prettywingz
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My son was officially Diagnosed with ADHD combined and ODD. He is 6 years old. I am a single mother and I am just really burnt out. He was on Tenex and Clonidine and Meletonin, Which helped him calm down his behavior a lot, he was still very active and had meltdowns, but they decreased significantly at home at least. The combination of the Tenex and Clonidine made him really tired and he was sleeping in class, so I stopped the Clonidine at night and reversed the dosage of tenex, 1/2 pill in the morning and 1 pill at night. This seemed to be working and the Dr sent him for a EKG before starting him on stimulant. so when I finally was able to get the EKG, and made an appointment with the Dr to start the Stimulant, He told me that My son's Pediatrician had to read the EKG first and say that it is ok and I had to Call the Pediatrician and get this permission. I also mentioned how I stopped the Clonidine because he was sleeping in class and the Dr. took him off the Tenex also. so he has been without any medications for a few weeks now and my son is out of control. He has been acting out in school, he has been unbearable at home. He does not sleep. My neighbors, I have only lived here for 2 months and they have complained about him running and jumping and his screams, and I have gotten several notices from management stating that I am violating the terms of my lease because of the noise he is making. I just had surgery Weds. His father was supposed to take him this weekend so I could rest, well he bailed out and said he didn't have any money. Mean while I scheduled to go back to work tomorrow although the Dr said I should stay out longer, but I was feeling better while he was at school during the week. Now I am exhausted, burnt out and Just feel so overwhelmed at this point. I am on edge every time he makes a noise for fear of being evicted. The one time They complained, he was jumping and I want to discipline him, trying to send him to time out and he began running, jumping and screaming louder so I'm like ok what can I do. I have high blood pressure, I am stressed, I feel like crying sometimes, and the rare times when his Dad does get him Maybe once every few months I breath a sigh of relief and when it is time for him to come home, I brace myself. I love my son soo much but I don't know what else to do. He is still not on Medication. His Dr. is a quack and there are only 6 doctor's who accept my insurance and sees patients his age, the other 5 are not accepting mew patients, so I am stuck with this quack. I applied for and was approved for PH95, but they said that I have to find someone willing to accept both insurances or they will not pay, so I am stuck. I looked for a ADHD support group but there is none in my area. sorry I am just drained and needed someone to talk to about it because no one understands. They think that he is just bad because he looks normal, and I am a poor parent. My neighbor knocked on my door and said that I need to control my kids, he doesn't know me from Adam. Any suggestions remedy's?