My son is 7, he says he feels so much better on his medicine. He was quite dangerous at school unmedicated
Meds my child’s grades went from d,s. To b,c and he stopped moving so much. Start with lowest dose, try it then increase as needed. From 5-13 my son was on meds .this summer he is off them and doing well.
No coffee it was even in my sons iep he had to have coffee in the morning. If he was not paying attention teachers would ask did you have your coffee this morning and if not they would go get him some!
I also regret not starting my son on medication sooner
My son was tested last year he has more then the just adhd so I medicated him only for the add as the teacher were have trouble with him the first medication he behaviour inproved but had to take him off as he lost a lot of weight second .education was making he behaviour a lot worst worst n giving him git pains he’s on no medication atm waiting for hes next appioment to see what we can do as the teacher are having trouble controlling him
I’m on the same boat didn’t want my daughter on meds I’m only going to do it school time summer time no my daughter is the same but she can handle a period of time sitting down sometime her teacher had to take the chair seat away because she would constantly move alot with the chair and won’t focus on School work n don’t care to do it only fast past
My son was officially evaluated when he was 9 I believe. He was always active and talked a lot. I just figured we all talk a lot in my family and he was only child so it was natural for him to be as active as the rest of us in the family. I was very much against medication, I tried everything else. I fought against it for years. My son has iq above average so he was not falling behind, which made me feel like no medication was the right choice. Over time he started being more and more active and started to get in serious trouble, he started hating school, and ones when I made him write an apology letter he said, which broke my heart, that he is just a bad person and he can’t help it he wish he could be good but God made him bad and he can’t help it. Right around that time I had him evaluated and he had adhd and ofcourse they proscribed medication. I was still against it, but at that time I was running out of options. So I decided to start it on Saturday so I can’t see if he is going to become a zombie. He did fine at first just did not have much of an appetite… that afternoon we did his math homework he sat and did some 50 problems is like 5 mins, did not need to pee, or pet the dog, or get some water, etc. He turned to me and he said this was so much fun. I felt terrible as a mother for denying him that happiness for years prior and letting him suffer because of my own fears. For boys seems like 8 to11 is the worst years. I honestly felt like on his 11 birthday he was already different child. I skipped as much as possible on medications as I did not want him to get dependent on them. Now he is 12.5 and he is not taking any of them. He has not been in trouble this whole semester. I wish you best or luck on making your decision, I know it’s the hard one.
This may seem taboo but try cbd gummies. My niece is adhd but her dad is as well and hated being on meds. Cbd didn’t make her a zombie like the pills would’ve but did help her to calm and focus a bit. Add magnesium also. Most adhd kids are deficient in it. Hope u get some help I know it’s difficult
I mean I was the same way as a child and let me tell you I hated my medicine I’d hide it under my tongue and throw it out the truck window every morning cause it made me zombie like for the whole day I wouldn’t eat speak or anything . I guess it depends on how strong the medicine is too cause they put me on something way to strong for a 12 year old but the medicine did help with my school work I paid attention more and made great grades when I was on it
My son had ADHD medd and was medicated about age 8. He was then placed on an IEP til 10th grade. He eventually didnt need meds anymore.
My daughter has ADD. We tried, for two years, doing the natural ways … Essential oils, I would go to the health food store and get organic attention or focus tablets, cbd oil, literally everything we could think of … For two years we tried so hard. Nothing worked. I felt like I failed my baby. I went to the Dr and she was put on a low dose of meds … It helped tremendously … After about six months we had to move up on the dosage as her body was immune to the very low dose. She made leaps and bounds and my average “c and D” student was now making A and Bs and even an honors class!!! It gave her the medium she needed to know what “level” of focus she was to be on to get those grades and after the medication for two years of routine and habit … She no longer needs it! I am grateful I went and did it when I did (my parents were fully against meds for her). I am here Mommy and I knew she needed something besides what I had to offer. It has helped not only her grades and focus … But her self esteem and self control! Before I would have said NO, my kid is just being a kid … But after all the years of struggling … I wish I would have taken that leap earlier.
