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 I am so worried about my 3 kid's. My 11 year old is on 54mg and 18mg of Concerta and has developed all the side affect's including pounding heart and chest pain, nose bleed's and pulling her hair out in bold patches, my 8 year old boy takes 36mg and has developed all the side affects too including digging at his scalp and skin saying there is something crawling, my 5 1/2 girl takes 18mg and has developed all the side affects too. They all have low sel-esteem,depression, insomia- they never laugh or play til their med's come off. They sit around the house inside all day playing computer games or watching t.v. but in school if they don't take their med's then they are always in trouble everyday, they make bad grade's and they will not do any of their work but I just can't take seeing my kid's like this anymore but I do not want them to fell in school. How in the world can I take them off of their Medication completely and still have them succeed in school too? They are all aggreesive toward each other and very very mouthy including every cuss word you could think about, they all say they are ungly and fat and nobody like's them. What can I do? Someone please help me? Plus I have found out here recently that there is alot of children that has died over medication for add or stuff. Their doc has failed to tell me of all these dangerous side affect's and they have been on this for a couple of year's know and been haveing all these affect's from concerta since they first started on the medication, I have told him of all the side affects they have but he saids it has nothing to do with the concerta at all but I just don't believe that. I really think it is because of the concerta, they never had any of those thing's til the concerta. please someone help?

hello all - i'm new to minti and to the group.  i have a four year old son who has just been evaluated.  we're looking at ADHD, Oppositional Difiance Disorder (?) and - just for kickds - possibly borderline OCD as well.  I've been learning everything i can (nightstand full of books, constant online research, etc) and i have a question for those of you with alot more experience.  I get all the structure - the rewards & consequences, the importance of routine & consistency, etc.  My question is, with all these guidelines, how do you manage to work in the fun?  i can live with the fact that raising Sam will not be exactly the experience i had anticipated, but i can't live with the idea that HIS childhood will be devoid of magic, sponteneity, etc....any advice?

Does anyone here know how much your ADHD child's behaviour can be accelerated by pressures around him. I can't believe the change in  my son over the last few days since he decided to have a break from seeing his dad.

I still get the rages, I still get the mood swings and the emotions, but the level of both is sooooo much lower, today he had an afternoon without medication and we coped with it fine. i would love to think I could slowly wean him off over time.

Hi everyone,

Just thought I would re-post advice I wrote regarding my son's problem and the changes that happened after giving him supplements.  Hope this will help some of you who are struggling.  You can click on the article directly from my minti site - i've attached the website link to order the supplements that I used (Ocean Essential Brain Health) also if your kids are too young to swallow pills (Braniums Gummy Bears- Cherry flavor is the best).   

  Omega 3 and Children with ADHD

  I was told I should put my son on ADHD/ADD medication, but after doing intense research and reading the statistics of the number of children who turn to drugs as adults after being on ADHD/ADD medication, I opted for a different method. My son who is now 18 years old was diagnosed with ADD and a learning disability (which is very common with ADHD/ADD), at the age of 12.  I started him on Omega 3 supplements.  I chose a highly concentrated EPA & DHA supplement that also contained a natural triglyceride (which helps maintain the potency in your system during the digestive process). 

After six months of taking the fish oil, three times a day, I saw amazing results!  My son not only had better concentration, but his mood swings were less severe, and frequent. His memory also greatly improved.  After one year of being on the supplements, my son tested out of the Special Education/IEP Program for speech and language therapy. His reading and comprehension test results jumped from a 3rd grade level to a 9th grade level.  The team of teachers could not believe the results and wanted to know what I had done differently.  When I told them that the only difference was the supplements, they said that they wish I could tell other parents.

In closing, don't just take my word for it, please do your own research as to the benefits of Omega 3 supplements.  There are several studies done by major Universities such as Harvard and Pittsburgh to back up my statements.  As a mother, who has walked in your shoes, I feel your pain and hope my experience will lead you on a path that will be beneficial not only to your children, but your entire family.

