If he has been diagnosed with anxiety and possible Bi -polar (as stated in your other post) chances are the Concerta is not the right med at all. If he has Bi polar tendencies they need to be addressed first by your Psych, before the ADHD. AHD meds can exacerbate Bi polar symptoms and anxiety and make them worse.
BTW, my DD goes balistic when on Zyrtec, something about the med itself.
My son just turned 4 a couple of months ago and he is on 18mg concerta. He was on 27mg when he was only 3.5 but we stopped the meds for a while and tried the lower dose. My son is so loving and caring it could bring the toughest man to tears but his anger could bring fear to that same man. The most simple word in the world NO can cause the worst anger out in my little boy, WHY, What is that about??? I have questioned and been questioned as to if my son is indeed ADHD. I am convinced he is ADHD, he can not sit still, he babbles incoherantly, can not judge time for anything and just will not listen to instructions. Now I am worried the concerta my be slowing his growth, he is 40lbs and has been since the age of 3 and he has been stuck at 43inches for the same length of time. Just over the past week he has gone from his great 8:30PM-5:30AM sleep pattern to asleep maybe by 10:00 and up in the middle of the night for hot chocolate and cartoons. It has become nearly impossible to get him going at 5:30AM to go to daycare. What has snapped to make him stay awake again? He his even on his alergy med. Zyrtec which used to make him sleepy with in 1hr, not anymore! Is this sounding like a dose problem, I have been reluctant to give the 5mg ritalin the Dr. perscribed I guess just because of the negative talk it gets. Just burnt out and looking for advise again.I'd wake up for hot chocolate and cartoons, too - lol. Have you tried massaging his back or giving him a backscratch or keeping the t.v. off when he wakes up? Is he emptying his bladder right before bed? Is insomnia listed as a side effect of the Concerta?
If this has only been happening for a week, maybe he'll revert back to his really good sleeping schedule. My kids sleep best on days when they've had a lot of exercise.
Metadate gives my younger son insomnia and he has a lot of problems going to sleep and sometimes wakes up and comes in our bed in the middle of the night. Off the Metadate, he goes right to sleep by and usually sleeps longer without waking.
Is it true that someone can say such a young child is possibly Bi-polar? I'm wondering what the criteria would be, since I think most four-year-olds act a little Bi-polar.
My son was recently diagnosed with Auditory Processing issues. That basically means, he hears you, but the message doesn't always get processed correctly, so he doesn't always understand what the words mean. Listening is a skill which some kids are SLOW to learn. Auditory processing issues are common in ADHD kids. My son really has a hard time following oral instructions and always has, but if I show him, he gets it right away. He is more of a "hands-on" learner.
Good Luck with everything and hang in there.
Val
i ignore the anger and give loving gestures to dd@4 .
no is an absolute word without bagain
try redirecting with emphasis on letting them do the "no " and then recieve the consequinces then discuss the why you should of just said no
i dont have a valid opinion so take it or leave it
No never worked for my older son either. I learned to say 'later' or other terms and this actually worked until he was about 5. But, yeah, just the word 'No' would send him into a fit of rage. It still does.i do say no when i ready to coach her through the anger . when were alone and i can control the envirnment.
there are time when no is nessasary so im trying to prepare her for
no and dont ask again but thats so hard for a 4yr old motor mouth accept
i lmao when she says no dammit i cant hold it back
oh grandma guess what little bitty said today.
i send her to my mothers and no becomes a really big deal .
My son freaks out over no too. I try not to use it. I usually say "let me think about it" or I ask questions...well, if we do that, what would happen & try to get him into realizing the consquences if I said yes. Like, well if we stayed up late to watch this, you would miss story time & I know how much you love that. I.E...bring em back to choices
On the other hand, my dh ALWAYS says no. I get so frustrated with him over it. I usually have to come in the room and straighten things out or bring them down. I try to teach my dh these methods, but he forgets himself. I think he's either adhd or oppositional as well!
nothing has worked for either of my sons, but I have instated the 3 strikes your out rule. And I grounded my 6 yer old this week for a day and it has had major results even with neighborhood children. I did ground my son for a day for throwing rocks in the pool. he missed playing with his best friend and swimming and was sent out to clean the pool right after school. I must say I hadseven boys over for the last day of school today, and never once had to give a strike to anyone. My house is usually where the boys come, which I would rather them be here than anywhere, but I let it be known that if you reach your 3 strikes you are going home, or for my kids they don't play the next day. Treat it like baseball. Since boys can relate to baseball. they hate to be out. My boys are 6 and 10 and it is working for me. it may be temporary , but I have gotten huge results.