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<blockquote data-quote="addie" data-source="post: 516765" data-attributes="member: 140"><p>Yes, if the indications are that a child MIGHT be ADHD/ADD, then Ritalin (in any of it's various forms) is, to my mind, a good idea. It is fast in and fast out. Either it works or it doesn't. </p><p>Once upon a time I thought medicating children was awful. </p><p>Many, many kids later, I think if one is working closely with a psychiatrist to monitor and report, since there are no drug trials on kids (well, very few) well, I have seen both sides of it. </p><p>I have started a ten day trial of Ritalin on someone, only to take them off it after only one day. It is that obvious that it is the wrong medication for that child. But everything I do is done with full knowledge and permission from the psychiatrist.</p><p>i have used medications that take time to act ... an anti-anxiety medication on a 6 yr old. And ... It took a few days but her encopresis gradually stopped. But we had a fair indication it was anxiety-related. But then I have had quite a bit of experience with encopresis and have always found it to be psychological, not physioligal.</p><p>if the psychiatrist feels ok about trialling Ritalin, why not? It's been around for a very long time.</p><p>i think the main thing about medications for children is that if they work, great. If not, then stop them. But everything MUST be done under the supervision of a psychiatrist. I have a great child psychiatrist.</p><p>so to ask if it is a diagnostic tool, while I would not put it quite that way ... Yes, sort of.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="addie, post: 516765, member: 140"] Yes, if the indications are that a child MIGHT be ADHD/ADD, then Ritalin (in any of it's various forms) is, to my mind, a good idea. It is fast in and fast out. Either it works or it doesn't. Once upon a time I thought medicating children was awful. Many, many kids later, I think if one is working closely with a psychiatrist to monitor and report, since there are no drug trials on kids (well, very few) well, I have seen both sides of it. I have started a ten day trial of Ritalin on someone, only to take them off it after only one day. It is that obvious that it is the wrong medication for that child. But everything I do is done with full knowledge and permission from the psychiatrist. i have used medications that take time to act ... an anti-anxiety medication on a 6 yr old. And ... It took a few days but her encopresis gradually stopped. But we had a fair indication it was anxiety-related. But then I have had quite a bit of experience with encopresis and have always found it to be psychological, not physioligal. if the psychiatrist feels ok about trialling Ritalin, why not? It's been around for a very long time. i think the main thing about medications for children is that if they work, great. If not, then stop them. But everything MUST be done under the supervision of a psychiatrist. I have a great child psychiatrist. so to ask if it is a diagnostic tool, while I would not put it quite that way ... Yes, sort of. [/QUOTE]
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