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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 28777" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi,</p><p>we had been seeing a child psychiatric for about a yr when we finally put difficult child on Adderal. (We had the child psychiatric fax the pediatrician and then had to make an in-person appointment. with-the pediatrician.) We were one of the lucky ones. It took effect immediately--within an hr. easy child daughter said, "Mommy, he sat down at the table and had a conversation with-me for the first time!" :laugh:</p><p>He started on 15 mg and is now on 20. It's working well. Still, he is so very allergic to wheat and dairy and they make him so hyper, that the foods sometimes negate the pills. We are trying to get him off all wheat and dairy, which is extremely difficult, as you can imagine. Our goal is to get him off the Adderal.</p><p>We are working with-the child psychiatric to help with-the rages and it seems to be working. For some reason, when the dr talks to difficult child, difficult child listens, even though he's saying the same things we are. It's the price of an authority figure, for sure. Plus, the dr never gets flustered. :smirk:</p><p>There is a slight rebound effect from the Adderal, but it's not bad, especially considering his behavior a yr ago.</p><p></p><p>Yes, it does cause his appetite to wane and he has lost about 6 lbs. He was pudgy with-a cute little boy tummy but at the age of 10 and almost 5 ft tall, the tummy had to go anyway! He's in sports and getting a bit of muscle, so that helps. And we occasionally give him a day off of the medications so he eats like a horse. </p><p></p><p>We are having him evaluation for Asperberger's next month. Even if he doesn't have it, I have found great value in the books on it that show the rage cycle. I used to think he snapped for no good reason, but now I can see how it builds up and there is always a warning and a reason. The Explosive Child is excellent, too.</p><p></p><p>The advantage to Benadryl is that you probably already have some at home, it's inexpensive, and easily available, and it only lasts a few hrs so if you try it and if the effects are not good, don't worry... things will calm down. I know it's scary but it's a road we all take.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and keep asking questions. It's always good to be informed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 28777, member: 3419"] Hi, we had been seeing a child psychiatric for about a yr when we finally put difficult child on Adderal. (We had the child psychiatric fax the pediatrician and then had to make an in-person appointment. with-the pediatrician.) We were one of the lucky ones. It took effect immediately--within an hr. easy child daughter said, "Mommy, he sat down at the table and had a conversation with-me for the first time!" [img]:laugh:[/img] He started on 15 mg and is now on 20. It's working well. Still, he is so very allergic to wheat and dairy and they make him so hyper, that the foods sometimes negate the pills. We are trying to get him off all wheat and dairy, which is extremely difficult, as you can imagine. Our goal is to get him off the Adderal. We are working with-the child psychiatric to help with-the rages and it seems to be working. For some reason, when the dr talks to difficult child, difficult child listens, even though he's saying the same things we are. It's the price of an authority figure, for sure. Plus, the dr never gets flustered. [img]:smirk:[/img] There is a slight rebound effect from the Adderal, but it's not bad, especially considering his behavior a yr ago. Yes, it does cause his appetite to wane and he has lost about 6 lbs. He was pudgy with-a cute little boy tummy but at the age of 10 and almost 5 ft tall, the tummy had to go anyway! He's in sports and getting a bit of muscle, so that helps. And we occasionally give him a day off of the medications so he eats like a horse. We are having him evaluation for Asperberger's next month. Even if he doesn't have it, I have found great value in the books on it that show the rage cycle. I used to think he snapped for no good reason, but now I can see how it builds up and there is always a warning and a reason. The Explosive Child is excellent, too. The advantage to Benadryl is that you probably already have some at home, it's inexpensive, and easily available, and it only lasts a few hrs so if you try it and if the effects are not good, don't worry... things will calm down. I know it's scary but it's a road we all take. Good luck and keep asking questions. It's always good to be informed. [/QUOTE]
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