O.D.D along with ADHD???

[nickkaylee]

They tried to put my son on Adderral but it didn't work. He was very angry and acted like he wasn't even on meds. He gets very irritable in the evening and they just won't seem to put him on anything to help him. They just blame it on coming off his meds but it starts right around the time he takes his afternoon pills (which is a shorter acting version of his morning pills. Please let me know if the Risperdal helps so maybe I can suggest that to his doctor!

[nickkaylee]

Forgot to add...my son has never been "diagnosed" with ODD to go along with his ADHD (they say it might just be him coming off his meds) but I KNOW he has it. He has just about every symptom there is, especially at night. He won't do what you want unless it's good for him, he is mean, he teases constantly (especially his sister) he says anything that comes to mind to hurt people, he throws things, he is a downright terror sometimes. He has temper tnatrums, breaks things, throws things, punches holes in his door and wall...

[ncdunn]

sorry, I am new here and did not realize I could not put my email address in for replies. Thanks

[Jennita]

Originally Posted by ncdunn

My 7 year old granddaughter has been taking Adderral for several months (6 or 7 maybe) and the past couple months she is very angry (I hate you! no, I won't, You're not the boss of me) and is very disrespectful to us and other adults. This has just shown up the last couple months. So I am concerned that it is a side effect of the meds after reading about your experience. Anyone else have a similar story about the anger and aggreesion getting worse on the Adderral? my email is [ please carefully review the posting rules - no emails ]. We are upping the dosage per the dr today (Friday) and by Monday we should see the behavior improve and if it doesn't the counselor said to tell the dr and that it may be a side effect.




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Stimulants can cause aggressive behavior, it's a listed side effect so you are right to be concerned about it.

[DawnP]

Nickkaylee,

I have a son with ODD and ADHD. He's now 10. One thing I can say is that he had the defiance way before he ever started medication. Is that true for your child as well? Otherwise, it may be a side effect of the coming down from the meds.

I also wanted to tell you that I switched him to a psychiatrist last fall because I was at my wits end. He was taking Concerta which works well for him. It lasts about 11 hours. When he was off the meds at night he was HORRIBLE. He was totally out of control and also he could not evr get to sleep. So, his Psychiatrist gave him a dose of short acting Ritalin for the evening hours. I cannot even begin to tell you how this has changed our home and our relationship with him. We have two other children and it was truly a nightmare each night. Now he goes right to sleep. The Dr said that it wasn't the stimulant keeping him awake, it was his ADHD not allowing himself to calm down and go to sleep.

Anyway, it has worked great for us. I think, though that you might need a Psychiatrist to give you evening meds as Pediatricians can be very wary, I know mine was.

Good Luck!

Dawn