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Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne
My son has ADD also. He took Ritalin from first grade and a difference was seen immediately, but I took him off in third grade due to listening to people tell me about drug effects and such.
That was a mistake. He barely made it through fourth grade, so I put him back on it. In eighth grade, Ritalin didn't seem to be effective anymore, so I put him on Concerta, however, that didn't seem to regulate in his body well. There were days he looked and acted drugged and other days it didn't seem that he took it at all, so I took him off and put him back on Ritalin again.
My mom talked to him that summer and convinced him to get off of it. I am still pretty upset about that, but he's now a sophomore and doesn't want to take anything. I'd love to get him on Strattera because I think it would serve him better, but he said he doesn't want to take anything.
In the meantime, he struggles through school. He barely passes his classes even though he is a gifted student intellectually. I am helpless and just hope that things get better in the future.
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I think Strattera is the better of the drugs, however Tarah couldn't take it - made her sick at her stomach.
I hate to hear that about your son, when someone really needs it they should be able to take it without people trying to convince them they don't need it. When you understand the "process" or lack of it that causes the problem, it's easy to understand.
I do think Ritalin was over prescribed at times - just given to overactive children without testing them for ADD. Some of those kids just needed a good swift kick in the rear. Because of this, it's given the kids that really do have a problem a harder time from taking the meds.
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