ADD / ADHD Medications: Teen
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Hyperactivity
Asked by K.H. from Saginaw
on March 18, 2010
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My son is 7 years old and in the first grade. He is a very intellegent boy, he loves sports, reading and being outside. At the first parent teacher conference in Dece...
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- First of all I want to give you a big hug. I have a very active 13 year old, I also have a very quiet natured 11 year old boy. I have fought the school system for ye...
- I bet he (like most boys) is a bodily kinestetic learner... Does the teacher understand the differences between learning styles? We are also coming off winter where th...
- I want to let you know that the school/teacher CANNOT legally require you to medicate your child. Please dont let them bully you. they are educators, not doctors. if h...
Medication for ADHD
Asked by T.C. from Bakersfield
on September 30, 2008
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My husband and I have recently obtained gaurdianship of our three grandchildren. My oldest is 8 years old and the doctor has decided that he would benefit from medica...
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- First I'd like to say, please keep an open mind about all your options including medication. My son, now 20 and my daughter now 10 both have ADHD. One has ADHD inatte...
- I have spessial need child, call me I will connect with many parents whose children have suffered in the past and what they've done to free their children from many si...
- Adderall is the first medication my step son was started on when he was diagnosed with ADHD last year. It seemed to work really well. The only problem was they didn'...
My 16 Year Old
Asked by K.J. from Chicago
on April 22, 2008
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I have a 16 year old daughter who is very smart, but she doesn't do her work at school. She has always just gotten by. This bothers me, because I try to excel in wha...
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- Hey K., I have to say this Whats wrong with Job corp????? I realize it is not a parents first pick however at least she will learn a trade that will enable her to su...
- I suggest no allowance or financial 'support' AT ALL unless her grades improve. Once they do improve, she should also get a 'real' JOB, so she can see how awful it is...
- Firstly, highschools (and the school system in general) are not exactly designed to help kids discover their passions and potential. I didn't take it really seriously...
Is Is ADD or What?
Asked by U.G. from Lakeland
on April 16, 2008
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My 9 year old has recently been diagnosed with ADD. Since the end of her 2nd grade year she began getting notes and we had conferences about her daydreaming, talking,...
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- Sleep is important to all especially growing children. Monitor the sleep. Also, diet is important - watch sugar, dyes, over processed foods. Overall supplement that...
- Hi U., It could ADD (the kind without the hyperactivity). Since the hyperactivity component is not present, many times this kind gets missed, specially in girls who a...
- ADD is hard to diagnosis in girls, because often it lacks the HD part, meaning hyperactivity. Have you completed a Connors questionaire? The school should be able to...
ADHD Medication
Asked by S.M. from New York
on October 25, 2008
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Hello,
My 7 year old daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD and today she will start the Daytrana patch. I feel a little nervous about giving her the medication. H...
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- Hi. I want to start off by saying how sorry I am for what you're going through. I hope you have gone for a second opinion. My son started off with the daytrana patc...
- S., As a mom of a teen with ADD/ADHD for the last 10 yrs (she, too, was diagnosed when she was 7) the first bit of advice I can give you is PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIEN...
- I have never heard of this patch - is it a stimulant? My son who is now 10 has been on Focalin and Adderall. He was becoming so irritable and not eating so we switch...
Unmotivated 16 Year Old
Asked by J.Y. from Pittsburgh
on January 10, 2009
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My 16 year old daughter is very smart, but is very unmotivated to complete her school work, therefor seems to be running a C average in almost everything. I speak to h...
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- J.: I suffered from depression since age 14...at that age I had counseling, but no meds (at that time my parents believed I just "needed Jesus"...that's why I commend...
- Aside from something 'mental' going on, it's possible that she may need one-on-one help because she may not be 'getting it'. You could look into a tutoring school... I...
- Sometimes people are conditioned to be what they hear people calling them. So if she hears that she is lazy, unmotivated, depressed. Then she feels that is who she i...
Adhd
Asked by P.I. from Grand Rapids
on March 17, 2008
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I really do not want to put my daughter on ADHD medication but my mom and some others in the family cant handle her. What should i do. I have heard bad things that c...
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- Hi P.-- I see you have gotten a lot of responses as this is a popular subject and the biggest deficiency today is in Omega 3 Fatty Acids as it is very difficult to ...
- From what I have read, many children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD simply have some sort of allergies. They could be food allergies, environmental allergies etc. Those med...
- My husband suffered from ADHD as a young person/child- He was the kid that had to sit next to the teacher at school because he was so disruptive. He says that if it we...
Adhd
Asked by M.C. from Knoxville
on April 1, 2008
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Hello everyone, I requested suggestions awhile back about ADHD medicines. My son has now decided that he does not want to take medicine anymore for his ADHD. He says h...
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- You're right, he is a child but 12 is old enough to know how the meds are effecting him. There are most always alternative treatments available. Most everything can im...
- your pediatrician sound horrible. i hate medicating children as a first step. there are so many things you can try other than meds. i question was posted a few weeks a...
- Hello M.~ To be honest with you, I would listen to my child. It sounds like he is old enough to know that it makes him feel different. My 8 year old daughter is A...
ADHD Medication Help!
Asked by K.D. from Philadelphia
on February 26, 2009
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I have a 14 year old teen with ADHD, he has been on medication for several years. He now completely fights me on taking this, he hates the side effects ie. not eating...
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- I second the counseling. AD/HD is for life. And while they are younger, kids may need the medication because it is more difficult for them to self-regulate. But...
- It depends on your goal, since you are in charge of him. If you intend to act as if he will beat this one day and not be medicated forever, then you need to decide wh...
- Hi K., Has he tried Stratera? It is a medicine for adhd, but unlike the other medicines stratera does not have a stimulant in it. I do not know anybody that is on i...
Adhd
Asked by K.J. from New Orleans
on March 25, 2008
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Is anyone else dealing w/ ADHD? My older boys were "diagnosed" 3 yrs ago (actually we decided only the eldest has it)And last yr we took them off the meds due to weig...
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- There is a program out there..med free. Called PCIT (parent child interaction teaching) it teaches the child and you how to cope with the problems that come along with...
- Hello I also have an adhd he is now 13 I have had him on everthing riddilin,concerta now he has been on adderall for almost 4 years he is doing well, I took him off at...
- K., You were smart to have your son diagnosed properly. What medication was he taking? The amphetamine medications can make you depressed if the dosage is too h...
