type of ADHD I have. Keep him away from red bull, monster and many of the high energy because they load them up with caffeine, and sugar which cause rise, crash, burn cycle. I would advise any parent who is considering ADD meds to have your child tested by an expert in the field not a peditrician so the right combination would be use or disaters will occur. Educate yourself and be honest about the child and their symptoms because the right meds will enhance their lives allowing them to focus, finish and make it easier to socialize etc. |
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