As many of you know, my oldest, Brianna, has ADHD. We started her on Ritalin, back in December and that was a disaster. She was way too angry and had no improvements in focusing. So then we went to time released Ritalin and that worked great. Her "grades" got better and she went from needing reading help from the special ed teacher to a 2-3 grade reading level, and she is just finishing First grade. The Doctor upped her dose though, b/c the clarity seemed so random; some days she was focusing well in the morning, other days in the afternoon, there wasn't much rhyme or reason to it. On the higher dose she got angry and borderline violent again. This breaks my heart because she is such a loving, sweet little girl.In fact , she just donated her hair a few months ago and it was all her own idea Any ways, today she actually kicked a child because he pushed her and she thought it was on purpose. I am still so shocked. This isn't like her at all.
So now the Doc has her on Adderall XR. She starts it tomorrow. I work with many kids with ADHD and this seems to be one of the best meds out there.
Please keep her in your thoughts these next few weeks. Changing meds is rough and she still doesn't quite understand why she keeps seeing the Doctor and taking meds when she doesn't "feel sick". I have found a great support board for parents of kids with ADHD, but just wanted to get some support here too. She and I have both been through so much this past year, me with my IC diagnosis, and her with the ADHD diagnosis (though we suspected it for years) And we have both been medication guinea pigs lately. It is rough some days to keep track of both of our symptoms and reactions with both of us trying new meds constantly, though writing things down does help. And I am praobably going to be starting a new one this week too. UHG!
Thanks for letting me vent! I would take this away from her if I could and that is probably what is the hardest thing for a parent with a child with disabilities to deal with, the fact that we can't make it go away! I also worry so much that things will get worse, given all the mental illness on my side of the family and her biological father's family as well. But we just have to take it one day at a time!
Thanks again!
So now the Doc has her on Adderall XR. She starts it tomorrow. I work with many kids with ADHD and this seems to be one of the best meds out there.
Please keep her in your thoughts these next few weeks. Changing meds is rough and she still doesn't quite understand why she keeps seeing the Doctor and taking meds when she doesn't "feel sick". I have found a great support board for parents of kids with ADHD, but just wanted to get some support here too. She and I have both been through so much this past year, me with my IC diagnosis, and her with the ADHD diagnosis (though we suspected it for years) And we have both been medication guinea pigs lately. It is rough some days to keep track of both of our symptoms and reactions with both of us trying new meds constantly, though writing things down does help. And I am praobably going to be starting a new one this week too. UHG!
Thanks for letting me vent! I would take this away from her if I could and that is probably what is the hardest thing for a parent with a child with disabilities to deal with, the fact that we can't make it go away! I also worry so much that things will get worse, given all the mental illness on my side of the family and her biological father's family as well. But we just have to take it one day at a time!
Thanks again!
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