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taking difficult child off ritalin, little nervous?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 129008" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well, I'm an OLD 54...lol...and by the time we adopted my Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son I'd had lots of parenting experience, good and difficult. When Ritalin and other stims made my son mean and aggressive I thought, "This not only isn't working, it's making him worse." I took him off the medications myself, having been told that this is no withdrawals, and he was fine. I'm not necessarily recommending you do that too, but that's w hat I did each time a stimulant made him worse. I'm one who is mistrustful of doctors. Psychiatry is an inexact science. in my opinion you live with your child. If you see a medication isn't helping, it makes sense to remove it (although it's wise to a doctor's help). If your doctor makes you feel bad for removing the Ritalin find another doctor, even a pediatrician, to help you with the removal. I've done THAT too. I know for a fact that some doctors overmedicate and think you have to take a pill for every symptom and that they don't always know what they're talking about. My son always went to Psychiatrists (with the MD) and he was misdiagnosed twice--ADHD/ODD then bipolar. He was put on at least ten medications. He went to neuropsychologist at 11 and he tested him for twelve hours and believed he wasn't ADHD or bipolar, but on the autistm spectrum (something hub and I had thought from the first). He was weaned off all of his medications and four years later he's never been better. I told you this story just so you realize YES doctors can and often are wrong. Observe your chlid. If a doctor's treatment isn't helping (as in he is better) then in my opinion move on and get another opinion. Good luck ! <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="BusynMember, post: 129008, member: 1550"] Well, I'm an OLD 54...lol...and by the time we adopted my Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son I'd had lots of parenting experience, good and difficult. When Ritalin and other stims made my son mean and aggressive I thought, "This not only isn't working, it's making him worse." I took him off the medications myself, having been told that this is no withdrawals, and he was fine. I'm not necessarily recommending you do that too, but that's w hat I did each time a stimulant made him worse. I'm one who is mistrustful of doctors. Psychiatry is an inexact science. in my opinion you live with your child. If you see a medication isn't helping, it makes sense to remove it (although it's wise to a doctor's help). If your doctor makes you feel bad for removing the Ritalin find another doctor, even a pediatrician, to help you with the removal. I've done THAT too. I know for a fact that some doctors overmedicate and think you have to take a pill for every symptom and that they don't always know what they're talking about. My son always went to Psychiatrists (with the MD) and he was misdiagnosed twice--ADHD/ODD then bipolar. He was put on at least ten medications. He went to neuropsychologist at 11 and he tested him for twelve hours and believed he wasn't ADHD or bipolar, but on the autistm spectrum (something hub and I had thought from the first). He was weaned off all of his medications and four years later he's never been better. I told you this story just so you realize YES doctors can and often are wrong. Observe your chlid. If a doctor's treatment isn't helping (as in he is better) then in my opinion move on and get another opinion. Good luck ! :) [/QUOTE]
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