Without the stimulant he was having lots of troubling concentrating at school. Also, his conduct grades have improved (so far) at school since starting back on the Focalin. But if it were totally up to me I would say no to the stimulants. Our quality of life at my house is so poor when he is like this. I honestly did not think life could be anything but like this until this past summer when he was on lithium by itself. Although difficult child was still a difficult kid, the peace and tranquility around here was amazing.
But if the problems are only reported at my house I am once again facing that uphill battle of trying to convince his father and doctors that the stimulants are not a good idea.
I would like to try something else for the focus....at this point I don't know what... anything but the stimulants. If the ex-husband and psychiatrists don't agree I am going to suggest difficult child just live with his father 100% of time. I have suggested that in the past (before his father's epiphany in July which led to the change in difficult children diagnosis and lithium) and his father refused. It is just not fair that I have no control over what medications he takes yet have to bear the brunt of the effects. But that is the reality of the situation.
