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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 412726" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Welcome... I agree with removing the names, mine are nicknames for my kids and animals.</p><p> </p><p>Anyhoo - Jett (stepson) was put on a fairly high dose of Concerta and went from being mostly absentminded to FLAT OUT BRAT. Actually worse but I can't type that here.</p><p> </p><p>Some kids - ADHD or not - canNOT handle stimulants!</p><p> </p><p>Just from what I've read in your post, it sounds like the ODD showed up along with the ADHD medications. ODD is one of those catchall things - <em>all</em> kids are oppositional and/or defiant, occasionally. Usually it's caused by something under the surface. But you know what? There are other ways to handle this.</p><p> </p><p>One - I agree with rls - I don't this pediatricians should go anywhere NEAR mind-altering substances. They're not psychiatrists. Two - if it <em>is</em>, in fact, the stims - and it could be - I would think that a little bit of daydreaming/not paying attention would be preferable.</p><p> </p><p>...Who diagnosis'd your son? Reason I ask is - we once had a teacher who told us Jett NEEDED to be MEDICATED for his ADHD. Um. Teacher = not doctor. We had a neuropsychologist evaluate Jett, and he told us - yeah, kid's got mild ADHD - but medicating him won't help. So we're working with him, to learn ways around it. And it's working...</p><p> </p><p>There are also different medications. Maybe it's ADHD, maybe not. We also found out that many children are diagnosis'd with ADHD, when it's something else... OR... It's comorbid with something else, making the ADHD worse...</p><p> </p><p>Hugs, and welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 412726, member: 6705"] Welcome... I agree with removing the names, mine are nicknames for my kids and animals. Anyhoo - Jett (stepson) was put on a fairly high dose of Concerta and went from being mostly absentminded to FLAT OUT BRAT. Actually worse but I can't type that here. Some kids - ADHD or not - canNOT handle stimulants! Just from what I've read in your post, it sounds like the ODD showed up along with the ADHD medications. ODD is one of those catchall things - [I]all[/I] kids are oppositional and/or defiant, occasionally. Usually it's caused by something under the surface. But you know what? There are other ways to handle this. One - I agree with rls - I don't this pediatricians should go anywhere NEAR mind-altering substances. They're not psychiatrists. Two - if it [I]is[/I], in fact, the stims - and it could be - I would think that a little bit of daydreaming/not paying attention would be preferable. ...Who diagnosis'd your son? Reason I ask is - we once had a teacher who told us Jett NEEDED to be MEDICATED for his ADHD. Um. Teacher = not doctor. We had a neuropsychologist evaluate Jett, and he told us - yeah, kid's got mild ADHD - but medicating him won't help. So we're working with him, to learn ways around it. And it's working... There are also different medications. Maybe it's ADHD, maybe not. We also found out that many children are diagnosis'd with ADHD, when it's something else... OR... It's comorbid with something else, making the ADHD worse... Hugs, and welcome. [/QUOTE]
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