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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 108639" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi and first of all welcome. I have a few questions that will help all of us help you.</p><p>1/ Who diagnosed him? </p><p>2/ Are there any psychiatric, neurological or substance abuse issues on either side of his family tree?</p><p>3/ How was his early development? Did he have any speech delays? Eye contact issues with strangers? Does he know how to interact appropriately with his peers?</p><p></p><p>I think it's time for an updated evaluation. Concerta and Celexa combined can really make kids with mood disorders worse. Together they can make them violent and beyond. ODD isn't a useful diagnosis. All of the children here have ODD symptoms. They are almost always due to a bigger problem, and it sounds like he is either more than ADHD or else the medications are making him more than ADHD. ADHD/ODD often turns out to really be either childhood bipolar or a form of high functioning autism and the medications for ADHD aren't helpful. Often latent psychiatric disorders kick up near the teen years (mine did), but in the case of your son I keep looking at those medications and cringing. If I took those two medications in combo, I'd be a basket case (I have a form of bipolar). I would be looking for a fresh evaluation, and I'd choose a neuropsychologist. They really do a lot of testing--far more than other professionals. My son had twelve hours of testing before the doctor told me anything, and he was right on the money too. My son got better after that. It required weaning him from a truckload of medications that weren't helping him. They can spot things others missed. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 108639, member: 1550"] Hi and first of all welcome. I have a few questions that will help all of us help you. 1/ Who diagnosed him? 2/ Are there any psychiatric, neurological or substance abuse issues on either side of his family tree? 3/ How was his early development? Did he have any speech delays? Eye contact issues with strangers? Does he know how to interact appropriately with his peers? I think it's time for an updated evaluation. Concerta and Celexa combined can really make kids with mood disorders worse. Together they can make them violent and beyond. ODD isn't a useful diagnosis. All of the children here have ODD symptoms. They are almost always due to a bigger problem, and it sounds like he is either more than ADHD or else the medications are making him more than ADHD. ADHD/ODD often turns out to really be either childhood bipolar or a form of high functioning autism and the medications for ADHD aren't helpful. Often latent psychiatric disorders kick up near the teen years (mine did), but in the case of your son I keep looking at those medications and cringing. If I took those two medications in combo, I'd be a basket case (I have a form of bipolar). I would be looking for a fresh evaluation, and I'd choose a neuropsychologist. They really do a lot of testing--far more than other professionals. My son had twelve hours of testing before the doctor told me anything, and he was right on the money too. My son got better after that. It required weaning him from a truckload of medications that weren't helping him. They can spot things others missed. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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