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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 212473" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I remember the amazement and hope and joy that came with Wiz' first trial of a stimulant. It was truly incredible. I gave it to him just before a soccer game on a Saturday. He was able to do exactly what he was supposed to do, had a LOT more fun, and even parents on the OTHER team noticed how different he was.</p><p> </p><p>We used concerta for many years with much success. It was truly magic, esp at first. It didn't solve all the problems, and we DID have to learn new parenting skills to deal with Wiz' new behavior abilities. </p><p> </p><p>It takes time and patience to develop newparenting skills and how to use your parenting tools. I STRONGLY recommend the Love and Logic books - they were amazing for us.</p><p> </p><p>I am so glad you got to really SEE the changes the medications can make. Most medications don't give you the immediate gratification of the stimulants - they take weeks and weeks to work, and the change is gradual. </p><p> </p><p>Enjoy the new behaviors of your difficult child, and talk to the psychiatrist or a local therapist about parenting groups or classes for parents of a child with ADHD. </p><p> </p><p>And you are not naive to hope that this is it. You are a Mom. We moms MUST hope that whatever we are doing is "it" that will help our kids learn and grow and be as "normal" as possible. If we didn't have that hope we couldn't handle all that we do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 212473, member: 1233"] I remember the amazement and hope and joy that came with Wiz' first trial of a stimulant. It was truly incredible. I gave it to him just before a soccer game on a Saturday. He was able to do exactly what he was supposed to do, had a LOT more fun, and even parents on the OTHER team noticed how different he was. We used concerta for many years with much success. It was truly magic, esp at first. It didn't solve all the problems, and we DID have to learn new parenting skills to deal with Wiz' new behavior abilities. It takes time and patience to develop newparenting skills and how to use your parenting tools. I STRONGLY recommend the Love and Logic books - they were amazing for us. I am so glad you got to really SEE the changes the medications can make. Most medications don't give you the immediate gratification of the stimulants - they take weeks and weeks to work, and the change is gradual. Enjoy the new behaviors of your difficult child, and talk to the psychiatrist or a local therapist about parenting groups or classes for parents of a child with ADHD. And you are not naive to hope that this is it. You are a Mom. We moms MUST hope that whatever we are doing is "it" that will help our kids learn and grow and be as "normal" as possible. If we didn't have that hope we couldn't handle all that we do. [/QUOTE]
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