ADHD meds have come a LONG way since I was younger(Im 34). When I was younger there seemed to be a huge stigma surrounding them. There werent many options on meds and tje dosing was always high, which I think is where we all got the fear of our kids being in a zombie like state. I too was against medication initially. My son had a horrific and traumatizing year for kindergarten. Over that summer we took him to have a complete mental health evaluation by a child psychologist. We suspected ADHD but his ped wanted to make sure nothing else was also going on…which we were 100% on board with. After discussing meds thoroughly with the ped we decided to give them a try. Our son made a HUGE turnaround. He spent all of 1st grade playing catch up to his peers. He managed to get caught up and excel in some areas over his peers!
What sealed the deal for me and reassured me we made the right decision was when he came to me on a Saturday(we too try and take breaks just on weekends- if we go any longer he experiences headaches/stomach aches when restarting med) and he asked me for his medication. He said he wanted to take it so that his “brain would only think about one thing at a time” and how happy that made him. He was trying to play a video game and was having a hard time concentrating. That response from him let me know this WAS the right decision. I also felt horrible for letting my own bias getting in the way to begin with because if I hadn’t he wouldn’t have had such a terrible first year of school and fell behind.
Everyones situation, reasons, beliefs are different. It is important to block others out and just focus on the needs of your child and what YOU feel would be best. At the end of day no one else matters and its not their place to tell you what is the right/wrong decision. Advocate for your son!
When my daughter was 5-6 years old, she was very hyper and unfocused in school. I knew that she might be ADHD because my husband (her dad) was ADHD as child and it tends to be genetic. Both my husband agreed that until she started having trouble academically we would not get her tested or put her on medication. She made until 3rd grade before having trouble academically and then it was me that noticed the focusing problems instead of her teacher. Probably because I was a special education in the same school. We took her to her pediatrician where she was diagnosed with ADHD after I filled out a questionnaire over her behaviors and the teacher also filled one out. She was put on a medication that is time-released. It has had to be modified over the years according to her weight and age. She is now finishing up 9th grade and is doing great! She is still on medication but she has also found her own ways to make sure she is focusing in school (listening to music is great). I know that medication works but I also know that when she has trouble, I don’t let her use ADHD or missing her medication as an excuse.
Yes and it helped his behaviour at school and home. He is 21 now and doing fine.
Iv always had ADHD and both my partner and I believe he also has it.
I was medicated as a kid at around 7ish years old and it made the world of a difference for me.
But our eldest girl also has ADHD and with the knowledge of how much medication helped myself as a kid especially with schooling, when she started year 1 and we were informed that she was falling a little behind solely due to her attention, we chose to medicate her for school days so that she didn’t end up to far behind with her education only just starting.
You can always stop the medicine if it doesn’t help
I have 2 autistic kids. One non verbal and one is like your kid, like what you describe. I don’t give them medication. There’s a lot of side effects. He definitely needs to be evaluated. When your kid gets therapy he will get much better. There’s some people get a therapy dog to help. You have to find or learn what your kid likes and dislikes. 
Coffee helps quite alot. Serve it on ice with cream and sugar. Doctor recommended!
I did for years didn’t really help to much just at school she’s a totally different person at home
My son has ADHD, and dyslexia.
Talk about a struggle. The school tried everything to help him read, 4 plus years, they finally told me they couldn’t do anything for him. We found the Scottish Rights program, absolutely amazing!
Keep in mind though he is still ADHD on top of this.
I had to take him to the doctor, yes he was prescribed Ritalin. I let him take it during the school year, occasionally would get a mild headache. When it came down to it, he got put on a time released capsule. Worked wonders. Again off during the summer. Eventually as he got older, he drank coffee to slow him down. The principal at his last high school had a restaurant, let him have free coffee. Yes. It helped.
Even though he is in his mid thirties, he still uses caffeine to keep himself focused. I told him he had to help to learn to control it. He has.
Yup make him a dope addict at 6 years old, take the easy way out .yup make it easy on yourself, yup don’t make them follow rules or nothing cuz it’s easier that way, then when they get to be 16 17 18 they need drugs to get calmed down but they don’t know how to control themselves because they’ve been doped up. And then try to control them at that age good luck
Go look up a product called Reliv. I’ve feared outs done amazing things for kids with adhd
My daughter, now 18, has text book ADHD. We used caffeine and less sugar. She graduated HS this week with a 4.1 GPA, perfect attendance, and was our top shooter for JROTC. I never once considered medicating her, not even once. It just takes patience, understanding, and attentiveness and your child will be fine. Side note; she is not an only child, she has 1 big sister and 2 little sisters.
