Hi I’m new . Need Help !!

Could be childhood onset bipolar, rather than ADHD. Those kids often don't sleep and get manic (energetic, mean, their second wind) at night. I'd take a look at it. Stimulants make them worse, not better as with ADHD kids.

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Have you tried any other types of meds?  My daughter did well on Adderall but the side effects were too much for us to deal with, same thing as you VERY emotional and no sleep at night.  We tried Ritalin but I thought she was even MORE emotional on that.  She ended up taking just plain dexadrine in the generic form and it works well.  We also noticed that the long acting versions were NOT good for her, we couldn't control them as much, thats anything with SR, XL, LA in the title.  We give her two doses one in the morning and one in the afternoon, I wouldn't start a new drug on the long acting formula because you're stuck with it for the whole day if you don't like it!

Good luck to you and your family, I know this is a really hard time.

Hi Everyone ! My name is Roxanne and I am new to the board ! 

We have 3 boys ...ages 22,18 & 6 ....and a new grandson due in Sept !  My problem child is my 6 yr old  My oldest son has ADD , but is not on Meds . My 2 older boys were never a behavior problem and were always very very good ! Then along came Peyton !! LOL Oh BOY !!  He's always been "High Maintenance" , "Demanding" and just "different" . He was diagnosed with ADHD about 4-5 months ago . He's on Adderall XR 15 mg ( we worked our way up to that ) but I am having a BIG problem !  He's really good during the day , but ....come 3-4 oclock in the afternoon its a NIGHTMARE !! Not every day , but most days ...... he starts to get uncontrollable ..............very emotional , angry, irritable UGGHH  He will go into a tantrum at the drop of a hat and cry and cry ....which is breaking my heart and getting me very frustrated !! Its like he is coming off of the meds ?? The we also have the sleep problem . Last night he was up almost the whole night . Its like he is exhausted in the afternoons too . About 2 wks ago I said ....screw this ....he's WORSE ON the meds than off !!!!  But then his teachers Immediately were calling .....he wasnt staying in his seat , he wasnt doing his work ect ect ...........so I had to put him back on it , at least until the end of the school yr which is in 2 wks ...TG !!!!  My Ped said that maybe we should switch to Ritalin LA ??????? but I havent gotten it yet ..............I really do not want him on meds .....but I know he needs them ! BUT .........i feel like he is way too volitale and I feel like he is becoming an emotional wreck ....which scares the crap out of me !!! I dont know what I should do ?? Has anyone else had these problems ? HELP !!!!!!

I think we have been through every med!   We are now using Concerta along with Lamictal (for the afternoon)  This is the best my 12 yr old has been.  It is still hard though.  He gets very emotional at times, never wants to do his homework and lies on regular basis.  There are times when I give up instead of putting up a fight to get him to do what I want.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

If your child really "needs" the meds ....you'll know ...and it is worth it ........IF we can find one that works , and with minimal SE . I HATE medicating my child ....but he was bouncing off the walls LOL Sut I also dont like the SE either ....so it puts you between a rock and a hard place. I think every child is different , and each parent has to do whats right for their child .

I spoke with the Ped today , and we are going to try just regular adderall twice a day ( generic ) Hopefully this will work !