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<blockquote data-quote="I'm going crazy!!!" data-source="post: 97861" data-attributes="member: 4280"><p>i'm normally in the general forum but decided to check this one out JMO but when my son was 3 he was tested very thouroughly but everyone felt he was too young and not "bad enough" to go on medications so we tried behavior modification this didn't work too well and i didn't understand why until someone explained it like this and it was just her opinion but here it is "How do you expect behavior modification to work if they're minds can't focus on what you are saying, with medication you get through a lot better and later after the behavior modification has started working then maybe you can take them off of the medications." Could you imagine not having control over your thoughts, actions, and emotions. I know as an adult I would take whatever I had to to gain even an ounce of control how could I possibly not give that to my son. This is NOT a guilt trip by any means I will NEVER judge a parent for their choices again when I don't know the whole story (use to do that a lot before difficult child). From everything I've read ADHD/ODD is like a learning disability and they have to be taught these "skills" little by little. I also feel that it's a chemical imbalance. You said you were scared of anything hurting your child, how harmful is it for him to never feel in control and how heathly is it for you to constantly have to deal with the ups and downs. My difficult child went to a psychologist for cognative testing, an education specialist for education testing, and he was seen 3 times for about 30 minutes each by a psychiatrist then we met with her and filled out dozens of forms. She diagnosis difficult child with ADHD which he was originally diagnosis by pediatrician doctor. After school started she added the ODD diagnosis. He was started on Adderall 5mg once a day for a week then increased to 7.5mg once a day then 10mg with clonodin 1/2 .1mg in the morning and 7.5mg in the middle he has taken benadryl for about a year but with stimulant he has to have 2 to sleep and he also gets a 1/2 .1mg of clonodin. Last year he had 8 different medication changes over the course of 1 school year. I know how tough it can be but I truly feel it is in his, mine, & my husbands best interest for him to be on medications. I have also read that you have to get the hyper behavior out of the way in order to treat any other issues. Chris was on Strattera it's a stimulant i believe and the other is the generic for Tenex which was originally for high blood pressure but has been known to help with impulsiveness and aggression when accompanied with an ADHD diagnosis. You can find some awesome information on <a href="http://www.webmd.com" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com</a> hang in there God is on your side and through him all things are possible I'll be praying for you and your family</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm going crazy!!!, post: 97861, member: 4280"] i'm normally in the general forum but decided to check this one out JMO but when my son was 3 he was tested very thouroughly but everyone felt he was too young and not "bad enough" to go on medications so we tried behavior modification this didn't work too well and i didn't understand why until someone explained it like this and it was just her opinion but here it is "How do you expect behavior modification to work if they're minds can't focus on what you are saying, with medication you get through a lot better and later after the behavior modification has started working then maybe you can take them off of the medications." Could you imagine not having control over your thoughts, actions, and emotions. I know as an adult I would take whatever I had to to gain even an ounce of control how could I possibly not give that to my son. This is NOT a guilt trip by any means I will NEVER judge a parent for their choices again when I don't know the whole story (use to do that a lot before difficult child). From everything I've read ADHD/ODD is like a learning disability and they have to be taught these "skills" little by little. I also feel that it's a chemical imbalance. You said you were scared of anything hurting your child, how harmful is it for him to never feel in control and how heathly is it for you to constantly have to deal with the ups and downs. My difficult child went to a psychologist for cognative testing, an education specialist for education testing, and he was seen 3 times for about 30 minutes each by a psychiatrist then we met with her and filled out dozens of forms. She diagnosis difficult child with ADHD which he was originally diagnosis by pediatrician doctor. After school started she added the ODD diagnosis. He was started on Adderall 5mg once a day for a week then increased to 7.5mg once a day then 10mg with clonodin 1/2 .1mg in the morning and 7.5mg in the middle he has taken benadryl for about a year but with stimulant he has to have 2 to sleep and he also gets a 1/2 .1mg of clonodin. Last year he had 8 different medication changes over the course of 1 school year. I know how tough it can be but I truly feel it is in his, mine, & my husbands best interest for him to be on medications. I have also read that you have to get the hyper behavior out of the way in order to treat any other issues. Chris was on Strattera it's a stimulant i believe and the other is the generic for Tenex which was originally for high blood pressure but has been known to help with impulsiveness and aggression when accompanied with an ADHD diagnosis. You can find some awesome information on [url="http://www.webmd.com"]http://www.webmd.com[/url] hang in there God is on your side and through him all things are possible I'll be praying for you and your family [/QUOTE]
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