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<blockquote data-quote="Tiapet" data-source="post: 573442" data-attributes="member: 455"><p>Hi Jane! Others will come along with their experiences. I don't know that I would say the medications made then ODD worse. What I would say that sometimes, and we've over the years tried many different ones in finding the right one, the stimulants can do in the opposite direction and make it seem worse. Like their argumentativeness does increase, if they are aggressive, it will increase. We also found that it didn't necessarily start out being worse but as time wore on it did if it was a bad medication of choice (for example, dexadrine spansules - after about 6 weeks the behaviors started escalating). Sometimes it did nothing though too, like when we trialed Focalin or Strattera. It was like they hadn't taken any medications at all. Now they take Concerta and it doesn't make the ODD worse and it does control the ADHD symptoms.</p><p></p><p>It really is just a matter of finding the right medication for your child and understanding that it will take time. Being willing to take that step knowing that, yes, if it's not right it might make it worse but then your doctor should work with you as well to change it and find the right one. If you have confidence in your doctor I think it's a good thing. I started out being against medications years ago but I learned the difference between my children being unmediacted and medicated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiapet, post: 573442, member: 455"] Hi Jane! Others will come along with their experiences. I don't know that I would say the medications made then ODD worse. What I would say that sometimes, and we've over the years tried many different ones in finding the right one, the stimulants can do in the opposite direction and make it seem worse. Like their argumentativeness does increase, if they are aggressive, it will increase. We also found that it didn't necessarily start out being worse but as time wore on it did if it was a bad medication of choice (for example, dexadrine spansules - after about 6 weeks the behaviors started escalating). Sometimes it did nothing though too, like when we trialed Focalin or Strattera. It was like they hadn't taken any medications at all. Now they take Concerta and it doesn't make the ODD worse and it does control the ADHD symptoms. It really is just a matter of finding the right medication for your child and understanding that it will take time. Being willing to take that step knowing that, yes, if it's not right it might make it worse but then your doctor should work with you as well to change it and find the right one. If you have confidence in your doctor I think it's a good thing. I started out being against medications years ago but I learned the difference between my children being unmediacted and medicated. [/QUOTE]
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