I tell you how to decide? Take 2 before bed. You will never, ever give them to your child. I did by accident and my child never took them again.
ADHD should be treated with a specific diet and with holistic medicine if necessary.
Sounds just like he’s being a 6 year old boy to me. 
My 8yr old son has ADHD!
You can also look into brain integration therapy as a way to address issues
Look I’m going to tell you something. You need to do what’s best for your child. My son is just turn 7 got diagnosed with it about a month or so ago he was still 6. Anyways it was a hard a struggling battle because I knew deep down there was always something wrong. I would have to scream at him just to get one task done. He would never listen and he was going to school distracting his classmates. He would look at the bord and then go back to drawing. He was tapping on classmates shoes. Wouldn’t finish his work. Even in preschool I was battling with things. Like taking things that don’t belong to him ext… I just knew he had it. I had teacher calling me left and right. He even cut his own hair. I was the only one dealing with this because my hubby works in even so he gone from 11 to 11 m- f rides so he wasn’t seeing and dealing with this. Well he was completely against medication his mother convinced him that he was completely fine and that if he takes any medication he will become a DRUG ADDICT! That it will turn him crazy. I knew my son needed medication but I’m also willing to try things and fight him on this. I told him thats like saying that diabetics and other people taking medication will turn in to drug addicts wrong. That he should listen to me I’m his wife and I know what our child needs. well anyways He still being completely against I told him we need to try this for our son they don’t put them on a high dose so he can’t turn into a zombie because they catch it before ut comes to that… it’s like with any medication you need to try to see what medication works best for you… kind of like brith control. He kept saying no and we had so many arguments. I went to the school and told t hem I’m going to put him on it with or without his knowledge. I didn’t care at this point because he wasn’t listening to anyone beside his mother. Well he finally after many arguments and research thrown at him he agreed to let me give it to him So the doctor gave it to him and once we gave it to him. It was like he was a completely different kid. He was getting all his work done and able to not distract people his grades even went up and he even said he wanted to take it. He like mommy can I take my medicine. He is on a low dose. But coming from a momma who just went through this. Listen to your gut. You are your son advocate. You no what’s best for him and there nothing wrong with trying something up if it don’t work It don’t work at least you tried! I also told my hubby to if it bad and you don’t do anything and let it go it will only get worse and he will find another outlet to help him control it which could be alot worse and something we might not want him to do as he gets older that helped alot because he new I was right. But I can’t tell you how much a game changer this is for him and it could be for your son to. But they also have therapy and other stuff. But I’m glad what I did and never gave up for him. He also likes taking it because he notice the difference to. That’s why he asked for it.
Do you have him playing any sports? Does he play a lot of video games?
My granddaughter finally got on meds and she says it helps so much
I could write a book on my son.I was called 85 days in a row to school.Pm me if you would like to chat.Mt son is now 26.prayers to you on the struggle.
I chose medicine because I couldn’t afford change of diet. If u don’t want meds then put on very strict diet. Look it up. Cutting out sugar, carbs, and preservatives and dies are a huge one. Eat fresh foods non processed.
Getting him tested isn’t necessarily a test we had to go thru. It was mostly my sons psychiatrist asking me questions on his behavior. He sent us home with three pages with “survey type” questions for us to answer. One page for me and two to send to school for two different teachers of his to fill out as well. My son was diagnosed with ADD AND ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) we started him on medicine right away. First type was denied by insurance due to his age but the second try was approved and worked amazing. If it was just for the add I probably would have just struggled to work harder on getting him help to get his work done since it’s mostly him falling off task easily (this was an option for us bcuz he was already in special Ed due to development delay) but his ODD was interfering with his whole school environment down to him getting suspended for 2 days. His struggle was hard on our whole family. When your child wakes up telling you he’ll try his best to be good at school and that he’s sorry something is wrong with his brain that he can’t control you know you need more intervention! I was against the medicine as well until my baby was telling me this at 6 years old. Once he started meds all his grades came up. He caught up where he was once behind from his development delay. His behavior did a whole 180. He’s just a better kid and back to the way he was as a toddler being sweet all over again just way more mature!! My son is 8 now and even now when I don’t give him his meds we have bad days at home. He will legit trash the house from eating every form of junk food and leaving rappers everywhere which isn’t like him bcuz he’s a clean freak for a boy. He will shoot ppl in the face with nerf guns to the point of it not being funny anymore. He will smear pop tarts and soft foods into our carpets. He will do stuff he knows he’s not suppose to just bcuz his mind tells him he can.
