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<blockquote data-quote="luvmyottb" data-source="post: 221458"><p>I would look to his medication for some answers. The stimulant Vyvanse could cause rages and intense meltdowns in the afternoon -the rebound effect when it begins to wear off. My daughter maxed out at 20mg for a 65 pound child. She would get physical and just rage out of control over something so simple such as putting the plate in the kitchen sink. </p><p> </p><p>We switched to the patch for ADHD issues which seems to agree with her much better. My 15 year old takes Vyvanse also. He weighs 170 and has never taken over 30 mg per day. My husband also takes Vyvanse 2 capsules at 20mg per day for a total of 40 mg. The whole family has ADD issues except me. </p><p> </p><p>Does he have a diagnosis? Get a copy of The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It helps a lot with kids that meltdown over seemingly nothing. If he hasn't had an evaluation, I would get him to a neuropsycholgist for testing. They have more training in the brain and the testing is more in depth than a regular psychologist. Did he have meltdowns before the medications? Good luck to you. I'm sure it is hard being a single mom. I hope you can nip his physical stuff now.. soon he will be too big and strong. Welcome to the board. Hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="luvmyottb, post: 221458"] I would look to his medication for some answers. The stimulant Vyvanse could cause rages and intense meltdowns in the afternoon -the rebound effect when it begins to wear off. My daughter maxed out at 20mg for a 65 pound child. She would get physical and just rage out of control over something so simple such as putting the plate in the kitchen sink. We switched to the patch for ADHD issues which seems to agree with her much better. My 15 year old takes Vyvanse also. He weighs 170 and has never taken over 30 mg per day. My husband also takes Vyvanse 2 capsules at 20mg per day for a total of 40 mg. The whole family has ADD issues except me. Does he have a diagnosis? Get a copy of The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It helps a lot with kids that meltdown over seemingly nothing. If he hasn't had an evaluation, I would get him to a neuropsycholgist for testing. They have more training in the brain and the testing is more in depth than a regular psychologist. Did he have meltdowns before the medications? Good luck to you. I'm sure it is hard being a single mom. I hope you can nip his physical stuff now.. soon he will be too big and strong. Welcome to the board. Hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
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