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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 274333" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there.</p><p></p><p>OMG. I can't believe they kept him on stimulants and even upped the doses when he had ticks. That gets me mad <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />. Who told you he has Tourettes? A Neurologist? I wouldn't trust anyone but a neurologist who knows they started when he began taking stimulants.</p><p></p><p>Also, are you positive the ADHD/ODD diagnosis. is right? Does he do well on the medications (aside from the side effects?). Often kids with mood disorders freak out on Straterra, which is an antidepressant. Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of your child's family tree? Does anyone abuse substances, possibly self-medicating a mood disorder? Was your child's early development typical as far as speech, eye contact, cuddling, relating to his same age peers, playing normally with toys? Can he socialize well now? I would want him tested for autistic spectrum disorder--maybe Aspergers. But I'd want him also tested for everything else. It sounds to me more than ADHD. It could be a bad reaction to the medications too if the peeing and dancing and acting manicky is new.</p><p></p><p>I would be leery of everyone who has so far diagnosed him and, if he were my kid, I'd take him for a total evaluation with a neuropsychologist. How do you feel about things? A parent's gut feeling is often very perceptive. We tend to "know" even if we aren't told.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 274333, member: 1550"] Hi there. OMG. I can't believe they kept him on stimulants and even upped the doses when he had ticks. That gets me mad :angry:. Who told you he has Tourettes? A Neurologist? I wouldn't trust anyone but a neurologist who knows they started when he began taking stimulants. Also, are you positive the ADHD/ODD diagnosis. is right? Does he do well on the medications (aside from the side effects?). Often kids with mood disorders freak out on Straterra, which is an antidepressant. Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of your child's family tree? Does anyone abuse substances, possibly self-medicating a mood disorder? Was your child's early development typical as far as speech, eye contact, cuddling, relating to his same age peers, playing normally with toys? Can he socialize well now? I would want him tested for autistic spectrum disorder--maybe Aspergers. But I'd want him also tested for everything else. It sounds to me more than ADHD. It could be a bad reaction to the medications too if the peeing and dancing and acting manicky is new. I would be leery of everyone who has so far diagnosed him and, if he were my kid, I'd take him for a total evaluation with a neuropsychologist. How do you feel about things? A parent's gut feeling is often very perceptive. We tend to "know" even if we aren't told. [/QUOTE]
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