Adhd medication comparison
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The cost of the medication is outrageous. Our doctor has written us new prescription for him for Adderall during the day and Ritilan for homework time if it is needed. My questions is, is there any significant side effects or dangers between the Concerta and Adderall?
My husband is very reluctant to switch is medication and we are just trying to get some help with the questions we have.
Oh no no no! You don't want to play doctor with this for a bunch of reasons. For one, you're talking about two totally different meds. Paxil is an antidepressant, and Xanax is a benzodiazepine. They cannot "replace" one another, they do totally different things.
Do you not have a refill of the Paxil? If not, you need to contact your doc ASAP and obtain at least enough of the Paxil to get to into see your doc for a refill. Stopping Paxil abruptly can be a nightmare.
Effect on the developing brain — The long-term impact of ADD / ADHD medication on the youthful, developing brain is not yet known. Some researchers are concerned that the use of drugs such as Ritalin in children and teens might interfere with normal brain development.
Heart-related problems — ADD / ADHD stimulant medications have been found to cause sudden death in children and adults with heart conditions.
I was wondering if I go to a different psychiatrist could I get the medication prescribed to me again because it was helping me and I was diagnosed with adhd by a psychiatrist. Does anyone know if a psychiatrist stops prescribing you a medication because of possible abuse does he/she make a note somewhere so I would be unable to ever pick up a prescription to that medication again. If anyone can help me with this problem I would appreciate it.
//www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/11041.html?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=November .
However, ignore the prozac stuff. It is very bad to mix with stim meds.
Finally, there are things that you can do at home to make it better for him and you. These two links should be helpful
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/879.html
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/985.html
Hope this helps.
I need to find out if my daughter has adhd or bipolar she is 7she always is moving around saying mom mom hey mom if I don't say what she gets mad and she has a bigger bother the right all the time say bad thing using bad words to eachother if he dose something she starts yelling telling me what he did if I don't smack him she will throw a fit and when shes bad and dose unblable things like beings nasty or hitting I will get on her she allways has to bring her brother in to it even if he
His doctors is very familiar with the ADHD because is own son is ADHD s he knws what we are going through. My son has his ggod days and his bad days. He is more out going an active with the Vyvanse than he was with the Daytrana, I am cncerned that it may not be strong enough. I am already antisipating that he will probably be held back this year in school and maybe that would be a good thing. He would then realize that there are consequences for his actions.
It is possible that your son has both ADHD and anxiety issues. However, it is common today for medical personnel to misdiagnose a child because the behaviours for some anxiety disorders and ADD/ADHD are very similar. Since the medication for ADHD is not working, I wonder if this could be the problem in your son's situation - he suffers from anxiety but not ADD/ADHD.
Usually, the medication for anxiety is one of the SSRI's - non-habit-forming medications.
HOWEVER, the PAXIL will become a problem. Dr. Charles Parker warns (page 72-75, New ADHD Medication Rules). Prozac or Paxil will block the 2D6 pipes and the “amphetamines accumulate, with resultant anger, rage, mind racing, sleep deprivation and subsequent lack of control.” It will take a bit of time for the stim meds to accumulate - so if you just recently started the adderall be really watchful for this.
I would talk to your doc and get off the Praxil.
He is very high functioning but of course with this he has OCD type behaviors, anxiety etc. At age 5 he was diagnosed with pretty sever ADHD. We started on Strattera and after two weeks he violently attacked me...We then went to Concerta then to Focalin then back to Concerta....not ever obtaining great control of ADHD.
He additionally was put on Prozac about a year ago for anxiety as he was chewing the skin off his fingers until they would bleed and chew huge blisters on his lips.
My stepson is 7 1/2. His mother works 14 hours a day. He goes to aftercare at his school everyday. He basically spends most of his day everyday at school. He has been going for play therapy with a child psychologist for the past six months. The school complained that he does not listen to authority and sometimes disrupts his class. He visited us over the holidays. We experienced him as emotionally neglected and could control his naughtiness with discipline in the form of time out in his room.
My son is 9 years old. He is diagnosed with ADHD, ODD, and Slight derision. He is taking 20mg adderal xr, 25mg Zoloft and .02 Clonidine to help him sleep. He has transferred to a new school and has had serious problems at school. He is swearing at the teachers and the principle. Has been in two fights, and has had 4 suspensions. Plus numerous in house suspensions. He has also thrown away his home work and hiding and or destroys it.
Hi there,
I have a 7 yr old brother who is hyper active. He gets bored easily at school and is always disruptive in class to an extent that he misses most of what is being taught in class. My problem is that the teacher has decided that he needs to be evaluated by a psychologist to determine if he has ADHD and what medication he would need. I don't know much about ADHD but I don't think I would want him to be on medication especially if there are side effects that are not good for him.
t work, then you might have to go for OCD medication if you want her to continue taking the ADHD medication. Paxil works really good for OCD. I had a really bad case complete with obsessions of germs and chemicals to the extreme. About the ADHD medication all I can remember when i took it is that it gave me headaches. But I can see your reasoning, its given to her so she can focus and then she takes it to an extreme and becomes fixated on something like her fingers.
His doctor suggested that I continue to keep him focused with coloring, puzzle, etc. to keep it from turning into ADHD? Anyone have any suggestions on how to get my 3 year old to focus better?
My son has ADHD and has told lies about his stepmom at his school and now social workers are getting involved.
I have had him tell me what he said and then tell me what is good about her. I told him what happens to children who actually do get abused and what happens to their parents who hit them. I told him that this hurts all of us and this behavior is unacceptable and I made sure that I told him he's not a "bad guy" and that I love him.
m no med student (never even took biology in high school) so much of it was another language to me, but there seemed to be as much information in favour of the existence of adhd, its treatment and medication, as there was against it. I was very surprised to that adhd medication is an amphetamine; isn’t that like methamphetamines, a highly addictive and destructive drug? (though I’m sure 40mg is much less than "street" value).
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