Advice needed on my teenager, PLEASE!

[Bren30]

I welcome anyone to comment,
I really feel we are at the end of our rope.
My Son is 14 .. we have been dealing with the Medication route since 5th grade. He has taken Ritilan and Adderall.With both meds I noticed a quick change in his school work..But that wore off really quick.He has now been off the Adderall since March. He has put on 30 pounds and looks great.. Growing like any other child his age..He has caught up with everyone else finally.
He started 8th grade 3 weeks ago..( A new school) and the day dreaming has began.. He even tells me he just cant focus.We had our Blood work done and we are going to see the Doctor on Monday....Should we give Concerta a try? I wonder just what else to do??

I really hate for him to go through another dose of meds...emotions and the mood swings.. he is really a loving child and really easy to talk too.

They want to give him something to help sleep, increase his appetite.. Is all this safe??

ANY HELP WELCOME?????
We are at a loss... what next?

Bren

[Angel8]

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[Bren30]

Thanks for the reply..
I am reading everything about both drugs..
Alot of post on Healthboards.. How do you know what to try? Im going to ask alot of questions at our doctor visit.

Non stimulating would be wonderful..

[LiLMissADDitude]

Hey Bren,
Strattera would be good to try if he really has to be on medication. However, I would suggest first trying some alternative treatments. I myself take beCalmd. It is all natural and has helped a lot of people who have ADD and other problems. You can buy it off the net. If you wanted to you could go to a vitamin store and get all the same ingrediants but the problem with that is he would have to take a lot more pills and it would probably cost more. I take beCalmd for ADHD and it has worked better than anything else for me. When I was younger I was on adderall and I recently did a breif trial with strattera. BeCalmd has helped me more than any medication has and I encourage you to try it for your son. It can take about one week to two months to notice positive changes. So, is your son in high school now? He should be able to recieve accomodations in class to help him out. Think about asking his teachers if he can bring a tape recorder to class and record all the lectures. Also he can request written copies of homework, lectures etc.

"I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering."
--Steven Wright

[LiLMissADDitude]

Omega 3 is good too.

"I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers."
--Woody Allen

[This message has been edited by LiLMissADDitude (edited 09-07-2003).]