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Is Is ADD or What?
Concerta is fast-acting and fast to leave the blood stream. ..... is very sweet and his teachers love him, however he has problems focusing and with anger. ...
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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...
Test for ADD or ADHD?
It might be depression (which in boys is usually expressed as anger/defiance). ... Concerta is the medication that the Harvard Researchers on ADD always ...
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- I have homeschooled and taught in the public school setting. If you REALLY don't want to put him on meds I would recommend getting him, yourself, or both to an educati...
- For both, tests are available in varied levels on the internet, just google ADD/ADHD and look for tests. It may take you a bit to locate the tests but they are there. ...
- Patty, Nutrition is a huge factor for children with the tendency for ADD or ADHD. This is not something I teach you in a simple email but if you would like to know mor...
ADHD With Inattentiveness
They both suggest Concerta. I'm having a real problem trying it and would .... I 'm not sure its the meds) is that he still has trouble with anger issues. ...
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- Hello M. Your situation is endeed a tough one. Mi aunt has an adoptive son who has ADHD and at first the school did respond the same way " He is a bright child who d...
- Hello, your daughter sounds just like my 4th grade 10 yr old son. I did not want to medicate either but last Fall we decided to try it. And it has been very helpful....
- M.- I am a nurse practitioner who specializes in treating ADHD. I have been giving medication for years and I see it work "miracles". Mostly, people start to do bett...
Son with ADHD and Meds Not Helping!
So he has been on Concerta since this past summer, and it is still working well - however, he is on the highest dose that he can ..... Anger and Strattera ...
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- I am so sorry to hear of your stuggle. I also have a son who was diagnosed with ADHD. I tried everything, meds, counseling. behavior modification, nothing really worke...
- I have heard that nutrition has everything to do with brain chemistry. I've also heard of many parents having good results from using Isagenix nutrition program with ...
- I know this may have been suggested before, but when I worked daycare, there was a girl with a similar problem. She was extremely difficult to deal with and the paren...
Any Tips on Children with ADD?
... or bursts of "reasonless" anger) That you look to her diet first. .... lbs in 1 month ,then they put him on concerta and he still doesnt eat , so i just ...
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- It won't hurt anything to go and have her checked out by a therapist. You could even google adhd and look at the symptoms to see if she fits most of them. It's a tough...
- Hi M.! I really sympathize with you. We see alot of kids with ADD/ADHD in our office. I encourage you to check out this website: http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/...
- It's your choice but once a child is diagnosed with ADD, they are labeled as such for life. Many intelligent, willfull children meet the basic criteria for ADD. Almost...
Looking for Information on ADHD / ADD Diet
Originally we had him on Concerta, but switched to Vyvanse..." ... Being senior citizens we did not need to be going to the E.R. through his anger. ...
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- K., I joined the Feingold society and read through their info for my 4.5 year old son who has autism and is extremely hyper. The diet is pretty intense and my son i...
- Have him tested for wheat and gluten allergies. It is simple blood test. There have been children who have ADD symptoms, but really have celiac or wheat intolerance. ...
- No disrepect, but if your child was diabetic would you be tring to "wean" him off insulin? If your child truly is adhd his body checmistry requires medication. As he...
Child Possibly Diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
I don't say I love you because this anger has noting to do with love. ...... He takes Zoloft, Abilify and Concerta...we had to go to medication and ...
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- It's hard enough dealing with tantrums when it's at your home, but in public is even harder. When my son had tantrums and we were at home I tried putting him in hi...
- From the things I've read, medicating is not a solution...and if you can get him to take it now but then he becomes defiant about taking it later you'll have the same...
- B., It sounds like you received a lot of encouragement and advice and it sounds too like a blessing the diagnoses is a sensory integration issue not ODD. I just want...
Teen Mis-diagnosed with Bipolar II
I suggest getting him enrolled in an anger management class to teach him how ..... Zoloft is for his depression, Concerta is for his ADHD and Abilify is for ...
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- Read The Bipolar Child by Papolos. I have an 11 year old son that we've been working with since the age of 5. Take a lot of deep breaths. Best wishes and God Bles...
- My almost 17 year old daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 11. Learn all you can to help your child manage the illness so the illness does not manage yo...
- I see you got a lot of replies. I haven't dealt with bi-polar disorder before, but I have a friend in Utah whose teenager has gotten tremendous results. If you'd like ...
Help! My Daughter Refuses to Take Her Medicine for ADD.
Sep 17, 2009 ... side effects and it is more noticeable to them (headache/belly ache/anger). ... He did well on Adderall and Concerta. I got him in special ed on a 504 ...
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- discuss this with your doctor. There are other methods of delivery like a daily patch? hope this helps
- Hi L. C, My name is H. and I work at our local High School as a Paraprofessional in the Special Ed. Dept. I work with students that have everything from learning disa...
- so sorry to hear about your problem,but u know what u are the boss, and she is the child. but if i were u i would keep putting the pill in her food and drink, just don...
Need Help Regarding Chemical Imbalance Testing
He also taught her her how to get her anger out by doing a little boxing. .... The good thing about the Concerta and drugs like it- is that it is completely ...
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- Hello, Are you sure she has a depression problem? or is just an easy label for a doctor? Remember, 13 is the hormonal age and depression may be stemmed by not having f...
- While awaiting the planned time for therapeutic respnse, you need to document on daily basis her activities and reactions to life in general. Her blood will be drawn t...
- The "chemical imbalance" claim for depression and ADHD is an extrapolation combining actual chemical analyses of autopsied brains of people with major disorders such a...
