My 3 Year Old Is Out Of Control!!! | ADHD Information
I have a 3 year old, well she'll be 3 on May 31st. But she is totally out of control!!! My kitchen table is a mountain of chairs, stools, baskets and anything else she can use to climb on things to get into to EVERYTHING!!! I had to take her out of day care because she was so mean and would scream for her father and I for hours. I would avoid taking her to simple places like dr's and grocery stores, dept. stores etc... because she would run around crazy knocking things off shelves, flipping over the cart.
She didn't stop from the time she opened her eyes until I finally got her to sleep @ 10 or 11 @ night, and that took about 2 hours or so. She very seldom would take a nap. She wouldn't play with anything for more than 10-15 min. @ a time. She would watch only 3 different movies but only for a short amount of time. She would drag my 5 year old around the house by her hair, hit my 3 month old in the head, and had no regard for any rules. We tried every type of dicipline possible, NOTHING worked! I couldn't take much more 
. So, I finally took her to see a behavior therapist
. She saw her 4 times before seeing that things were very bad and only getting worse
. So she referred her to see the psychiatrist! After he saw my daughter he determined that she was in fact ADHD and put her on Adderal 5mg, a half capsule per day in the morning. It has only been 2 days but I can already see a difference
. She is no where near as hyper as she was and she will actually sit down and play with her toys for more than 10-15 min.@ a time! 
I can actually walk in a different room without fearing that she is going to be tearing up something or hitting, biting, or kicking my 5 yr old
or tormenting my 3 month old
! But I feel guilty for putting her on medication @ such a young age
! But I was @ my wit's end! By the time my husband got home from work in the evening i was in tears because I just couldn't take it anymore!. I was just wondering if any one else was in a similar situation and could offer some advice
? PLEASE
! I really am confused
with whats going to happen with this medication. I have researched as much as I could. PLEASE, someone help me! Thank You!
I know a lot of parents look at it as a way to control there kids or that life is easier if the kid is medicated. But that's only one side of it. I can tell you from experience that I am much happier on meds then off and I have no doubt your daughter is too.
Kid's don't want to get yelled at constantly. They want to be able to play with their toys or other kids and have fun without their mood/interest changing every 5 minutes.
If you ever have any doubts about what your doing just look at your child and ask yourself if they are happier on meds.
Hang in there Janice, my heart went out to you reading your story. My granddaughter wasn't diagnosed until about a year ago. We had taken her to a psychiatrist who said at 3 she was too young to be evaluated and we needed to wait till she was school-age. I *knew* something wasn't right. She wasn't hyperactive, but a terror no less. Leaving a playground...a totally nightmare with kicking and screaming. I still to this day don't always feel great taking her into stores and she's 8 and on medication (Adderall XR). She would get into the clothing racks at the department stores and boy you just wouldn't be able to find her until you glanced at two little sneakers poking out from under the stands. Life has gotten better for us, it will for you too!! She still is in therapy and life for the most part has settled for this family with an ADD child. Don't try to reach too far into the future worrying about what the medication will do. Try to take each day as it comes and focus on the goals and accomplishments that your daughter will achieve. In all of this, you need to make sure you have some quiet, mommy time ;) It helps to keep you in focus and relaxed. I think the hard part is over with the diagnosing for you. This forum is wonderful for support isn't it? .IMac38947.8523263889hello and welcome.... my son is 4 yrs old but has been on medication since he was 3 yrs old... dillon is alot like your daughter it was to the point that he wasn't enjoyable anymore..we still have our moments with him and i'm sure we always will.. good luck...