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This sounds like a tantrum my 7 year old daughter would throw, with out the hurting me..... I had to take my daughter off the adderall too it actually landed her in the E.R. She is one of the few that can't take meds now because of the meds causing heart problems.
But you did the right thing by having a consequence, sometime the battles are very difficult but you have to continue to have consequences. I don't let my daughter behave that way just cause she has ADHD and she can't help it, because she does start to realize she can control and with enough consistency from myself eventually she getting it. Don't get me wrong she still battles me and her sister but the tantrums are getting less. These meds can cause one to be over stimulated  and sensory issues arise and so you kinda have to guide them to do the right thing and to try and relax and not get worked up. My daughter would get really mad at noises and too many people when she was on meds so at night I would turn the lights off, light candles and turn on soft music and it really calmed her down she would take a shower and she actually enjoyed it. I know it sounds funny but it helped.
I would speak to the psychiatrist about changing meds.

Mom of one,

Don't wait until the 9th, call the doctor and see if they can see you immediately, if not sooner. Several people have posted about how some meds cause aggressive behavior. It sounds like it is getting more intense each day. 

Has she been acting like this all the time or is it a recent event? Is one part of the day worse than others? Do the meds help at all or or increase this behaviour? Is it getting worse each day? Does she behave one one at home and differently at school or in public? You need to keep notes and maybe even tape her to show to the doctor.

I will keep you in my prayers, I know how hard this is. Please keep us posted and best of luck.

If the meds are making things worse, it doesn't sound like it's the right one for her.  I'd take her off and call the doctor. 

Wow...You just described my son. He was dx adhd at 6 and was fine on adhd meds for 2 years and then started having all these sever tantrums, hitting walls , banging his head on the walls, kicking everything and overall extreme frustration. He was very out of control, crying all the time, I hate myself, I am stupid etc. Anything set him over the edge. When asked to brush his teeth or take a shower, get up in the morning he reacted as if I told him I was going to pull his toe nails out with pliers  Screaming how mean I was and it is all my fault etc . He was out of control. We went to the psychiatrist and she dx'd him w/ anxiety and he has been on 5mg of lexapro for almost 3 weeks and is thriving. His tantrums have stopped, he gets up with no problems in the morning and is no longer beating himself up. I hate having him take more meds but I feel as though I have my baby back! I recommend asking your doc about the possibility of anxiety. You just never know as there are so many side effects with the meds and co existing disorders. Best of luck to you and your daughter!

 

My daughter has ADHD and is on adderal xr. I don't think that is the right med for her- she is still having horrible temper tantrums- not even sure if its her ADHD or just that she plain hates me.

Last night it took her thirty mins of me telling her it was time for her shower to get her in there- after she is in there, she takes a hanger and starts to beat the wall. I told her to take a ten minute nap to calm down, I set the alarm. She started to hitm spit, whine and call me every name in the book, resulting in her getting a spanking. ( shich I hate to do because it only increases her temper).

This morning she would not get up after thirty mins of me telling her, I literally had to put her feet onthe ground and walk her into the kitchen. Only to have her run back in her room and get under the covers again. She would not get dressed she would not eat, she eventually starting hit and tried to scratch my face. So I cancelled her after school playing with her friend as a consequence, only to have her kick and scream in the car on the way to school.

No matter how much I set consequences, she only gets more angry and has horrible temper tantrums whcih I am afraid will result in her hurting herself or me.

I go to her doctor april 9th to adjust her med and reevaluate. The medicine she is on now does not help- it may even increase her violence.

I am just so frustrated.