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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 69738" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>WeepingWillow got it right, I feel. When medications work like this, it's not a cure, it's management. Sara also has a point about withdrawal - we used to find with difficult child 1 & ritalin (and others have found with dex - it varies) that they had what I called "rebound", where symptoms would seem to be even worse, as the medications were wearing off (or just after they had worn off).</p><p></p><p>I think you need to view the medications as being as important to your son, as insulin is to someone with Type 1 diabetes. I know it used to be the fashion to say, "give him a break on weekends," or "give him a break during the school holidays, at least a two week break each year, to see if he's outgrown the need," but we found we could never get away with that.</p><p></p><p>It's different for different kids, but sometimes you just have to take advantage of the knowledge gained by experience and work from there.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 69738, member: 1991"] WeepingWillow got it right, I feel. When medications work like this, it's not a cure, it's management. Sara also has a point about withdrawal - we used to find with difficult child 1 & ritalin (and others have found with dex - it varies) that they had what I called "rebound", where symptoms would seem to be even worse, as the medications were wearing off (or just after they had worn off). I think you need to view the medications as being as important to your son, as insulin is to someone with Type 1 diabetes. I know it used to be the fashion to say, "give him a break on weekends," or "give him a break during the school holidays, at least a two week break each year, to see if he's outgrown the need," but we found we could never get away with that. It's different for different kids, but sometimes you just have to take advantage of the knowledge gained by experience and work from there. Marg [/QUOTE]
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