Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 I brought my grandson home to live with me because he was not doing well with his new step-father or at school. After waiting a school quarter to see if a more stable home life made a difference we could see on his report card that he needed something like Ritalin. It helped his concentration and he did well with it for about 18 months. Then he started to go out of control. I also read up on Adderall and liked what I read. He has no been on Adderall for the past two years and now his 4 yo half-brother is also on it. Both are better able to concentrate on it. I also do not see the problems coming 'down off' the Adderall that I saw on the Ritalin during the afternoon. My biggest worry now is that these meds can be trouble if there is bipolar to be worried about. NOW I find this out. The older boy is now on Paxil for depression (in a 9 yo) We just found out that if he misses a dose of his Paxil that he is out of control. Maybe if he had been on the Paxil before he got expelled for his behavior, he would have been more in control of himself and his emotions. If you have a choice between the two meds, my personal opinion is to go with the Adderall. Coming down off the Ritalin in the afternoons left full of fight and anger and bawling to get what he wanted. That may have been the depression but we did not see it with the Adderall like we did with the Ritalin. I have a friend who also switched her son for the same reasons. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: Katka311@... My 5 year old ADHD, PDD NOS son was put on Ritalin. He was on it for a month. I didn't see any improvement the first week, but after that he started to do extremely well. On the next visit I asked the Dr to prescribe him Adderall, because I like the fact that he doesn't need to take it twice a day. The first week was hard too, but now is doing really well, sleeps through the nite (he started that on Ritalin, and he didn't sleep through the nite in years). He is also so much more verbal because now instead using his energy on screaming and shaking and kicking he tries more to express himself verbally. I don't know on which medication should I keep him. They both seem to be working well on him. Anyone else has an experience with these 2 medications? TIA, Katarina, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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