5pm blues..... | ADHD Information

If he likes ice cream you could make a shake with ice cream and pediasure or similar drink. Protein powder can be added to many things as well. Is there something that he will eat that you can supplement?

It may also be that you are seeing rebound as the med is wearing off. There are many posts here relating to this (if you think that is a posibility).

If it is rebound, and it sounds like it, you can speak to your Doctor about trying a small dose of short acting Ritalin, to help with the rebound.

My son is 6 yrs old and was just recently diagnosed with adhd.  He is on 10mg of Focalin.  It is helping a great deal at school.  He has jumped 3 reading levels in 2 weeks!!  He is in first grade, reading at the end of second grade level! 
My problem is around 5pm he falls apart.  I am wondering about his blood sugar level at this time.  He is not usually hungry right after school.  I am thinking he might need some protein.  Has anyone tried different foods during this time?  I have tried to keep him in a quiet mode...no luck.  I have also tried to have him play outside...comes in the house and all begins to break loose?

Any suggenstions?

My son's phsychiatrist that diagnosed ad/hd also had him tested for hypoglycemia.  Sure enough we discovered our son had reactive hypoglycemia.  His sugar levels drop drastically at certain points of the day. The nutritionist at the doctor's office recommended high protein/low carb diet.  She also recommended that we make sure he gets breakfast, snack a.m., lunch, snack afternoon, dinner, and evening snack.  This seems to make a huge difference with him.  I have found that he is pretty much like clock work.  He usually requires dinner around 5:30-6:00 every night.  If he doesn't have snack or dinner then we notice him breaking down.  I really think there is a connection with diet and ad/hd.  I think you're right about the diet, my son breaks down too. I was giving protein bars, and they were helping, but now he's sick of me pushing them on him all the time and won't eat them. Chocolate milk is good, though. It gives him a shot of protein and sugar, especially when he doesn't feel like eating because of the meds. He never turns down a nice glass of chocolate milk.

Yes for a while my son would drink protein shakes, but after a couple of weeks he just wouldn't drink much of it anymore..

He usually will drink chocolate milk though..try buying cream in the dairy section, and add some of that to the choc milk...lots of calories in cream, should make the milk really rich and creamy too..

ooh, great idea.

hey vickie,

I posted to your other post. I am just responding here as well. I am the mother that used hershey bars!!

My son's blood sugar was low, it made him irritable. The chocolate jump started his appetite. We would then slowly work our way to a BIG dinner, but later. As long as he got that dinner and snacks in him at home, I could deal with the not eating thing in school!!

Now, two years later on the same dosage, his eating is still big, but it does include breakfast and/or lunch some days. I must add that he did add 10 pounds to his physique last year, thank you very much!!

 

DS -  - love mom!!

Once his body adjusts to the medicine, he'll grow!!

We also work with ice cream. The sugar gets the low blood sugar up quickly and the fat and protein gives it some staying power until dinner (and it is something she will eat ). I think a little chocolate would work for us as well (thanks bethann).

I have hypoglycemia and have used milkshakes when traveling to get me by. You just have to not delay the next meal too long.

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