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Avatar n tn when should tell the child about adhd & odd, it been 3 months that child been told have adhd & odd, father wont agree with the dr recommending. want know when should i tell my child have adhd & odd? i know for years that child have it but father never beleive me then he finally admit he have adhd too and that he knew his child would have it before he met me.. what i am suppose to do? as single parent. a should i tell my child have adhd & odd?
Avatar f tn My son is 5yrs old and has adhd and odd. He is on Ritalin as well as Abilify. The Ritalin helps him be calm but he is constantly throwing temper tantrums at school. They are so bad I have to pick him up early almost everyday. Is there something else that I could do to help this issue?
13008581 tn?1432432810 Actually, the meds for ADHD should make a difference. But you have to hit the right dosage. Docs start out low and go slow with the meds waiting for parental feedback, so definitely stay in touch with your doctor. If you have not seen a change, it may be that you are not yet using the right dose or the right med. And, of course, there is a lot more that can be done for a child with ODD. Here are two very good links on working with a child with ODD. http://www.additudemag.
Avatar m tn I have a 12 year old grandson diagnosed with ADHD/ODD/Bipolar. He was first prescribed concerta. He did very well for about two weeks and then started to act very violent aggressive and angry. The doctor doubled the dose and the anger and aggression etc. became worse. That was when the doctor diagnosed Bipolar and took him off stimulant and put him on Resperidone / mood stabilizer. He has been on resperidone for 11/2 week showing only ADHD and ODD symptoms.
Avatar f tn My nine yr old son has adhd and odd....opposional defiant disorder. He is on 4 differant medicatind, reperidone,guaficine,danphetimine salt combo and fluoxotine. He has to take thes SEVERAL times a day. It doesn't seem to help. He is extremly disrespectful, rude ,yellls at me my b.f. will not do any thing he is asked to do unless you ask him 500 times. And yes his dad also is not there. Bbxx I read your comments so you might be able to help.
Avatar n tn My son has Bipolar, ADHD, and ODD. They say they are comorbid. Risperdol I would think would be used for ADHD, not ODD. ODD has no medication treatment that I have found thus far. ODD requires lots and lots and lots of patience, always having to stay one step ahead, and making sure your NO's are NO, and YES is YES. It is very hard sometimes. But it gets easier. as to the comment from treazzure007 It is really a shame that you stereotype that way.
Avatar m tn Thus, one would think that perhaps that ADHD is the trigger and learning to cope with ADHD would help one also deal with ODD. Thus, I would certainly look into the chances of having had undiagnosed ADD or ADHD as a child/adult. And if so, would work on ADHD coping methods. I have references on that if needed I have included several references that touch on this relationship.
Avatar n tn my son is 7 years old and diagnosed with ADHD, ODD and your story matches mine. My son was kicked out of daycares and now kicked out of 1st grade and currently going to a behavioral outpatient treatment center. He has been taking Tenex for 2 weeks now for adhd and the Doctor has decided to start him on Risperadol for the agression, anger, defiant behaviors,and arguing. I hope it works.
Avatar f tn Something like 35% of the kids with ADHD have ODD and it makes treating the ODD so much more difficult. This is a good link that takes a look at ADHD and other disruptive disorders - http://www.onhealth.com/attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder_adhd/page8.
Avatar f tn My son was on Vyvanse and Clonodine for a long time and it was a life saver. He has ADHD and ODD as well. The doctor wanted to try Tenex. We did that for several weeks and I begged to go back on Clonodine. Tenex was awful for us! Clonodine is fantastic and helps him go to sleep at night! If anyone wants to chat, I'm in the same boat~ ***@**** My husband and I have very different coping mechanisms. Any input?
Avatar f tn My 13 year old daughter has ADHD and ODD and is unmanageable in her moods and impulsivity at home. She has tried many medications that don’t do much. She is also in therapy. She is currently on Latina and it isn’t helping much. Any advice on medications that may help my daughters mood and attention in school without causing major weight gain?
Avatar n tn I have a 9 yr old son with ADHD ODD & LD. He is so angry at school his anger outbursts have started to turn quite violent. I am the only one who can calm him down so I am constantly at the school. So far behind with his schooling. He has been like this for 3 yrs. HELP!!! He was on Ritalin no on slow release concerta 36mg. Helps the adhd a little not much. But its the anger I need to get under control. Have asked dr after dr but everyone just brushes me off!!!
Avatar f tn I have 2 sons both with ADHD the youngest also has ODD my question is how likely is it that my younger son has some form of Autism instead of ADHD & ODD? How would i go about gettin him tested for it also?
Avatar n tn My 4 year old son was recently diagnosed with ODD back in August. They prescribed him with a low dose of Rilalin. I only give it to him once a day. He is in preschool and for a while he was doing good I thought the medication was working, now I don' t think it is working to well. do you think that he should have his dosage increased or the frequency the medicine is being administered. I have also worried that the medication might be making his behaivor worse.
