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Wow, sounds just like our son too! He's on adderall right now...the 15mg seemed to really make a difference, but he lost too much weight on that, so he had to go back down to 10. He's still hyper and bouncy on 10, plus VERY chatty most of the time, but seems to be more compliant, so the ODD part isn't as bad.

But what I can't stand is the withdrawal/rebound we deal with each afternoon/evening. It makes it to where you feel you can't leave the house with him, you know?

I am still new to this whole "lifestyle," so I am not sure what the best meds are either yet. And it seems each child has their own correct med and dose. Sure hope we find that someday, don't you?!

Hang in there! My thoughts and prayers are with you!!!

My child is still "bouncy" on meds, but it does help. He also has ODD. He is very impulsive without meds. And, he, too, NEVER shuts up!!! Mellow and calm...I'll have to look up the definitions to those words. LOL

I have a question. My almost 6yr old dd is very ADHD/ODD and was on Vyvanse up until February. It wasn't working for her well anymore so we switched her to Concerta and it started out working wonderful for about 2 months. I have seen that this is her pattern, she does well on medication for a couple of months and then it's like her body builds a tolerance to the medication.

From the time she wakes up in the morning she is bouncing off the walls and is VERY noisy. I give her medication to her first thing, but even during the day she is still pretty bouncy. Not nearly as much so when she's w/o medication...

So my question is, when the child is on medication, how "mellow, "calm" is the child expected to be? (Mellow and calm are the only words I can think of right now). Do your children who are on medication and doing well on it, are they still hyper and impulsive, or does the medication just take care of that? Am I having unrealistic expectations?

Her teacher told me yesterday that she is very unfocused and has been having a very difficult time going from point A to point B. She is like this at home as well. She has a very hard time focusing on anything. Is this normal for even a medicated child? Another things is that she talks excessively here at home. I cannot believe how much this child can talk! Sometimes I wish she had a stop button so I could shut her up!

Any opinions or comments would be helpful. We meet w/ her psychiatrist on May 8, which seems like an eternity away!

MondiH83139563.2924074074My 6 yr old dd is a lot like yours! She, too, is on medication (Metadate CD
30 mg), but can still be "bouncy" (love that word!). She can still be
impulsive, but not as bad. Our kids are still really young and immature for
their ages (as are most ADHD kids), so I have to try really hard to keep that
in mind. Your psych will be a lot more helpful than I can be, but I just want
you to know you are not alone! Some of our children's actions are due to
their temperament, as well, and not to any disorder. It's hard to sort it all
out.

Hi. My son is 8. And before his heart problems he was taking focalin. It helped a great deal. He was able to do every thing that he needed to do and was not bouncy anymore but he wasn't over grugged he was still his loveable self. I would take to his doc. Hope this helps.