I am going crazy!! PLEASE HELP!!!

Delores - posted on 12/09/2009

It's crazy in the morning before I give my daughter her meds and she still don't do all that great at school. when it's time to go home it's worse. At least your child is on green at school my little girl stay on red. When she get home it's the sit down and stop conversation or why you do that and stop hitting your brother. Bed time is the worse she cry everytime and keep talking like I never said go to bed. Strange thing is when she with other people she do okay, Sometimes, but for the most part everyday is crazy for me she has adhd odd and me even be bipolar. There has got to be something that works. Be encourage and keep seeking for the help your child need.

Brandi - posted on 12/08/2009

I just wanted to offer you some support and say that I TOTALLY understand. My daughter is also five, she will be six in January ... and she is like a totally different kid at home. If we are at the park, she is great. School, she is great. Friends house? She is great. But the second we walk in the door of our home she turns into a little demon child, very angry and aggressive, rebellious and hateful ... We are at wits end, because we also have a six month old and a very limited budget so it's not like we can afford to just keep going out to do things day after day ... Have you found anything to be helpful for your family?

Jenifer - posted on 11/13/2009

I have often said I wish I could inject my son's meds into him while he's sleeping before he wakes up in the morning so that they would already be working when he does get up. He doesn't have near the problems your son seems to, though. I don't have the answers, just wanted to say hopefully as he gets older, he'll respond better to meds or grow out of the ADHD. Stay on the doctors as they're the best hope for him. Good luck!

Rabecca - posted on 11/12/2009

I used to have kind of the opposite effect my son would have terrible days at school at home yes he was hyper and had minor isuues but not over the top just a bit above non ADHD child but at school he was aggessive wouldnt sit still or listen strong willed doesnt even touch what he would become at school.

After talking with his doctor ther are lots of reasons for this but he said def ADHD can be environmental which makes sence that certain things can trigger stronger emotions causing more severe symtoms also allergies to foods can cause ADHD like symtoms.

And a ton of ADHD kids have sensatvites to artifical dyes so lets just say for instance my son can almost not tolerate red dye you can just see a different look in his eye and not to mention his behavior is way more aggessive and very negative talking back not listening hes almost like in a frenzzy just not this sweet self at all when we stopped letting him ahve things with red dye you would not believe the difference we saw it right away basically for som ereason dyes cause like a misfire in there brain and it makes sence its not a natural substance for the body and what we eat does cause us to be more sluggish or think more clear but for ADHD kids they have like a hightend reaction to foods .plus blood sugars are very important to keep an eye on as we all know anyone can become cranky and irratable whren we dont eat right but a child who already as issues with behavior feeling cranky is not a good combo my son has not a huge appiatite so I try to give him something to get himup and going in the mornings not cearal with colors but eggs or mostly oatmeal this has been much better when I have been making sure hes eating better .

Plus he may need some behavioral therapy if you think of it his way he has lived one way most of the time hes devloped a bad habit of acting this way towards certain people to him thats just his normhe knows it upsets others but to him he may not understand he has the power to change it he needs to learn to act correctly he has to basically be retrained to behave right.

Plus of course just because they changed his meds once and it didnt work mean that the next one or the one after that wont we have gone through several before we found something that does work it takes strenght and patience and trust me not the most patient mom here myself he may have to have a few melt downs and you probably will too thats okay it comes with having kids let alone ADHD kids trust me ther have been times when I threw some fits myself screaming acting like a crazy mom wondering how I can take anymore especially because his behavior was so bad hen I didn have him with me to correct or redirect him I felt very out of control to help when he didnt act that way with me . Your son is acting out for some reason you might have to test out an array of differnt things to find out your best plan of attack but I know for my son no matter what we do to help him if I ever turn it around in a way that is not 100 % posative he just reverts back to bad behavior and HELLO not an easy thing to do when you kid spit on a classmate ran and hid from his teacher and trid to hit the principle when she tried to get him out from under the table LOL ah life with a ADHD child its never dull but it is hard but thank goodness it doesnt have to be a lifetime deal it just takes a strong parent to find the right path for there kids and there all so different what may work for one might have no effect on another keep at it and you will get there plus I can tell youthe older my son gets the easier it has become as he matures he becomes more aware of himself and his action