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<blockquote data-quote="olemissreb85" data-source="post: 133332" data-attributes="member: 4162"><p>Thank you all for your thoughts. My 12yo was diagnosed with the ADD by his pediatrician. This diagnosis was based on actions/traits that I described as well as what he saw in his office. The Concerta was prescribed by our pediatrician. The ADD diagnosis was confirmed after the psycho ed evaluation that was done by a psychologist (different from the one we are seeing). The evaluation also discovered the ODD and non-specific anxiety and depression. My son weighs 82 pounds and seems to be doing well on the 90 mg of Concerta. His pediatrician recognizes that this is a high level and we are watching him. Thanks for letting me know about the Concerta exacerbating the anxiety and the depression. I'll bring that up next time I'm in the pediatrician's office.</p><p></p><p>We went to see the psychiatrist that our psychologist recommended. She was very nice and I was so totally comfortable with her. She seemed to really "get" my son - after only one meeting. She is going to confer with the psychologist and probably our pediatrician to discuss the medications. She is supposed to be very knowledgeable about those types of things. I'm waiting to hear back from her. From what I can tell she also does therapy. If I'm right, I think we will probably switch to her - my son said he was comfortable with her and liked her better than the psychologist!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olemissreb85, post: 133332, member: 4162"] Thank you all for your thoughts. My 12yo was diagnosed with the ADD by his pediatrician. This diagnosis was based on actions/traits that I described as well as what he saw in his office. The Concerta was prescribed by our pediatrician. The ADD diagnosis was confirmed after the psycho ed evaluation that was done by a psychologist (different from the one we are seeing). The evaluation also discovered the ODD and non-specific anxiety and depression. My son weighs 82 pounds and seems to be doing well on the 90 mg of Concerta. His pediatrician recognizes that this is a high level and we are watching him. Thanks for letting me know about the Concerta exacerbating the anxiety and the depression. I'll bring that up next time I'm in the pediatrician's office. We went to see the psychiatrist that our psychologist recommended. She was very nice and I was so totally comfortable with her. She seemed to really "get" my son - after only one meeting. She is going to confer with the psychologist and probably our pediatrician to discuss the medications. She is supposed to be very knowledgeable about those types of things. I'm waiting to hear back from her. From what I can tell she also does therapy. If I'm right, I think we will probably switch to her - my son said he was comfortable with her and liked her better than the psychologist! [/QUOTE]
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