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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 46812" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I medicated my son fast, and I always advice parents, based on my experience, never to medicate until you have more than one opinion, and I recommend going to a neuropsychologist AND Child Psychiatrist so they can put their heads together and see what they feel is wrong and what would help. ODD in my opinion is meaningless. It just means blanket defiant behavior. It rarely stands alone. I would be careful or your kid could be like my kid: On an infinite amount of medications for disorders he never really had. He has been on (for ADHD/ODD, which he doesn't have) Ritalin, Concerta, Adderrall, then for bipolar (which he doesn't really have) Trileptal, Depakote, Lithium, Seroquel, Risperdal, Zyprexa, and I'm sure more I can't even remember. He's a good fifty pounds overweight, but was thin before all these medications. He had years of cognitive dulling. I'm not trying to scare you. Some disorders require medications. I have bipolar and I need them, but I'm an adult and can tell if I'm being zombied out. I hate to sound pessimistic but even a full evaluation can be wrong. You need updates and to see if the treatment is working. If it's not, I recommend moving on for more answers. For now, if the child is checked out by a lot of good professionals and you get the same answers, then I'd try medications. I wouldn't rush on the basis of a one hour observation. Read my other answer to you on your other post. Anyways JMO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 46812, member: 1550"] I medicated my son fast, and I always advice parents, based on my experience, never to medicate until you have more than one opinion, and I recommend going to a neuropsychologist AND Child Psychiatrist so they can put their heads together and see what they feel is wrong and what would help. ODD in my opinion is meaningless. It just means blanket defiant behavior. It rarely stands alone. I would be careful or your kid could be like my kid: On an infinite amount of medications for disorders he never really had. He has been on (for ADHD/ODD, which he doesn't have) Ritalin, Concerta, Adderrall, then for bipolar (which he doesn't really have) Trileptal, Depakote, Lithium, Seroquel, Risperdal, Zyprexa, and I'm sure more I can't even remember. He's a good fifty pounds overweight, but was thin before all these medications. He had years of cognitive dulling. I'm not trying to scare you. Some disorders require medications. I have bipolar and I need them, but I'm an adult and can tell if I'm being zombied out. I hate to sound pessimistic but even a full evaluation can be wrong. You need updates and to see if the treatment is working. If it's not, I recommend moving on for more answers. For now, if the child is checked out by a lot of good professionals and you get the same answers, then I'd try medications. I wouldn't rush on the basis of a one hour observation. Read my other answer to you on your other post. Anyways JMO [/QUOTE]
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