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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 635666" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Hi MWM. Your input is appreciated <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> One thing is fairly certain - J has ADHD. He has been diagnosed by four doctors now and really he is a textbook case. Whether he has other things too... that could be, though the new psychiatrist says he has no other conditions in his judgement.</p><p></p><p>I agree with much of what you say. I can really see how medication is only part of a whole treatment system, including therapy, etc. There are no magic pills... I think I really have accepted that now!</p><p></p><p>I do want to continue with this experiment because if I don't I will never know whether Strattera could maybe have helped him. If it doesn't, and the aggression just continues, well - I will know we gave it a good shot. As to whether there are good experiences with Strattera and children: I've read a lot about it on the net. People's anedoctal experiences would seem to be about two-thirds negative, one third positive - and the positives are very positive. J could be in the minority group, it is possible.</p><p></p><p>As I remain basically someone who doesn't want to be putting toxic substances into a child (but who has got to the point of being willing to try it because of all the ways in which my son is handicapped by his disorder), I can very well imagine returning to life without drugs. But I owe it to him to try and see, because I now see that ADHD is a neuro-biological condition that can be helped with medications. As long as the side effects are a price worth paying.</p><p></p><p>SuZir, yes, I have asked him through the day how he feels. And, truly, he would be the very first to let me know if he had pain or discomfort of ANY description...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 635666, member: 11227"] Hi MWM. Your input is appreciated :) One thing is fairly certain - J has ADHD. He has been diagnosed by four doctors now and really he is a textbook case. Whether he has other things too... that could be, though the new psychiatrist says he has no other conditions in his judgement. I agree with much of what you say. I can really see how medication is only part of a whole treatment system, including therapy, etc. There are no magic pills... I think I really have accepted that now! I do want to continue with this experiment because if I don't I will never know whether Strattera could maybe have helped him. If it doesn't, and the aggression just continues, well - I will know we gave it a good shot. As to whether there are good experiences with Strattera and children: I've read a lot about it on the net. People's anedoctal experiences would seem to be about two-thirds negative, one third positive - and the positives are very positive. J could be in the minority group, it is possible. As I remain basically someone who doesn't want to be putting toxic substances into a child (but who has got to the point of being willing to try it because of all the ways in which my son is handicapped by his disorder), I can very well imagine returning to life without drugs. But I owe it to him to try and see, because I now see that ADHD is a neuro-biological condition that can be helped with medications. As long as the side effects are a price worth paying. SuZir, yes, I have asked him through the day how he feels. And, truly, he would be the very first to let me know if he had pain or discomfort of ANY description...:) [/QUOTE]
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