Joey has been on Risperadol, Focalin, Adderall, Daytrana, Tenex and Metadate in the past. The stimulants seem to have the opposite affect on him and seem to wire him other than calm him. The Clonidine has been the only medication that has had any effect on him long term. But now it seems as if his blood pressure is high. Today it was 130/78 I believe, but he was also fighting the machine so they aren't sure if that was an accurate reading. His primary doctor, his pediatrican, diagnosed the ADHD. After that he started to see a clinican at a Behavioral Clinic and she was the one that prescribed the medications. I'm just unsure of any other tactics to use with him. And to take him off the clonidine, which is what the doctor that I saw today, wants to do, Im completely sure I wouldn't be able to handle it. Joey hits back, talk backs, has explosive meltdowns. And like I said before I dont know what to do. I know they say to stay calm but its hard to do when your child is hitting you and talking back to you, or worse, trying to hurt themselves. And I don't have a park around nearby, and he can't go outside in the daytime until the evening, because he burns really easily. So his only other option is to stay in the house, and play and watch t.v. I just don't know what to do. And the doctor today, the only he accomplished was to make me feel worse and more depressed. To sit there and tellme that my child was one of the "worst", meaning hyper etc, he has seen, and that hes not sure he can help him, and that it will always be a struggle. I don't know. I just don't anymore.
