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Old 03-28-2007, 10:24 AM   #1
lostwanderer
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Question My son is going to drive me over the edge..

I have two sons. My older one is doing fine on his meds. My younger one is going to drive me out a 20 story building. He takes concerta which works good until 4. They are trying Risperdal at 4 and 7. Honestly I don't think its doing anything. He acts like a chicken with his head cut off. Running and screaming back and forth through the house like an animal. I have tried to calm him down but nothing works. He can't sit still for more than 2 minutes. He won't do his homework because he can't sit that long. So he is failing because of his homework. I love him more than anything and he does cling to me since my husband died. But I can't take it anymore. I feel like pulling my hair out. I don't know what to do. His room doesn't get clean unless I do it. If I do you can't walk through it 2 days later. He's just so wild. He'll go in there and just throw everything all over. He'll be 11 in June. Can anyone help? Has anyone had a similar problem? Thanks.
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Old 03-29-2007, 02:30 PM   #2
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Re: My son is going to drive me over the edge..

Please read my post linking Sleep Disorders to ADD and ADHD. There have been countless cases where a sleep disorder has been misdiagnosed as ADD or ADHD. Medicating a sleep disorder as ADD and ADHD can have serious side effects. You didn't mention anything about your son's sleep patterns so I can not be sure.. but I tried to make my post as thorough as possible. I hope it might be of some help.

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