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<blockquote data-quote="Roxona" data-source="post: 685686" data-attributes="member: 19076"><p>My J was on Concerta for several years when he was younger. As he approached puberty his body chemistry started to change. He wasn't eating, sleeping or growing. Basically failing to thrive. He was becoming more disruptive in school, so the doctor recommended increasing the dosage. This caused increased stomach aches. At that point, I decided to take him off of the mediation to see what would happen. I never really liked him being on the medication in the first place. Well, he started eating and growing like a weed, and he was sleeping better. With these changes, he was even able to focus better in school. It was by no means perfect, but his behavior was actually better than when he was on the medication.</p><p></p><p>Now with SS10, he was on Adderall, Clonidine and Melatonin for about four or five years, I think. I have been in his life for almost three years, so I don't have a complete history. However, from the sounds of it, he has been out of control for most of his life. They tried pretty much every medication they could, and I suppose the above combination worked the best, but not really. That said he wasn't thriving either, and in addition he was having serious issues with anger and night terrors, so I asked his father to take him off all medication, so we can see who he truly is. Like my J, he started eating, growing and sleeping better. He is still just as disruptive in school though.</p><p></p><p>In retrospect, I'm not sure that giving our children these medications are in their best interest. I'm not anti-medication. There is definitely a time and place for it. However, in my small, humble opinion, they never learn how to control themselves. The medication only serves as a Band-Aid to mask the symptoms. I think there has to be a better way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roxona, post: 685686, member: 19076"] My J was on Concerta for several years when he was younger. As he approached puberty his body chemistry started to change. He wasn't eating, sleeping or growing. Basically failing to thrive. He was becoming more disruptive in school, so the doctor recommended increasing the dosage. This caused increased stomach aches. At that point, I decided to take him off of the mediation to see what would happen. I never really liked him being on the medication in the first place. Well, he started eating and growing like a weed, and he was sleeping better. With these changes, he was even able to focus better in school. It was by no means perfect, but his behavior was actually better than when he was on the medication. Now with SS10, he was on Adderall, Clonidine and Melatonin for about four or five years, I think. I have been in his life for almost three years, so I don't have a complete history. However, from the sounds of it, he has been out of control for most of his life. They tried pretty much every medication they could, and I suppose the above combination worked the best, but not really. That said he wasn't thriving either, and in addition he was having serious issues with anger and night terrors, so I asked his father to take him off all medication, so we can see who he truly is. Like my J, he started eating, growing and sleeping better. He is still just as disruptive in school though. In retrospect, I'm not sure that giving our children these medications are in their best interest. I'm not anti-medication. There is definitely a time and place for it. However, in my small, humble opinion, they never learn how to control themselves. The medication only serves as a Band-Aid to mask the symptoms. I think there has to be a better way. [/QUOTE]
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