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Deciding to try medication or not - advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 728756" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>My daughter was 9 when she started on ADHD medications. I had tried everything else I could think of, and believe me, something had to change. medications made a world of difference for her, on the positive side.</p><p></p><p>My Hubby also has ADHD, so when he was diagnosed (at age 40), we figured there would be no problem. Protocol had changed, and he had to start on Strattera. It was not a good fit for someone who had already been diagnosed unipolar depressive. By not a good fit, I mean hell on earth. Longest month EVER. Once he got on stimulants, he did very well, finished college, and has a great job.</p><p></p><p>It's a matter of finding the right medication for you (or your son). Sometimes the first one works, sometimes the fourth or fifth or even sixth one does. He is old enough to let you know how he feels. I kept a spreadsheet of dates, dosage, and behaviors (crying, fighting, hiding in room) any time we started a new medication, both for the doctors and for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 728756, member: 4040"] My daughter was 9 when she started on ADHD medications. I had tried everything else I could think of, and believe me, something had to change. medications made a world of difference for her, on the positive side. My Hubby also has ADHD, so when he was diagnosed (at age 40), we figured there would be no problem. Protocol had changed, and he had to start on Strattera. It was not a good fit for someone who had already been diagnosed unipolar depressive. By not a good fit, I mean hell on earth. Longest month EVER. Once he got on stimulants, he did very well, finished college, and has a great job. It's a matter of finding the right medication for you (or your son). Sometimes the first one works, sometimes the fourth or fifth or even sixth one does. He is old enough to let you know how he feels. I kept a spreadsheet of dates, dosage, and behaviors (crying, fighting, hiding in room) any time we started a new medication, both for the doctors and for me. [/QUOTE]
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