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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 228961" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>MWM, I'm in full agreement that our experiences with medications vary tremendously. Here are mine.</p><p></p><p>difficult child:</p><p>- Concerta--helped him focus his thoughts slightly, but made him very "amped" and aggressive. Same with other stims</p><p>- Paxil--caused severe akathisia, and disinhibition, caused a great deal of erratic and inappropriate behaviour</p><p>- Seroquel--a godsend. Gave difficult child calm for the first time in his life</p><p>- Lamictal--makes him less of a cranky-bear. He's still working toward a therapeutic dose, so we'll see</p><p>- Strattera--seems to help difficult child focus, without the agitation of stims</p><p></p><p>Me:</p><p>- Stims are bad, bad, bad! Ritalin literally had me doing backflips down the hallway at school. Cylert (a stimulant variant used in the 70's and 80's) had me trying to throw myself out the window. I felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin, or turn myself inside out. It was AWFUL.</p><p>- Tea works wonders. Helps me to focus my mind, and seems to slow down the scramble of thoughts enough to let me pick out one at a time.</p><p></p><p>Haven't tried any medications with Little easy child. His big issues are Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) and anxiety, and we've been able to cope with both without medications so far.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 228961, member: 3907"] MWM, I'm in full agreement that our experiences with medications vary tremendously. Here are mine. difficult child: - Concerta--helped him focus his thoughts slightly, but made him very "amped" and aggressive. Same with other stims - Paxil--caused severe akathisia, and disinhibition, caused a great deal of erratic and inappropriate behaviour - Seroquel--a godsend. Gave difficult child calm for the first time in his life - Lamictal--makes him less of a cranky-bear. He's still working toward a therapeutic dose, so we'll see - Strattera--seems to help difficult child focus, without the agitation of stims Me: - Stims are bad, bad, bad! Ritalin literally had me doing backflips down the hallway at school. Cylert (a stimulant variant used in the 70's and 80's) had me trying to throw myself out the window. I felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin, or turn myself inside out. It was AWFUL. - Tea works wonders. Helps me to focus my mind, and seems to slow down the scramble of thoughts enough to let me pick out one at a time. Haven't tried any medications with Little easy child. His big issues are Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) and anxiety, and we've been able to cope with both without medications so far. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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