Or maybe he’s a bad kid/student ? Idk at some poly it’s the parents and not the child js
Getting the diagnosed is the first step. Everything else will fall into place.
I have 4/6 kids with ADHD. All 4 are on meds. 2 are on the same med (Cotempla) 1 is on Adzenys. And 1 is on Focalain. Each med is working for each child. It’s about finding the right med for the right child if they need meds.
Didn’t know about it in the late 60’s
U already got great feed back , follow your hear do what’s best for your child follow your gut be open try it see how it works for him u can always not give it to him or adjust it u don’t know if you don’t try , good luck momma
I choose to meditate and regretted it ever since…
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Red 40 really affects kids. Eliminate food colors and additives and wait for a short while to test.
Message my daughter Tamara Quann my grandson was exactly like that and he changed alot NO MEDS
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Get him tested and look into Occupational therapy.
Yes it helped a bunch. C’a to straight A’s I wish I would have done it sooner
I medicated my son he’s 31 now
We give my 7 1/2 year old coffee every morning… We do not medicate with pharmaceuticals
Have him talk to a therapist soon all of this will affect his self esteem
Get him tested talk to his doctor try counseling
This discussion, by the way from the comments I see, is great! No judgement! Amen!
My parents got me evaluated when I was a child. Diagnosed with ADHD they didn’t believe or trust In medicine. I went my whole life struggling extremely bad. Heart breakingly . It’s alot more involved then I can’t Foucus etc etc . Get him tested asap and on meds. Kids don’t grow out of it. It will effect his life extremely badly untreated if it is ADHD . First step is an evaluation the rest you will cross those bridges once you get there.
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yes when he started kindergarten
Yes. I would have used cbd if I could have.
Also have him checked for autism
As a parent that choose not to medicate my ADHD son and now I have ADHD as an adult, it made a huge impact on my mental health. I feel like crap now that I didn’t get my son on some meds. Please work with a psychiatrist and start with a low dose. There are different combinations of meds and different strengths.
I think of it this way (now that I have experienced it), if your child can’t sit still to learn or stay on task, you or the teacher telling him/her to just do it, won’t help. He/she is mentally unable.
We medicated for two years, and with counseling and talking to my son son daily, he has been off his meds for almost 4 years now. He is 14 now, all honors courses, and starting dual enrollment this summer. We also tried different diets that seemed to help. No red food dyes, no MSG. Good luck. It was hard for me to medicate at first, I was super against it, but he was failing and falling behind. Only you know your child. Hopefully you can find something that works. God bless
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So my son has ASD,SPD and ADHD. His teachers wanted us to put him on medication so we tried it. The all made it worse. Apparently this is common with kids on the spectrum but we tried numerous ones as well. So if you do choose to medicate you may have to try a few different ones and they may not work as well. They definitely are not miracle pills and you need to make sure you include behavioral therapy as well.
I medicated my son it didn’t help it would not help him focus at all. And did nothing for his behaviors. So yes I’m totally against it. Teachers now days just want kids medicated
My daughter is adhd and my son had autism. I don’t use any medication with them. It’s not worth the risk and side effects they go through. But if ur child is I. Need bcuz u have TRIED EVERYTHING to better them make sure u get something that u have asked others about…
Only Medicate during school
Change his diet! I know plenty of families against medication and when they cut out all of the processed food and started eating healthier, within a month they saw a huge behavior change.
I know my comment will not be liked, but here we go. 2 of my children were diagnosed and medicated for ADD/ADHD, my other was diagnosed with the same in in their 30s and is now medicated…so that being said, the medications now are much improved from what they were early on in this condition’s treatment. Here’s my question: if your child was diabetic, would you deny them the insulin their body needs? ADD/ADHD medication is the same process…it replaces the substance that their body doesn’t produce!! I know we tried EVERYTHING, just as you did before we medicated. To this day, my children thank me …good luck!!
