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<blockquote data-quote="IT1967" data-source="post: 572619" data-attributes="member: 15615"><p>I am totally torn on the issue of medications. I'm having 2 totally different experience with-my 2 difficult child kids right now. My son who is a easy child/difficult child 2 - has been on Intuniv since August and recently added Concerta 18mg. I pray I'm not jinxing myself by saying this, but he's doing really well - *knock on wood*. He's 7, about to turn 8. We had tried a few other medications about 6 months before starting the Intuniv (all stims) and they had horrible side effects for him, so we discontinued them. The stimulant medications are out of their system within a day is my understanding. But I think we're in a good place and I do think the medications have helped him. However, on the other hand, I've been struggling with-my difficult child 1 (about to turn 10). We just started trying medications for her since August and so far, do not have the right medication and I <strong>hate</strong> what the potential side effects are, so I'm in the process of weaning her off what she's on now (Risperidone) and maybe try her on Intuniv to see if she has a good result like my son did. What I'm trying to say is that I waited a lot longer before putting difficult child 1 on medications and she is in a really bad place now. I'm worried about her social life being affected (it already is) and long-term future for her. Both my kids have the same issues. Every day I'm asking myself what might have been if I started her sooner on the medication as I did for my son. Maybe I wouldn't have had to even consider the horrible medication I have her on now if I'd started out sooner. I'll never know and maybe she'd be a ton better now, or maybe she wouldn't. But I am upset with-myself for not trying medication for her sooner. I feel like I'm playing catch up with-her and praying she'll stabilize. Bottom line for me - as of today, I'm happy I have my easy child/difficult child 2 on medication, but extremely unhappy to have my difficult child 1 on medication right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IT1967, post: 572619, member: 15615"] I am totally torn on the issue of medications. I'm having 2 totally different experience with-my 2 difficult child kids right now. My son who is a easy child/difficult child 2 - has been on Intuniv since August and recently added Concerta 18mg. I pray I'm not jinxing myself by saying this, but he's doing really well - *knock on wood*. He's 7, about to turn 8. We had tried a few other medications about 6 months before starting the Intuniv (all stims) and they had horrible side effects for him, so we discontinued them. The stimulant medications are out of their system within a day is my understanding. But I think we're in a good place and I do think the medications have helped him. However, on the other hand, I've been struggling with-my difficult child 1 (about to turn 10). We just started trying medications for her since August and so far, do not have the right medication and I [B]hate[/B] what the potential side effects are, so I'm in the process of weaning her off what she's on now (Risperidone) and maybe try her on Intuniv to see if she has a good result like my son did. What I'm trying to say is that I waited a lot longer before putting difficult child 1 on medications and she is in a really bad place now. I'm worried about her social life being affected (it already is) and long-term future for her. Both my kids have the same issues. Every day I'm asking myself what might have been if I started her sooner on the medication as I did for my son. Maybe I wouldn't have had to even consider the horrible medication I have her on now if I'd started out sooner. I'll never know and maybe she'd be a ton better now, or maybe she wouldn't. But I am upset with-myself for not trying medication for her sooner. I feel like I'm playing catch up with-her and praying she'll stabilize. Bottom line for me - as of today, I'm happy I have my easy child/difficult child 2 on medication, but extremely unhappy to have my difficult child 1 on medication right now. [/QUOTE]
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