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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 503583" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Malika... Something I never quite understood about ADHD medications, but do now...</p><p></p><p>If the child functions better on medication, they won't be a zombie - <em>on the right medication</em>. Calm and placid doesn't come close to Jett's BFF on his medications. Manageable without duct tape, yes. He is still happy, gets excited - he is just more focused.</p><p></p><p>If you give a child who does not have ADHD/a need for the medications a stimulant... EEK. Jett was on 27mg Concerta and was a BRAT on it. HORRIBLE. Peed all over the floor in his sleep because he would CRASH and could not wake. Sleepwalking was a norm - we put a baby gate at the end of the hallway, he never made it to the stair (with a concrete pad at the bottom). Since this wasn't working, bio had the dr increase the dose to 54mg. It was like giving a 2-y/o a double-shot of espresso every 10 minutes until he crashed - and he would literally be jabbering a mile a minute and then - ZZZZZZZ. He was mean, destructive, and generally complete difficult child... And then... husband got residential and took him off the Concerta. (Bio had just had it increased again to 81mg - and had the school giving it to him unknown to husband (and me)). And he calmed WAY down. We no longer had the problems with him peeing everywhere, sleepwalking was gone - and he focuses the same in school as when he was on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 503583, member: 6705"] Malika... Something I never quite understood about ADHD medications, but do now... If the child functions better on medication, they won't be a zombie - [I]on the right medication[/I]. Calm and placid doesn't come close to Jett's BFF on his medications. Manageable without duct tape, yes. He is still happy, gets excited - he is just more focused. If you give a child who does not have ADHD/a need for the medications a stimulant... EEK. Jett was on 27mg Concerta and was a BRAT on it. HORRIBLE. Peed all over the floor in his sleep because he would CRASH and could not wake. Sleepwalking was a norm - we put a baby gate at the end of the hallway, he never made it to the stair (with a concrete pad at the bottom). Since this wasn't working, bio had the dr increase the dose to 54mg. It was like giving a 2-y/o a double-shot of espresso every 10 minutes until he crashed - and he would literally be jabbering a mile a minute and then - ZZZZZZZ. He was mean, destructive, and generally complete difficult child... And then... husband got residential and took him off the Concerta. (Bio had just had it increased again to 81mg - and had the school giving it to him unknown to husband (and me)). And he calmed WAY down. We no longer had the problems with him peeing everywhere, sleepwalking was gone - and he focuses the same in school as when he was on it. [/QUOTE]
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