My son is now 12 he was diagnosed with adhd at the age of 4. We started off with meds to get him to understand when he needed to focus and be calm. When he was 8 we gradually took him off with the help of a doctor. We now work with a therapist and we have an IEP (individual education plan) put in place at school. He no longer needs his meds. I didn’t want to use them long term as he didn’t like the way they made him feel. So, we used them at the beginning to help ease him into school. This helped so much. He now knows when to calm down and how to calm himself. He also knows how to get himself to focus on something that he otherwise couldn’t. You do not have to keep them on medication forever. There are therapies out there that can help them once they are off medication and have the right mindset. I wish you luck. Talk to the doctor first and then maybe bring dad with you to the doctor so he can talk to them too. Some people don’t believe in adhd or add. 
they wouldn’t understand if they don’t have it.
They put my nephew on meds and he tried to cut his little brother. You have to be very careful who u trust with your childs care. Get multiple opinions from healthcare providers. What works for one may not work for yours. Hearing the steps the teach had made is incredible most teachers do not care like that and theres still so many issues. This one Is tough. Its incredibly hard to keep ADHD under control because its ya know… the whole frontal lobe. Pros and cons have to be weighed. Unfortunately you won’t find the answer on fb
My heart breaks for you momma, it’s on you. What you decide is best. Period. Sometimes trial and error have to occur for any real accomplishments or changes and that’s okay because ADHD AND ADD stay with us our entire lives kudos to you for asking for help for doing something
Absolutely I decided to medicate my son for his ADHD. He can’t function in a school capacity without it. I try not to use meds on weekends, or during the summer, but for school it’s a necessity
Chose to, then changed my mind.
I got my daughter tested at 6 and honestly she does take a low dose of ritalin. Her grades have improved and behavior in school has improved she only takes during school. Its not as bad as when we were kids. Its scary to medicate your child but sometimes they nerd thenhelp
I’ve been very against medicating our 7yo but I’ve had some luck with Focus Factor. He’s still 100% himself but just that little bit calmer he needed.
My daughter was the same way at that age. I was told meds might alter the personality so I chose not too. We put an exercise tension band around the chair legs so she could kick and move with some resistance. It’s hard as parents we want to do the right thing. My daughter is now 14 and still has some problems but is adjusting. Dont give up. Love them and be there for them. Things can and will get better
My daughter’s boyfriend is in his 20s and he’s had ADHD all his life he couldn’t sit still in school without medication but he only took the during school. My grandson has ADHD I will not medicate him till jr high he’s biggest problem right now is only sleeping for a couple hours his doctor said a boy needs a dog to keep him running around it will wear him out and it does
My 10 yr old has been on meds almost 3 years. He got tested and diagnosed in 2017. His father wouldn’t put him on meds and he was so behind in school; in 1st grade not able to read or really write. I got full custody in 2018 and sat and talked with his dr about how to handle his adhd and side effects of meds pros and cons. And decided to try a med. The first one didnt work. It just made my son mean. But then we changed it. And his grades went up. His behavior got better. Less notes and incomplete assignments coming home. In 2019 and 2020 I had to increase the dosage with the dr as his behavior would get rough and notes and unfinished work was coming home. But he did really well as soon as we up the dosage. Now he’s in 4th grade and doing the math and reading assignments at a high school level. He sits thru coding camp now. Meds have definitely helped him thrive. Best of luck momma
I don’t know if you know this or not, but there are medication options out there that are NOT stimulants (not adderal or ritilan or in the same family) They help to control the ADHD symptoms without the stimulant and all the side effects that come with it. They are usually the ones that a doctor will try first, especially for a child of that age. It’s also something you can ask for. The two you can ask for (that I know of) are straterra and guanfacine.
For f**ks sake, medicate your child.
Give him the help he needs now to ensure he has a successful future.
I WISH my parents had put me on meds as a child. Instead, they chose to not believe in ADD.
I would be leading a totally different life now.
Please do not screw your child over like my parents did.
My youngest son who is now 25 was diagnosed at 3. We tried various medications but he refused to stay on them very long complaining that they made in sick. My ex husband is very anti doctors and medicine so for the longest I figured our son’s refusal to take his meds had been influenced by his dad’s attitude. He finally stopped taking his meds as a teenager claiming the last meds made him pass out twice. Both times occurred when I was not there to witness it. The first happened after I left to go to work and caused him to miss his school bus and the second happened at school. Since the school never called and notified me I assured he was lying as he had a history of lying about different things. A month or so later during a meeting with his teacher, she mentioned he had passed out in class but gave no explanation as to why I wasn’t called. Since he would never stay on any one particular drug long enough to have any long term effect I can’t say they made a difference
We have two children that were diagnosed with ADD. We medicated the older one and not the younger one. The older one had become a social pariah and had such poor impulse control that he was honestly a danger to himself and others. We had gotten an IEP for him and we tried every coping technique available but he was still doing poorly in school and had absolutely no friends. We put him on Conidine which you can take “as needed” so he didn’t take it on weekends or vacations. Sometimes he would ask to take it if he had a task he was having trouble completing (cleaning his room) or to do homework.
