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Thank you to all who replied.  Your kind words and knowing I am not alone comfort me. 

Today was day one of medication for her.  Just 1/2 of a 5m after breakfast of Ritalin.  I was hoping for a miracle i suppose.  I watched her waiting for the 'halo' to appear over her head, lol.  She did, however, sit and play picnic with her babydolls for about an hour!!!!!  Then we colored together!!  It was wonderful for awhile until she started messing with the dog.  I guess it wore off because she continued and then went to 'play' in her room.  I quickly found out that she had trashed her bedroom!!  Everything was everywhere...her toddler bed moved and stripped, glider on it's side, shelves on the floor...what a mess.   I swear it only took her a few minutes to do it too!   Doctor said her meds can be increased to another 1/2 four hours later after the first one but it's only day one.  I REALLY wanted to give it to her though.  We'll see what happens tomorrow....

Thank you again....I have been looking at alot of past posts and am feeling more and more confident the more i read.

Don't be scared to give her the second half. I know she is little but 2.5 mg is pretty low dose. My son use to tell me that he likes talking his meds because they made him the little boy he wanted to be. . He would also say that people liked him more and where nicer to him on his meds . This world is so cruel. So unaccepting.i can so relate, when dd turned 3 she turned impulsive also, it was very anoying, i never let her walk in the mall, she was always straped into her stroller, running never walking, bruises from neck to ankles, never listened etc....

she is 6 and a half now, she has adhd impulsive combined, i din't realy know thats what it was until she started grade 1 in sept, when i noticed problems with inatentiveness, and socialy, i decided to have it checked out.

She is on concerta and doing super well in school now, the impulivity is controled, thank god, so she gets along better with her peers, and is able to focus and do her work, so far i'm pleased with the results.

I can also relate to you, my son has always been like it ever since he started to walk. I no the kind of stares you talk about it is so annoying the way they look at you. My son is also 6 and half and he has been diagnoised with adhd and asperger syndrome he is on meds.

Keep your head held high things does get easyier

I feel for you.  I can relate as my ds (4) has his own set of issues.  I know the feeling when people look at you like you cannot control your child.  It makes me want to hide but then I think who the heck are they to judge me?  I know it is overwhelming - I am in the middle of it now, but I have found the information on this board to be very helpful.  I think the more info you can get, the better.

And I also appreciate what you said about feeling like you cannot enjoy your dd because you are so exhausted.  Sometimes I get so caught up in giving him consequences for misbehaving that I forget to stop and question why he is doing it and what can I do to help him make a better choice and remain in control of himself.  When I DO remember to do that, life is such a happy place for both him and myself!

 Good luck on your journey and hope you find lots of useful info on this site!

I can also relate to the dog thing!  Over and over again my ds will bother tha darn dog & he just does not pick up on cues that the dog does not like it so leave the poor thing alone!   LOL - if I leave the room or go into the basement I take the dog with me to spare her the torture!

if it is any consolation when my daughter was 4 she tormented the dogs too, but has since learned boundaries and although still occasionally wants to put some kind of dress up outfit on them we've worked to letting her help walk them appropriately instead and that phase too passed. She used to get right in their face, squeeze them too hard....etc., etc...........

It GETS better!

Diane V39574.1687037037Hi everyone!  I joined after reading a few posts realizing this is where i belong.  It really helps to know that i am not alone.  I have two girls ages 12 and 3.  I've never had any problems with my oldest child as she was growing up.  I HAVE been having ALOT of problems with my 3 year old though.  It all started about a year ago when she became very impulsive.  It doesn't matter what i did or said, she continued to do whatever it is that she wanted to do and it's just getting worse.  So bad that she has gotten hurt and no one wants to be around her.  Sometimes not even me.  I cannot leave her alone for even a second or she will take full advantage of it and get in big time trouble.  The few seconds it takes me to throw a bag of trash out the door, she's already climbed the cabinets looking for 'something' or snatched the poor dog up and ran to her room.  I had to have chains put on the doors so she won't just leave while i'm cooking or in the restroom.  She will not stop the climbing up things, breaking into off limit rooms, and most off...messing with the dog!  All day every day for over a year it's been a battle to leave that poor dog alone.  I started out with the simple time out and counting to 3 like i did with my oldest...that stuff doesn't work with my toddler.  I had to resort to spanking which i hate.  I scream and yell all day long.  She doesn't sit still for anything, talks continuesly, runs, runs, runs, jumps, jumps, and it's impossible to take her anywhere.  When we go somewhere, she has to wear a harness because she has gotten away from me and just RAN so many times and i was so afraid she'd get lost or hurt.  Some people look at us funny but at least she's not going to get ran over by a car.  She grabs at everything and pushes the buggy when we have one into things and tries to go in all different directions never listening to me.  She's no better if she's sitting inside the buggy- she'll still grab at things and even people.  It's very embarressing...people just stare at us.  Their father, who no longer lives with us, was diagnosed at the age of three with ADHD.  I also have a younger brother with ADHD.  Everyday is a losing battle with her and i am so exausted not getting through to her.  I want to be able to enjoy our time together and not be yelling and spanking ALL day.  I want to be able to go shopping and not have to chase her throughout stores.    I've had meetings with her doctor about this and she agreed that she is very hyper and uncontrollable but they don't usually diagnose a child that young.  She referred us to a child counselor and we've seen her a few times for evaluation.  It's been a few months now and going back and forth to the doctors and counselors, everyone has agreed that , despite her age, we should try some Ritalin.    I know she's young but she is such a danger to herself and others and i am at the end of my rope...that's how i have to look at it.  We just got the prescription today but i'm starting it tomorrow morning and i hope to see results!!!  I've got my fingers crossed!!