My 5 yr old son is on 27 mgs daily of Concerta. He was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD in Sept. I give him his meds about 30 to 40 minutes before he gets up in the am so I can deal with him while getting ready for school, otherwise the moring is pure hell. He is an aggressive child when things dont go his way. He seems like this more so with me. I have no authority over him it seems, in his eyes anyhow. Refuses to take no for an answer, gets VERY upset with me and fights me over EVERYTHING. The other night i didnt get hime somehting when i stopped for gas on our way to look at Christmas lights. He thru a HUGE fit, called me names (silly child names but still...) and told me he hopes my face smashed into a brick. TOtaly ruined the evening. All because I didnt get him something in the convenience store. Its been like that all week since hes been out of school for christmas break. But hes like that on a regular basis, I jsut dont have to deal with it as much when hes in school and im at work. Im at a loss. The meds are great for him at school, and at home too, but the anger over seemingly stupid things...I dont know what to do about. Is there a med out there I can ask my ped about? Im going to ask her about counseling too. His father and I divoreced a year ago and he ahs to go to his dads house three weekends a month and its a 5 hr trip in the car that fri and sun as hid dad lives 250 mi from me. He is very close to his dad too. Thinks he hung the moon. Ive got to do something about the anger issue and get him to mind me better. We are at eachothers throats at all times and I jsut cant deal with it anymore...
Tina
Also, he is on 4 mg of ritilin at 4 pm to help with the let down when the Concerta wears off. Helps some but not enough.
I sent you a PMall I can say is wow! I thought you were talking about my son.. We are going back to the behavioral doctor on thursday and the clinical psychologist that gave a dx of pdd, aspergers, autistic disorder, not until the 17th of jan.and hopefully start some behavioral counsling. I do not think my husband will be able to handle him until then...nor will I.. Kyle has no prob. at school..because as his teacher put it..he is in a structured environment and they give him outlets for his needs.. he is a boy that never stops..He is on an iep for severe speech delay and apraxia.. so he has been in a special needs school since 18 mths. he also has a sensory problem too. but because sensory issues arent the schools problem he dosent get ot through school and i cant get him in with the therapist at any other time, so we havent gone since school started..
I really do not want to put him on meds. this is the last thing I want to do. But the behavior is so out of control.. he too is 5 yrs old.. if you need someone to talk to feel free to message me, I know I could use someone to talk to
And if there is anything to try
My son is 7 and has just been diagnosed with a mood discorder. He is taking Clonodine. It seems to help with his short fuse and anger issues. Maybe you could try that. My ped also said that if that doesn't work long term, than he wants to put him on resperdal. Supposedly that's the best med out there for any type of mood disorder. I believe ADHD is also considered a mood disorder. Good luck.In the fourth grade, my daughter would go into rages over being told "no" and over homework issues. There were fights every night. She was failing in school and was becoming depressed and anxious over this failure and because of the negativity between herself and my husband and I (she was always in trouble). We kept taking away things as a form of disapline, until she did not care what we took any more.
We implemented a positive reinforcement behavior plan (like ograms marble system at the top of the parents forum) and later started meds for the ADHD. The psychologist that my daughter was seeing at the time, was pleased that we had started the behavior plan (otherwise she would have started us on one) and monitored our progress. For the ADHD (which was diagnosed later by a psychiactrist), my daughter was placed on concerta and guanfacine (Tenex). The guanfacine was added because weight issuses made the doctor reluctant to increase the concerta, and because the doctor has seen good results with behavior with guanfacine (improving peer and parent relations).
The combiniation of the behavior plan, the guanfacine, and success in school has resulted in much less stress in our home and a happier child and family. I have also worked hard to repair the broken parent-child bond by playing her favorite games and taking special time for her.