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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 376712"><p>Funny how kids are. Taking his medications was not an issue for our difficult child. One of the few things that wasn't. I think it was because initially he found that medications helped him or he thought they did. In reality he has not responded well at all to stimulants and it is unclear how well the other medications worked for him. So I am not sure we ever found a great solution. </p><p></p><p>Recently after age 18 he decided he wanted to stop all medications. At that point I did not have a legal say in the matter and I thought maybe it is time for him to try life without them. I asked him the other day about it and he said things are not better or worse off medications... in which case he is probably better off of them. Of course he is now 18 and clearly no longer hyperactive although I still think he has focus and impulse issues. </p><p></p><p>Given that he has drug issues I would just as soon he not mix them with medications so I am ok with him being off medications..... although i wish we had found just that right combo that would have made a big difference.</p><p></p><p>So none of this really addresses your issues. I guess though I feel if your son can find the benefit in the medications it may help...do you have any idea why he does not want to take them? Is it because he doesn't like to swallow them, is it because of some side effect, is it because it is not cool to take medications? I think if you can get to that issue things will go a lot easier.</p><p></p><p>I see where others are going with taking away all privileges....but it depends somewhat on the child. When we got into battles like that with our son, sometimes he would just do without the privileges!!! Getting into a power struggle never worked really well.</p><p></p><p>I think what would work better is to tie it to one thing that you know the medications help with... so say it is focus... somehow let him feel what it is like not to be able to focus without medications. So assign a task that he will get some kind of reward for only it is a task that requires good focus and let him see how much harder it is without medications. I don't know how much sense I am making as I am kind of thinking out loud off the top of my head.</p><p></p><p>I am just thinking if you have this battle at 10... that could be an 8 year long battle and you would be much better off if he could see the benefit of the medications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 376712"] Funny how kids are. Taking his medications was not an issue for our difficult child. One of the few things that wasn't. I think it was because initially he found that medications helped him or he thought they did. In reality he has not responded well at all to stimulants and it is unclear how well the other medications worked for him. So I am not sure we ever found a great solution. Recently after age 18 he decided he wanted to stop all medications. At that point I did not have a legal say in the matter and I thought maybe it is time for him to try life without them. I asked him the other day about it and he said things are not better or worse off medications... in which case he is probably better off of them. Of course he is now 18 and clearly no longer hyperactive although I still think he has focus and impulse issues. Given that he has drug issues I would just as soon he not mix them with medications so I am ok with him being off medications..... although i wish we had found just that right combo that would have made a big difference. So none of this really addresses your issues. I guess though I feel if your son can find the benefit in the medications it may help...do you have any idea why he does not want to take them? Is it because he doesn't like to swallow them, is it because of some side effect, is it because it is not cool to take medications? I think if you can get to that issue things will go a lot easier. I see where others are going with taking away all privileges....but it depends somewhat on the child. When we got into battles like that with our son, sometimes he would just do without the privileges!!! Getting into a power struggle never worked really well. I think what would work better is to tie it to one thing that you know the medications help with... so say it is focus... somehow let him feel what it is like not to be able to focus without medications. So assign a task that he will get some kind of reward for only it is a task that requires good focus and let him see how much harder it is without medications. I don't know how much sense I am making as I am kind of thinking out loud off the top of my head. I am just thinking if you have this battle at 10... that could be an 8 year long battle and you would be much better off if he could see the benefit of the medications. [/QUOTE]
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