The younger one struggled in school but she was fine socially and developmentally. We made our scholastic expectations more realistic and hired tutors as needed. We have given her the option several times as she has gotten older. She tried Stretara briefly when she started high school, but she’s an athlete and it was keeping her from eating and she felt it did more harm than good. It’s a difficult decision, but you have to know your child and you have to be flexible. Best of luck.
My son was diagnosed during his elementary school years. I chose not to medicate him. He will be starting high school next school year and has been fine without it. Every child and every decision is different. Do what you feel is best for your child.
As a family worker who has dealt with children with ADHD and ADD and was once opposed to any type of medication, medication can do wonders for a child. Every child is different so what works for one may not work for another. The main thing to remember is that it can literally be trial and error and the medication may be changed many tomes before you find something that works for your child. If you do decide on medication and you find what works for you, you’ll be amazed at the difference. Good luck 
I personally found out I had ADD as an adult. School was never an issue an issue me nor was sitting still. I think its cruel for a child to have something they need help with and for others who don’t have it and don’t understand refuse to help them. My 2 oldest had it and my son went from not knowing his ABC half way through kindergarten…and within 2 weeks on meds was doing exactly what he should have been and was on task with the class. By third grade he learned how to focus and pay attention to the teacher and never took meds again. He is a junior in HS with straight As and in honors classes. If your son needs help it truly is unkind to have an expectation that he can do what the others can when he has no control over the speed of the thoughts in his head.
My son is severely autistic and adhd. He can’t sit still for longer then a minute without medication… there is no medicine to help with autism so my post is primarily on my sons adhd. He legit will run from room to room spin in circles scream and yell and his heart is going a million miles a minute. He is sweating badly and is out of breathe. He puts himself in danger without medication. Medication saved my sons life. It saved my life and his fathers and his siblings. It calmed him down… mind you he still has bad days from time to time. It allowed him to sleep normal hours and thru the night which allowed our household to get normal hours of sleep. Without medication my son would be a direct threat to himself and his family members. He is not a zombie at all. In fact his medicine allows him to focus at school and learn the skills he needs in life. I will debate anyone about medication for adhd
we do Concerta best option
I know this sounds really weird i do find thst with my adhd kid caffeine doesnt work the same with her as my oldest. My oldest caffeine hypes her up but with my youngest who has ADHD a little bit of caffeine helps her settle and focus a bit.
Now thst doesn’t help with everyone each child is different
My daughter is 14. She was diagnosed at 7 because she couldn’t read in 1st grade. We had her tested and it came back that she was indeed adhd. My ex and I decided to give the meds a try at the beginning of her second 1st grade year. She was able to completely focus and within the first 2 months of school, she was able to read a 3rd grade level. She would tell me, I could focus today, mom. We only gave and still give her the needs only on school days. Not on weekends, holiday breaks, or summer vacation. Last year she decided to not want to take it anymore, so we decided to give it a try for 9 weeks. In those 9 weeks, she an by from A’s and B’s to all D’s, so we had to put her back on it. Every child is different and it may take awhile to find the right meds, but it’s worth it in the end!
I have a 16 year old daughter who has severe ADHD. She started showing signs when she was about 2, when she would ram her head into walls and doorframes when she couldn’t articulate what she wanted to say. She just kept getting worse, not sleeping (staying up until midnight-2am and getting up at 5-6 am…the whole “running on a motor” thing ADHD parents are familiar with), to the point where she was the size of a large 2 year old at the age of 5. We finally started medicating her out of necessity when she was 6. She’s still on medication (we’ve tweaked it when necessary) and she even said she knows she can’t function without it because she can’t focus. I’d also like to point out that she’s in the gifted program at school and is regularly on the honor roll. They actually think that her ADHD masks part of her IQ, they think she would test higher if she would have been able to concentrate better when they tested her. (Apparently ADHD kids tend to be very intelligent ) She finally started to grow once she was able to sleep properly (ish…she still struggles with insomnia). Medication is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it’s the last hope. It was for us.
