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Deciding to try medication or not - advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 728763" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I think the decision to medicate or not to medicate is incredibly individual. We put my oldest son on medication for adhd when he was 7. We started on a weekend. It was ritalin, a medication that had a short amount of time in the body. We would know if it worked right away and if it did not, it would be out of him before bedtime. The worst it could do was give him more energy (which would be astounding as he was NEVER still!). It was a true miracle for him. He went to a soccer game and every single parent there - even the ones on the other team - all noticed a huge change. He paid attention, he stayed where he was supposed to be, he was just a calmer and more focused kid. WIthin a couple of years he was on quite a bit more medication. We always listened to how he felt while he was on the medication. The decision to stop or change medications was never his, but his input was always sought and weighed heavily. I honestly believe he would have looked for street drugs if we had not medicated him.</p><p></p><p>At one point we tried medication when my daughter had a hard time. We stopped that very quickly. Her body did not process them well. Not medication for depression. </p><p></p><p>Who has evaluated your child? How confident are you in the diagnosis? If you try the medication and it doesn't work well, you can stop them. That is what we did with my daughter. You might want to ask for more in depth testing to get to the root of the irritability and frustration. I would ask for a referral to a neuropsychologist (a psychologist with specialized training in the brain). They do testing that can pinpoint a wide range of problems and can help you decide what medications, if any, could help. It might make your decision easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 728763, member: 1233"] I think the decision to medicate or not to medicate is incredibly individual. We put my oldest son on medication for adhd when he was 7. We started on a weekend. It was ritalin, a medication that had a short amount of time in the body. We would know if it worked right away and if it did not, it would be out of him before bedtime. The worst it could do was give him more energy (which would be astounding as he was NEVER still!). It was a true miracle for him. He went to a soccer game and every single parent there - even the ones on the other team - all noticed a huge change. He paid attention, he stayed where he was supposed to be, he was just a calmer and more focused kid. WIthin a couple of years he was on quite a bit more medication. We always listened to how he felt while he was on the medication. The decision to stop or change medications was never his, but his input was always sought and weighed heavily. I honestly believe he would have looked for street drugs if we had not medicated him. At one point we tried medication when my daughter had a hard time. We stopped that very quickly. Her body did not process them well. Not medication for depression. Who has evaluated your child? How confident are you in the diagnosis? If you try the medication and it doesn't work well, you can stop them. That is what we did with my daughter. You might want to ask for more in depth testing to get to the root of the irritability and frustration. I would ask for a referral to a neuropsychologist (a psychologist with specialized training in the brain). They do testing that can pinpoint a wide range of problems and can help you decide what medications, if any, could help. It might make your decision easier. [/QUOTE]
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