 

I have had enough, it seems nothing is working, he had been on three different meds and there is little change, but if we take him of it for a day we notice a big change in him, especially aggressiveness to our girls.latley he has been pushing,biting swearing, you name it he is doing it, it is making me so miserable all i want to do is cry and it took me 1 hour tonight to get him to bed, but if hubby was home he doesnt even need to be told to go to bed,. I have had enough.

I was asked the other day if he might have autism. as some things he is doing ADHD kids dont do, one of his pre school teaches told me that there is one puzzle at the school that the other kids will undo it and have a try and walk away from it cause they cant do it, but Bradley will sit there till it is done, and will go off if asked to put it away and it isnt finished. I try not to go shopping with him as he takes off and will hide near the toy section,

but I dont exactly know what autism is so i wouldnt know

 

Don't know if any of you have the same problem
But my 9 year old has taken to blaming every little thing he does wrong on the fact he has ADHD!
He thinks its going to be his reason for a let off
Boy he doesn't know me at all
We all know ADHD isn't an excuse for naughtiness
But he does make me laugh when he puts a slight smug smile on his face and thinks ADHD is going to let him escape a telling off.
Oh well he'll learn.

Hi
The Dore Program has just got in touch with me to ask 'who is the program for' and 'why do we want it'. I told her it was for my 5yo son and he has bad behavior probs. The lady explained that they only treat people over 7 years old, as they work on the "cerebellum" part of the brain.
Kids younger then 7 or autistic children under 9, tha 'cerebellum' part of the brain is fully developed. It should be developed by the age of 7 if not then they will do an assesment for your child.

Nikki

Hi guys, Recently I got in touch with the DORE program to have my son assessed, and he told me that they dont deal with kids under school age. We are sure he has it, but we dont want to medicate when we do get the diagnosis. Unless all other options fail. Does anyone know of a place in sydney that we can get him assessed before he starts school, and also do you know of any other non-medication treatments? We are just worried that he is going to be expelled from school in kindergarten because of his behaviour, as he can be quite a handfull, so we are trying to act now before its too late. Thanks for your help.

Hi,

I have a 9yo (10 in 2 weeks) diagnosed ADHD at age 5.  Tried meds, Dex, Ritalin etc, both had more downsides than benefits.  Managed with behavioural techniques and extra tutoring for school etc.

Late last year, had an unexplained illness that made him feel nauseated, this turned into anxiety about feeling sick, and school refusal.  Missed 4 weeks of school before xmas.  Paed said try Tofranil for anxiety over school hols, so did that, seemed to help.

Got him organised back at school by staying at school in the library until first play, this went on for weeks until he was comfortable with the idea.

Now that his anxiety has lessened, his definace has become worse.  Its a constant argument to get him to do anything, go to bed, get out of bed, shower, brush teeth, go to school etc.  He is super aggressive with me, constantly argueing every little point.

He gets phsyical with his older brother, his temper is atrociuos and every 2nd word that comes out of his mouth is F.  (except at school where he is very nervous still but obeys every single thing the teacher says)

Im so tired of this struggle, the child obviously hates me, he fights me on everything, the more I give him, the more he wants and its a never ending circle of verbal abuse, slamming doors, threats etc.  Then the little monster turns around and says its all my fault. 

At the stage now (after a shitful morning) where getting him out of bed and being told "Im not going to bloody school because you yelled at me" and my stress level has hit "extreme".  I just dont want to do this same crap over and over again every single day.

I just dont like my child anymore, and I truly dont care.....I feel like giving him up, but then again, no one would take him Im sure.

Why does he hate me so much?  Why does he have to fight me on everything and then blame me?  His behaviour is so bad I dont want to be near him anymore.

hi i just come accross your group. Earlier tonight we where watching TV and the program we where watching had a 7yo boy with ADD. 3 months ago he was out of control but they came accross a program that doesnt use medication it is called 'Dore'  (sounds like door) we are going to try and put our son into the program. the web site for Australia is  www.dore.com.au .They are also out side of Australia www.dore.com.au/content/international.html . hope this also helps. we are like many: running out of ideas and are willing to try anything .
Nicole