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<blockquote data-quote="dcwsaranac" data-source="post: 145318" data-attributes="member: 4746"><p>I think seeing a psychiatrist would do a world of good. </p><p> </p><p>I had to jump through some hoops with the insurance company to make it happen, but I took my boy to a well respected mental health facility nearby. A psychologist evaluated him and made the diagnosis. </p><p> </p><p>From there we were allowed to take the diagnosis to anyone we wished for treatment, but ended up back at the same facility since nobody wants to consider treating a 5yr old child. The psychiatrist there did a great job of reviewing the diagnosis and recommended Metadate first, then the addition of Buspar. Both were spot-on.</p><p> </p><p>As to Bug's behavior changes, I believe that it was the combination of medicatin, plus behavior plan at his school that made the difference there. We don't have a formal plan at the school, but have maintained constant communication with his teacher, and she has done a great job.</p><p> </p><p>At home, we only had the behavior plan since the Metadate wore off around 4pm. We initially saw a rise in the ODD behaviors. I personally believe (and phyciatrist supported the theory) that this was because he didn't know how to manage his thoughts, and he had a lot of pent up frustration from before we started treatment. It's gotta be rough going through life thinking you're a "bad child" because you are always getting in trouble. He said a lot of hateful things about himself, us, and others during this time.</p><p> </p><p>We worked on establishing a simple, but solid behavior plan. 1-2-3 Magic may work for a lot of kids, but it didn't for mine (no matter how carefully we followed the plan). If you'd like to know exactly what our plan is, I'll be happy to send you a private message with the details. Lots of kids don't like change, and he struggled with it a little, but he appreciated the simple rules of the plan. </p><p> </p><p>I can't stress enough how important it is to have a plan - a written plan - in place. I've been told more than once that you can't medicate ODD (short of dropping them into zombie-land). By the way, writing it down isn't to keep him in compliance (does he read yet?) but you. </p><p> </p><p>We hated the idea of adding more drugs (we've seen over-medicated kids too often), but finally yielded when we grew tired of hearing how he was such a wonderful kid a school, and seeing the ad<strong><span style="font-size: 15px">H</span></strong>d child run loose at home. It made a huge difference.</p><p> </p><p>My children aren't perfect angels (no child is), but I can finally trust that my boy can participate with his peers and not stand out as the "spoiled, rude, mean, poorly-parented, trouble-maker." Only the parents that saw him before treatment know there was a problem. They know that we've been working hard, and have been very forgiving of past trangressions.</p><p> </p><p>You're not alone. Keep loving him - and when he pushes you away, love him anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dcwsaranac, post: 145318, member: 4746"] I think seeing a psychiatrist would do a world of good. I had to jump through some hoops with the insurance company to make it happen, but I took my boy to a well respected mental health facility nearby. A psychologist evaluated him and made the diagnosis. From there we were allowed to take the diagnosis to anyone we wished for treatment, but ended up back at the same facility since nobody wants to consider treating a 5yr old child. The psychiatrist there did a great job of reviewing the diagnosis and recommended Metadate first, then the addition of Buspar. Both were spot-on. As to Bug's behavior changes, I believe that it was the combination of medicatin, plus behavior plan at his school that made the difference there. We don't have a formal plan at the school, but have maintained constant communication with his teacher, and she has done a great job. At home, we only had the behavior plan since the Metadate wore off around 4pm. We initially saw a rise in the ODD behaviors. I personally believe (and phyciatrist supported the theory) that this was because he didn't know how to manage his thoughts, and he had a lot of pent up frustration from before we started treatment. It's gotta be rough going through life thinking you're a "bad child" because you are always getting in trouble. He said a lot of hateful things about himself, us, and others during this time. We worked on establishing a simple, but solid behavior plan. 1-2-3 Magic may work for a lot of kids, but it didn't for mine (no matter how carefully we followed the plan). If you'd like to know exactly what our plan is, I'll be happy to send you a private message with the details. Lots of kids don't like change, and he struggled with it a little, but he appreciated the simple rules of the plan. I can't stress enough how important it is to have a plan - a written plan - in place. I've been told more than once that you can't medicate ODD (short of dropping them into zombie-land). By the way, writing it down isn't to keep him in compliance (does he read yet?) but you. We hated the idea of adding more drugs (we've seen over-medicated kids too often), but finally yielded when we grew tired of hearing how he was such a wonderful kid a school, and seeing the ad[B][SIZE=4]H[/SIZE][/B]d child run loose at home. It made a huge difference. My children aren't perfect angels (no child is), but I can finally trust that my boy can participate with his peers and not stand out as the "spoiled, rude, mean, poorly-parented, trouble-maker." Only the parents that saw him before treatment know there was a problem. They know that we've been working hard, and have been very forgiving of past trangressions. You're not alone. Keep loving him - and when he pushes you away, love him anyway. [/QUOTE]
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