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<blockquote data-quote="tryingtocope" data-source="post: 28367" data-attributes="member: 3549"><p>The appointment yesterday with the child psychiatrist went well. My husband went with me which was great. He's been the most hesistant to admit that our son may need some help. Before the appointment he tried to get my difficult child to color and my difficult child was having trouble focusing, got easily frustrated and at times refused to do anything. I think that experience kind of opened his eyes.</p><p></p><p>The psychiatrist discussed our experience with him and also talked to him. He thinks that the symptoms seem like ADHD. He also thinks there may be symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Aspergers but that right now we would treat the ADHD.</p><p></p><p>Since my son is not in school, the psychiatrist suggested we give him some Benadryl and see if that helps. If that doesn't work then he suggested Adderall. He gave me a prescription to Adderall. He said one of the side effects is loss of appetite. Has anyone had experience with Adderall?</p><p></p><p>He said that therapy will also be added as we go. I am concerned about putting difficult child on medication.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tryingtocope, post: 28367, member: 3549"] The appointment yesterday with the child psychiatrist went well. My husband went with me which was great. He's been the most hesistant to admit that our son may need some help. Before the appointment he tried to get my difficult child to color and my difficult child was having trouble focusing, got easily frustrated and at times refused to do anything. I think that experience kind of opened his eyes. The psychiatrist discussed our experience with him and also talked to him. He thinks that the symptoms seem like ADHD. He also thinks there may be symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Aspergers but that right now we would treat the ADHD. Since my son is not in school, the psychiatrist suggested we give him some Benadryl and see if that helps. If that doesn't work then he suggested Adderall. He gave me a prescription to Adderall. He said one of the side effects is loss of appetite. Has anyone had experience with Adderall? He said that therapy will also be added as we go. I am concerned about putting difficult child on medication. [/QUOTE]
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