They can be so hurtful.... | ADHD Information

We are taking him to a Neuropsycologist on the 16th.  I'm hoping he can shed some light on this.  I think he's got some ODD going on too......why???  We are in the process of waiting for Straterra to kick in.  If we make it through this, it will be a miracle.  I'm so tired of being the brunt of my sons frustrations.  I have a thick skin and will take it on most days, but the verbal abuse day in and day out is getting to me.  He's a bear when he gets home from school.  I can't say or do anything right.  Sound familiar to anyone???  We use a reward system and try to eliminate anything that might set him off.  However, he still says the most hurtful things.  The words just pierce my heart.  I keep telling myself that it's not him and that it will get better, but what if the strattera doesn't work?  My son has been on 3 stimulants, I have taken a course on how to parent an ADHD child, he is currently doing neurofeedback training, and he has weekly counseling.  What more can we do?  Thanks for letting me vent.I am sorry to hear that he is acting this way. Nate is doing so much better on the strattera, I think a lot of his emotional outburst over the past few months were due to the stimulants he was taking. I to was amazed at the things he would say.. to our family.. a few times I had to go into the garage where I could not hear him or go outside... he also is not as physical with his brother.. which has been inprovement Are you sure ADHD is the culprit? Maybe there is something else going on?

Hugs coming your way...

So many of us also have to deal with it.  You sound like you are trying everything to help him.  Sometimes our kids try sooooo hard all day to keep it together so that when they get home, they let it all hang out.  Maybe he could decompress in a more acceptable way, like jumping on a trampoline, biking, running or something else physical that doesn't have a bunch of rules.  Or there is always gameboy or video games.  Not my personal favorite, but it may work for some.

We have had this on and off since M started 4K.  It seems like as soon as I get home he just breaks down - but he goes from yelling/blaming me for stuff, to just being angry in general, then falls into a puddle in my arms and cries.

I try to make sure that when he is feeling good that we have quality, fun time together.

We are so new to this, and I am sure that it just gets harder as time goes on.  HOpefully you will find the right med combo soon.

My son wasn't on stimulants before, so he started strattera as first med. This med really takes time to work; it took my son about eight weeks to see an effect. I also have him on psychological and pedagogical counseling. I have seen good results but it really took time. At times I was very discouraged and thought about discontinuing Strattera. But the doctor told me to be patient and wait. My son can't go on other types of meds bacause he has tics, so this is why I gave more time to the med.

Try to wait, you are doing everything you can for your son. I am sure that at some point you will be successful.

All my good wishes and support!!!!

So...the Straterra isn't working.  My son is so agitated, unruly, disrespectful, defiant, and just plain impossible to be around.  The "team" has decided that it must be the Straterra.  We are going to clean him out of all meds and go natural.  He just isn't tolerating the Stims and Non-Stims.  For the next few weeks we are going to continue with Counseling, Neurofeedback, a 2nd Opinion from a NeuroPsych, Omega 3, Multi-Vitamin, and I may try some FOCUS and Bright Spark.  We also started out on Strattera about a year ago.  It quit working after a few months.  My dd's personality was also affected negatively.  Honestly, from my non-scientific observations on this board, Strattera seems to work for a very small percentage of people.  And that kind of bums me out since dh works for the company that makes it. Scraphappy: I am also starting to doubt on strattera benefits. Yesterday I had a completely unexpected setback which I already wrote a post about (similar symptoms to the ones you are stating). I am going to wait some time to see what happens, probably it was just a bad day. I am kind of frightened because I was so enthusiastic before. Well, What can I say??????? I will keep posting! Mariaven39002.261724537