Avatar f tn After a series of tests on her part and questionnaires on our part, he diagnosed her with ADHD (inattentive type with no H factor) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. He recommended meds for ADHD and family therapy for the ODD. Our pediatrician does not take this diag lightly, so they are testing her again as like a 2nd opinion. We do that on Sept 16th. I am just so overwhelmed right now.
982214 tn?1471454781 I have a 9 year old son who has been diagnosed with severe ADHD and ODD. We have had 9 years of chaos, 3.5 years from the age of 3-6.5 with the "best" child psychologist in our area at a wonderful $150.00/hr, 3 years of meds first being aderall which caused unbearable ticks, now 45mg concertta and 35mg strattara which still causes ticks but not that bad. He is alright when the meds are working but first thing in the morning and after 5 when they stop working all hell breaks loose.
Avatar f tn //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.
Avatar n tn Then he was diagnosed with having ADHD, ODD, Intermitent Explosive Disorder and Bipolar. He started taking Resperdal which did nothing and then was placed on Lamictal which has been a positive for him. Now since he is 12 years old and 6'2" tall weigting 200 lbs, the ODD, ADHD is really acting out right now. He can't sleep and always showing more and more the symptoms of ODD, ADHD and IED at school and at home.
Avatar n tn Diagnosis: ADHD/ODD, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar II, Learning Disability  Separation Anxiety, Deep depression – up and down (swings), eyelash pulling and pulling out hair without anti-depressant, it took 150mg of Zoloft to finally stop the habits and put a smile on his face.  Does not feel pain like other children – can run across rock beach with no shoes and feels nothing - no pain. Loves animals can get stung by bees and does not care.
Avatar f tn My son who is 9 years old was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 6, we have tried adderall, aderral xr, medate, medadate xr and now have gone throught all MG of daytrana patch. He is also taking .2 clonidine at night to help sleep. He also has ODD, my question is what medication can we try him on now that will MAYBE help with both? We have tried the Tenex smallest dose possiblr 1/4 pill in am. And he just could not function.
Avatar f tn I have a beautiful little 4 yr old girl with ADHD and ODD. She is incredibly smart, and we can already tell that she will not have the learning problem that her brother (also ADHD but not ODD) has. We have a loving family with both parents living at home... Our issue is that her ODD is really ruining her pre-school environment and I'm not sure what to do! We have her set up with a psychiatrist who agrees that she is definitely a strong-willed ADHD/ODD child.
Avatar n tn My son has ODD without ADHD, he has been taking a very small dossage of Topamax for over a year ( has help him loose and control his oerweight problems, but has not really help with his oposition or horrible mood swings) and now the Dr. recomendned Strattera, I´m very concern with the side efects. What should I do?
Avatar m tn The reasons for this disagreement and this is an issue which I have at lenght discussed with different social workers, is not because, as I have been pegged, I refuse to recognize my daughter (6) has a problem, but because none of the symptoms of either Autism, ADHD or ODD manifest themselves with me. I have her a weekend out of two and two weeks vacation a year.
Avatar m tn //www.medhelp.org/posts/ADD---ADHD/Adult-with-ODD/show/1966456#post_9234381 It is possible that with a severe case of ODD, your doctor figured it was bipolar. And maybe not. But, in the good ole days, a doctor was more apt to sedate, then give a stim med. To answer your question, bone up on all the info you can on ADHD. This is a pretty good site. http://www.help4adhd.
1455599 tn?1285507900 I have a 3 1/2 year old who was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD in June of last year. After seeing info on the tonsil and adenoid thing and my husband having sleep apnea, I decided to have my son examined by an ENT. Based on the snoring my son would sometimes have, the fact that he breaths through his mouth most of the time, etc., she said that he was a classic case for having his tonsils and adenoids out. We had them removed a week later.
Avatar m tn I have a 12 year old grandson diagnosed with ADHD/ODD/Bipolar. He was first prescribed concerta. He did very well for about two weeks and then started to act very violent aggressive and angry. The doctor doubled the dose and the anger and aggression etc. became worse. That was when the doctor diagnosed Bipolar and took him off stimulant and put him on Resperidone / mood stabilizer. He has been on resperidone for 11/2 week showing only ADHD and ODD symptoms.
Avatar f tn I'm not an ADD/ADHD expert, but I've been living with a mild to moderate case of ADHD and know people who also have it, including my wife. The saving of trash and not wanting to touch things does not sound like a symptom of ADHD. What sounds more reasonable is that the Adderall might have, for whatever reason, enhanced an underlying issue and brought it to the forefront, causing your son to act a certain way.
Avatar m tn Same with my girls. They are both ADHD and the oldest was wonderful as a baby and the youngest was colicky for a few months. Granted, the youngest's ADHD is also combined with ODD, but I dont think they are linked.