Let your kid be a kid, don’t turn em into a zombie by giving em these meds. I was on Ritalin, Concerta, and Vyvanse. Vyvanse was literally the worst. Once I got older, round 17, I just started smokin pot in moderation, mellows ya out just like the synthetic methamphetamine the doctor prescribes.
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My son is still on medication at 26 he has a hard time focusing at work if he doesn’t have it. On it he thrives and working his way up in the company. Always in school, at work, or among friends everyone says they can tell if he doesn’t take it
Sometimes you can control this with diet, too!
I medicated my son from Kindergarten till 4th grade. He has managed without meds for 4 years now and he doesnt seem to be having such a hard time like he was before.
My son was medicated when he was 6 and it destroyed his appetite so he wouldn’t eat.I was notified by a teacher that he hadn’t eaten lunch at school for about a month and she was concerned.He lost a lot of weight and looked like a stick figure so I made the executive decision to take him off of meds and told the school they needed to place him with a teacher better equipped to deal with his behaviors so they held an IEP meeting and he received services for a few years.By middle school he had taught himself how to focus and have better control over his hyperactivity so he was discharged from having an IEP.He did later graduate with honors from high-school, joined the Navy and was a Navy Hospital Corpsman for 9 years,put himself thru college and welding school got a BA in Health Care management as a back up and now works as a welder which is a perfect occupation for him lol. Medication can work wonders for some but not work so well for others so you have to give it a trial period but it is also important to help them learn how to ‘compensate’ if you will in case meds aren’t helpful.
When my middle son was in the 5th or 6th grade his teacher called me in for a conference. She wanted me to put him on meds. I asked her why? Was he disruptive in class? No. Was he having a hard time learning? No. Is he behind? No. She said he was a wonderful young man but felt he should be put on medication because his desk was a mess. She showed me his desk and it was a bit messy but not any worse than the other desks. I told her she was crazy and that I was not putting him on meds just because his desk was messy.
If your child had depression or any other disease or condition would you medicate? My son has adhd and was falling so far behind in reading because he couldn’t concentrate. He also says it makes him feel better like he’s more in control of himself.
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We did but started ising a cup of blk coffee and worked wonders we didnt add sugar of sweeteners as we wanted him to wind down not up
I started taking ADHD medication at 16. Didn’t take it all the time but mostly did for school. Helped immensely for me at least
1st thing is to get him evaluated and make informed decisions
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Try the meds, if you are prescribed the right one it will help him stay focused. If he was diabetic would you medicate him? ADHD is not his fault but needs to be managed
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Doctor’s aren’t going to just pump him full of pills. Some children have play therapy and that alone has helped. Please don’t deny your child the resources needed to thrive in school.
Get her an infuser with eucalyptus oil. I heard it helps calm them and helps them focus.
I did not medicate and I know, after watching my child grow into an adult that I made the right choice.
As a person with ADHD I can tell you please do take him to be evaluated even if it’s just an over abundance of caution… I was diagnosed and started treatment at age 37 and wish my parents had actually listened to me and teachers who told them about my symptoms when I was a child … my life would’ve been so much better … imagine changing the channel in your tv every 2 seconds without being able to focus on what you’re seeing … now imagine living like that 24/7 to where you can’t turn off your brain to be able to get a nights rest or you feel your body not being able to stop moving even when all you want is to sit still and feel relaxed , feeling like you’re out of place because you just can’t stay still even inside you feel that your body is going to start running or having a dream and halfway to it your brain just can’t stop and you can’t complete anything you do … that’s some of the things your child might be feeling he doesn’t just misbehaves because he wants to it’s just simply his brain and he has no control over it … talk to him … he’ll tell you … please there’s no harm on checking up … my 10 yr old son was diagnosed with ADHD last year and we started medication … ever since then he’s so much happier and calm it truly has made a difference just watch out for any secondary effects like for example risperdal made my boy wet the bed
There’s Facebook groups for this called CBD for kids, they don’t support giving the pharmaceuticals that make them zombies so they do like 2-3 drops or whatever the dose of CBD
look at getting him a weighted blanket that is a lap pad for school the weight will help
Yes my son takes medication for his . Without it he won’t focus.