Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Christie, I'm not sure how it wil help Sam, but my oldest has ADHD and it's been a tremendous help. He went from C's and D's to A's and B's...his impulse control is incredibly better as are his social skills. I fought against it for years but it's been a lifesaver (his by the way The bad side is that it does decrease appetite so make sure you get plenty of food into him before he takes it and after it wears off. My son gets a small meal at 6 --it's all he wants then he grazes his way through the rest of the evening...we even extend bedtime to make sure he gets enough. Hope it helps, please let us know. Kim & Teddy Raub Ritalin > Sam's neuro recently prescribed Ritalin to try and help with Sam's > distractibility and impulsiveness. anyone with any experience with this > med? > > Christie, mom to Sam (10 years old, BPP) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2001 Report Share Posted August 19, 2001 Christie, I'm not sure how it wil help Sam, but my oldest has ADHD and it's been a tremendous help. He went from C's and D's to A's and B's...his impulse control is incredibly better as are his social skills. I fought against it for years but it's been a lifesaver (his by the way The bad side is that it does decrease appetite so make sure you get plenty of food into him before he takes it and after it wears off. My son gets a small meal at 6 --it's all he wants then he grazes his way through the rest of the evening...we even extend bedtime to make sure he gets enough. Hope it helps, please let us know. Kim & Teddy Raub Ritalin > Sam's neuro recently prescribed Ritalin to try and help with Sam's > distractibility and impulsiveness. anyone with any experience with this > med? > > Christie, mom to Sam (10 years old, BPP) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Christie - my son Paddy is on Concerta - which is a sustained release form of Ritalin. It works pretty well. He has his good days and his bad days. He has no tolerance for being bored, which can be a major challenge for us all.... Good luck, dear... Give Sam great big {{{ HUGS }}} and kisses for us... With love to you all... and her Angel, Crystal Aquielle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Christie - my son Paddy is on Concerta - which is a sustained release form of Ritalin. It works pretty well. He has his good days and his bad days. He has no tolerance for being bored, which can be a major challenge for us all.... Good luck, dear... Give Sam great big {{{ HUGS }}} and kisses for us... With love to you all... and her Angel, Crystal Aquielle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Christie - my son Paddy is on Concerta - which is a sustained release form of Ritalin. It works pretty well. He has his good days and his bad days. He has no tolerance for being bored, which can be a major challenge for us all.... Good luck, dear... Give Sam great big {{{ HUGS }}} and kisses for us... With love to you all... and her Angel, Crystal Aquielle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Madalyn - Wow, great story! You brought up something really important at the end - our kids are able to see success from their efforts, and are able to start believing in themselves again! Not much hurts worse than to see your child get down on themselves and feel defeated because of things that are not of their making. Great news about your dd's grades! Good luck to you, too! best... Madalyn Friedman wrote: > > Hi Phyllis, > > I almost want to cut and past Cory's response to you as it is so > similar to > our experience with our 13 year old dd. She was diagnosed with OCD > when she > was 9. We found a great therapist who uses meds only as a last resort. Our > dd started on Prozac after 9 mos of unsuccessful CBT, and it has been > a life > saver. However, like Cory's ds, the noise in her mind made it > difficult for > our dd to concentrate on school work. We had her tested - no classic LDs - > and tried a different school. No help. > > She tested at about the 70th percentile on the Conners scales for ADHD, so > we finally went with my gut instinct and tried Ritalin at the beginning of > this school year (8th grade). The timing of this letter is meaningful > as we > saw her final 1st trimester grades yesterday - all A's except for 2 > B's (one > was in PE). We are ecstatic. Like Cory's ds, we only give our dd the > Ritalin > before school as well as after school only on particularly tough homework > days. No Friday afternoons or weekends. It has been great to see her > believe > in herself and what she can do. > > Please feel free to write me back with any questions. Good luck!! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Three cheers for your daughter!! Â (Isn't it great when the worst grade is in gym!) Â Re: Ritalin Hi Phyllis, I almost want to cut and past Cory's response to you as it is so similar to our experience with our 13 year old dd. She was diagnosed with OCD when she was 9. We found a great therapist who uses meds only as a last resort. Our dd started on Prozac after 9 mos of unsuccessful CBT, and it has been a life saver. However, like Cory's ds, the noise in her mind made it difficult for our dd to concentrate on school work. We had her tested - no classic LDs - and tried a different school. No help. She tested at about the 70th percentile on the Conners scales for ADHD, so we finally went with my gut instinct and tried Ritalin at the beginning of this school year (8th grade). The timing of this letter is meaningful as we saw her final 1st trimester grades yesterday - all A's except for 2 B's (one was in PE). We are ecstatic. Like Cory's ds, we only give our dd the Ritalin before school as well as after school only on particularly tough homework days. No Friday afternoons or weekends. It has been great to see her believe in herself and what she can do. Please feel free to write me back with any questions. Good luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 I just had to respond to that as my son's best grade (A+) was in gym. I didn't quite know what to say to that ... but maybe it's good if it applies to his GPA. My son (14 years) takes Prozac for the OCD and Focalin (ritalin) for his ADD. He is on the extended release form of the Focalin which is supposed to last about 6 to 8 hours. We are still working with adjusting the Focalin dosage, as sometimes he talks a mile a minute, and has lost 10 pounds over the past 2 months (which he needed, now looks good). Ovbiously, he can't go on losing weight like that and I will be slightly lowering the dose now. His homework focus is better (I am assuming he is more focused in school, too, as he is not getting in trouble like he did in Jr. High). His p-doc is experienced and smart and has no trouble with this combination of meds but it's tricky to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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