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How Many Drugs Did You Have to Try to Find the Right One?!
My son is 6 years old and was diagnosed about 6 months ago with ADHD. He is very impulsive with very little self control. It gets him in trouble in social situations when he tells other kids they are "stupid" or hits them when they accidentally bump him, for example. He is a very sensitive child & demands a lot of other peoples attention. He gets frustrated when he doesn't receive it. He is extremely intelligent, testing in the top 1% for children his age. Okay, enough background. We decided to medicate & started with Vyvanse. It made him an emotional WRECK. It did control the ADHD symptoms at first. We tried 5mg & then 10mg. Too emotional. Then, we tried Focalin. No real relief of symptoms. Now we are trying Ritilan All Day and again, no real relief of symptoms. Yesterday he told my husband he hated him 3 x & tried to hit him twice.
Where do we go next? What meds should we try? Do we just up the dose of the Ritilan or Focalin and when do we say "definitely not working"? Is there a reference on all the drugs & how they might affect a child?
Thanks, KK
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17 Aug 2009 @ 10:46 AM
18 Aug 2009 @ 11:07 AM
