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<blockquote data-quote="ML" data-source="post: 349236"><p>We have always steered away from considering a stimulant due to manster's anxiety. Plus now with his Tourette's Syndrome we have to be very careful not to exacerbate tics. But with his exec functioning stuff, distractibility, difficulty staying on task and all the other typical ADHD behavior I'm thinking about it. I realize it's an addictive substance but adhd'ers tend towards addiction and just maybe medicating with a stimulant is preferable to them medicating themselves in other ways (like with sugar and all that comes after with age). </p><p></p><p>If he could handle it despite the anxiety and tics, what type of things could I expect to see improvement on? Does it help at all with the defiance? (I'm pretty sure the answer is no lol). What about the hyperactivity? Emotional regulation (better or worse)?</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts, perspective and especially personal experiences would be very much appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p></p><p>ML</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ML, post: 349236"] We have always steered away from considering a stimulant due to manster's anxiety. Plus now with his Tourette's Syndrome we have to be very careful not to exacerbate tics. But with his exec functioning stuff, distractibility, difficulty staying on task and all the other typical ADHD behavior I'm thinking about it. I realize it's an addictive substance but adhd'ers tend towards addiction and just maybe medicating with a stimulant is preferable to them medicating themselves in other ways (like with sugar and all that comes after with age). If he could handle it despite the anxiety and tics, what type of things could I expect to see improvement on? Does it help at all with the defiance? (I'm pretty sure the answer is no lol). What about the hyperactivity? Emotional regulation (better or worse)? Any thoughts, perspective and especially personal experiences would be very much appreciated. Thanks, ML [/QUOTE]
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