My 7 yr old has ADHD and I have realized that I can't handle him at all without his medicine..HELP

Danielle - posted on 12/09/2010

i also agree, healthy foods, natual vitamins with help as well. but dont put him on the medication, dont listen to the school!, some students may not become troubled. most do when they are labeled as "hyper, slow minded, bad"...

Danielle - posted on 12/09/2010

Is he on riddleing? I honestly wouldnt put him on. They are an addiction. They put synthedic speed in riddeling or something like that. I was labeled as ad/hd myself from the schools and was put onto them. And i had came addicted to them myself and other people would steal them from me, at like 7 to 12 years old. People buy them off the streets to get high, and riddeling usually gets people hooked and sometimes when they are older they become addicted to hard drugs. I know alot of people like myself who has been on that kind of medication for ad/hd and came addicted to them and became an addict. It really did suck, my mother had to start hiding them she was arguing with doctors and the schools for putting me threw all this at a young age.. They label them because they dont want to handle hyper children in the class room, whats the point in being a teacher if you can't handle children who just excited. Children who get labeled like that lose there self esteem it sucks, they grow up to think they are stupid, the school board wants to send them to a slower school. and that gets stuck into there head, start skipping. and thats where all the troubles come........ I dont think its okay, not normal. I would just send him to councilling get him involved into all kinds of activities, sports, martial arts, swimming. That should help, start punishing him for acting up. but please dont give him the medications, do more researching on this.. I myself go threw the same thing with my son, and there is no way in.... I will not let them put my son in the same position as they did to me!!! I just started putting him into events, and councilling and does help ALOT!!!!!!

Melinda - posted on 04/14/2009

Don't feel bad, its all personal choice. My son is 18 and still I appreciate him more when he's taken his medication. He takes it only when every one has had enough and has been totally honest in telling him, he sounds and is acting like a prat... But I know mums who prefer the alternative methods (not medication), and it will come to a stage when he has the choice to refuse medication, keep it in mind and check out all the alternative stuff, Best bit of advice I can possibly give to anyone with an adhd child is (YOUR CHILD IS UNIQUE, not different. LOVE ALL THE GOOD THINGS THEY CAN DO, like climbing the highest tree, GROW A REALLY THICK SKIN, SEEK OUT ALL THE INFO YOU CAN ON ALTERNATIVE STUFF, omega 3 oil is brill, MEDICATION MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE, see an O.T, KEEP AN EXTREMELY OPEN MIND........ TAKE TIME OUT FOR YOUR SELF (5 mins in the bath with ear plugs will do with deep breathing) Lets face it thats about all the time your gonna get.

Chloe - posted on 03/09/2009

My brother and I went through the same process but we were treated differantly cause I lived with my mum and my brother lived with our grandparents! My brother was put on meds and become addicted to them .....sneaking them and what have u ....he was in grade 3 when he started to do that ......then they informed my nanna when he hit highschool that they misdiagnosed him and he didn't need that medication but another......With myself...my diet was changed to take all the additives and etc out and put in an after school activity....Sport helped wound me down at the end of the day.........and maybe try to teach him to take control of his mind....with some soft music or sounds in the background try to get him to concentrate on his breathing....I didn't get it for awhile and it can be quite frustrating but now that I am older I can calm my mind with focasing on my breathing......I found that was the hardest thing for myself because my mind was always running! But  with my own son who is 3 he can be very hyper and I have noticed a big change in his attitude and his calmed and wanting to concentrate on learning things since I have started using omega-3 tablets and have had some friends do the same and have noticed the change in their kids as well......Not saying that any of this is going to work for you and your son but it's worth looking into! Keep Strong