My step son is on Adderall his mom said he is add (We don"t think so) but he is like a rooler coaster on this stuff he can be in a great mood than just nasty,or get VERY upset does any other kids take this tell me what all you can about this drug,good and bad. I found both oline good and bad I did see where a lot of kids have died form this drug. .please any thing you have will help me We wait him off of it I think his mom has him on it becase she says she can't deal with him but when he is here he is just fine. WE also think it could be stuff going on at the oher home but don't really know how to prove it. please help on this why adderall has mood swings do you think it may be the way things are at his moms?
2006-11-07 05:31:50 · 5 answers · asked by mouse 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
his mom did not get the roght teast the fsamily dr put him on it. and as I said when he is with us he is fine ,there is 5 kids in a 2 bed bed room house mom step dad have a rom so 3 rooms , she even said she can't deal with him he is not on it all summer and if just great do you think it would help if we had him more my son is adhd and I have him on NO MEDS AT ALL and he id doing great all a's and b's in school we just have to have a stracherd life for him. with no fighting and cazy ness.
2006-11-07 05:54:42 · update #1
My daughter was on Adderall for years. When she was in 1st grade she was found to be ADHD. When we got her on the correct medicine and dosage, she went to flunking to straight a's.
When she visited her dads house he would say the same thing. He thought i was doing it to make it easier on me. I offered for him to talk to her doctor and read her assessment. He refused but just kept accusing me of giving her the meds because i was lazy. Well, now she is 15 and the hyperactivity is gone. We are now just dealing the the attention deficite part and he can finally see that what i did, was for her own good.
Maybe you just need to ask to talk to the doctor that diagnosed the boy. Ask to see the diagnostic tests that were used and the results. Also the schools do an evaluation if they are aware of a problem with the child. The parents should get a copy of that. I would ask for any documentation that is available and then work with the other parent to adjust the dosage or meds so that they work with the boy to help him get good grades in school.
2006-11-07 05:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by Patti T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I took Adderal for a while, and as you can see, I'm not dead yet:)
The drug is a prescription stimulant designed to make up for a dopamine deficiency; its effects can be emulated by consuming other stimulats, such as caffeine. It is not a sedative, rather it helps the user (provided that he has ADD) to focus on the task at hand. It isn't a mind control drug; even if taken, the user must still direct his will towards what is required of him.
I doubt that you need to worry so much about it; as far as prescription medication goes, it's mostly harmless.
Take him to a psychologist for the final say in the matter.
Good luck!
2006-11-07 05:46:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ben G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-01 08:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some parents put their poor children on medication for so-called ADD because they don;'t want to parent the child. The child's father needs to contact the psychiatrist who prescribed it and have a discussion with them about possibly taking the child off it. Too many people are on it for all the wrong reasons. This is a tough one - Good Luck.
2006-11-07 05:37:09 · answer #4 · answered by vanityspice 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My son is 7 years old & in first grade. He started school last year in Kindergarten. He was going to the same school as my two daughter's (his older sisters) were. He wasn't even in Kindergarten for 2 weeks when he started having behavior issues like he was having at home already.
The school was calling me EVERY day because of his behaviors. I was having to go up to the school to control him because no one there could. He did everything from talking back to the teacher to trying to leave the school and walk home by himself. He called the teachers and school officials names, threatened other students, hit other students, and was COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE in the normal school setting.
The school principle, his teacher, the counselor, myself, and a lady from our Board of Education had a meeting to see what could be done to help him. They requested that he be put on medication, came up with an IEP (Individual Education Plan) to fit his needs so he could learn & ACHIEVE goals set before him, and transferred him to a school with a special education class.
I had to take my son to our family doctor and he put my son on Adderall. Well, the doctor prescribed too high of a dosage and my son suffered terrible side effects (bad nightmares where he would wake up screaming, profuse sweating, dehydration--he was thirsty CONSTANTLY, everything he drank---he would throw back up---a bunch of clear liquid, and an overwhelming sense of fear.
I did not know that my son's dose was too high until after the fact of him having all these bad side effects. Needless to say, I took him right off the meds the first night when he experienced all of this. I was already VERY leary about putting him on meds period. This just confirmed my worst fears.
Well....we went back to the doctor. The doctor said he would put him on a lower dosage. I told him "NO! If he absolutely has to have meds, then you can put him on something else!" The doctor told me that the decision to put my son on meds was FULLY MINE. I was under the impression that he HAD to be on meds to keep him in school. This was not true.
My decision was to keep him on a lighter medication. He did very well with the 2nd medication and his special education class. After I refilled the prescription twice, I never filled it again....by MY own choice. Ever since he has been off his medication, he has been doing very well.
He still has an occassional episode here & there, but most of the behavioral issues he demonstrates are here at home. I can deal with that. As long as he stays in school. I have only told you of this so you might understand my situation a little better & possibly compare it to yours.
My point, though, is this:
Medication should only be used to help get the problem UNDER CONTROL. While your child is on meds, he will be more focused on his goals and be more apt to achieve them. Once he/she LEARNS the proper way to behave with the assistance of the meds, he/she has been RETRAINED.
At this point, you may be able to wean him/her off the meds with his/her new found knowledge and not have to use it anymore. Medication is NOT a solution. It is to be used as part of a much larger plan. THE PLAN IS TO TRY TO RETRAIN THE CHILD TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES PROPERLY IN EVERY SETTING.
Sometimes he/she may need meds to help out, but as soon as they can live without them, wean them off of them. Otherwise, this child becomes DEPENDENT on those meds and can't function WITHOUT them. Whatever your choice may be about the meds, keep in mind, THE CHOICE TO HAVE THE CHILD ON THEM IS THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS DECISION TO MAKE--NO ONE ELSE'S!! Not your doctor, not his/her teachers, etc....
If you do choose to use medications for a while to get the child under control, then so be it. But once they have been retrained...do your child a favor and wean them off of them.
SOME CHILDREN DO NEED MEDICATIONS FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES....but those are usually very extreme cases. Only the chld's parents know what is best for that child--and they also know when the child is ready to come off of them.
My son, like I said, is 7 now, in first grade (same special education class), and OFF THOSE MEDS. He does just fine now. The meds enabled us (myself & the school officials) to retrain his mind. He actually does very well with his behavior now---in school & at home. He's reading a grade above his own & excelling more & more every day.
Just because the child was diagnosed ADD/ADHD does not mean that they will always be a problem. With the proper care & guidance, ADD/ADHD children grow into SUPER multi-taskers. Some of the best CEO's of companies are ADD/ADHD. They can focus on more than one thing at a time without freaking out---hence, they continue to soar & excel.
Try this:
Have the youngster put on the meds TEMPORARILY. Get his/her behavior under control. Teach them the proper ways to behave, interact, and control themselves while they are on these meds. When you see them improve almost 100%, take them off the meds (with the help & recommendations of the family doctor).
Then---nurture the positive side of the ADD/ADHD. Help them use their "disorder" for the best. Teach them to utilize these EXTRA SKILLS positively. Believe me, in the end, your child will become one hell of an adult. He/ She will shock YOU!!! All you have to do is teach them, nurture them, and encourage them to use his/her "disability" for the good....yoou will be amazed at what they can do...
Good luck...I hope this info helps you. If you would like to know more, email me...the address is on my profile page...
2006-11-08 20:52:24 · answer #5 · answered by moonbaby3504 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