Venting out | ADHD Information
ditto...
And how is the baby doing at night times lately? Sleeping any better? I hope so...been thinking of you...
Just keep saying..."It can't get much worse, it can't get much worse..."
Today I had visitors in my house; They were my daughter's godparents, and my son's behavior was a disaster. He started jumping and running all around the house, he was trying to immitate my daughter who is just a year old and also making fun of her. Definitely he was trying to get attention but in a horrible way. I gave him time out, then he kept on the same behavior. I took off marbles from his jar and he didn't seem to care; then I also confiscated his gameboy and the result was insulting and hitting my baby daughter's nanny. My husband (who happened to be there) didn't seem to care too much about the situation and was too concentrated on the visitors. I was too concerned about my ds behavior and wasn't really enjoying the visit. Some of you will probably ask: Is your son medicated??: yes, he is on Strattera and his dose was increased just last week. I don't know, but in a dose adjustment would this be normal??? I am very stressed about this. I really think my son needs to hurry a little in his maturity process, otherwise, he will have to deal with terrible social issues, and what worries me the most, is school and friends. I am terribly stressed about maturity
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Well, I guess this was just one of those days when the rollercoaster goes downward. I hope it improves soon.
Thanks for letting me vent..........
Sending you a big hug. 
And wishing you some "up" days soon.
your son sounds like my son before medication, even now before the medication takes effect - 
Strattera doesn't work well on children with the HYPER in the ADHD. It is more for the innatentive. Your guy sounds like and ADHHHHHHD'er like mine!
I would suggest changing medication to a stimulant. We are very happy with concerta, others like adderall. Every body is different so it will take a while to find the right medication first, then the right dosage.
We took 6 months to find the right medication, then another 6 months to level off. We tried adderall and that was bad for mine, but ended up with concerta then added guanfacine for my son's easily overstimulated stuff. That helps a lot more than I realized. I upped the concerta with out upping the guanfacine and the teacher told me no difference. Next day we upped both and he was right where he needed to be. We are at the same dose for the past two years, and all is still well!!
Revist the medication with the presribing doctor. Personally I would ditch the stratterra, it also causes depression, and suicidal tendencies. My son was on that for 2 months until he told us he wanted to die, kill himself. We quickly stopped that medication and all that talk ended as well.
Best wishes
Bethann had great advice.
Was your son's behavior even worse than usual? Could he have been jealous of the attention your baby was getting? He may have been trying to get some of it for himself, especially since your daughter has a nanny lately. She is getting everyone oohing and ahing over her. Does he possibly need a little time to feel special also?
Bethann:
My son unfortunately can't go on stimulants bcause he has tics and they worsen tics. The only benefit that I seem to be finding with Strattera is that his tics have stopped "for the moment". Anyway, we are in a trial period; my son has to go back to his neuro ped in January to see what can be done. He also told me that next year they will be introducing a new adhd med that doesn't alter tics. So let's see.
I have to add that at school my son is not having behavior issues. His teacher only comments on his unattentiveness and distratibility. Probably Strattera is not working but he wasn't either in the correct dose. So, we are just waiting to see what happens. The doc told me to wait for two weeks and see. Then I must call him and we have a scheduled appointment in January. Currently he is not in the country, so I can't call him and I am too afraid to stop Strattera suddenly.
Barb,
Yes, you are probably right about jealousy, and this could be the reason why he is having such an unacceptable behavior at home. When my daughter was born this nanny spent a long period with us helping with the little girl. Now I just call her oca$$ionaly for special events where I can't take my kids with me. Yesterday we had a wedding and she was here. So my son is also used to be with her at home although he knew since the beginning that she was helping with the baby. Anyway, she also gives me a hand with my ds.
Thanks for your replies.