Angie - posted on 02/21/2009 ( 2 moms have responded )
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Hi there - I recently found this great place and am looking for someone who is maybe going through the same thing we are. Our son was diagnosed 6 years ago with Tourettes and ADHD, pretty sure he has OCD as well. He OBSESSES about things - mostly food. Or if he gets something in his head, he does not stop bugging about it (for example a PS2 game he wants) until he gets it or we really have to get on him about it. We have are having trouble with school. He has always been an 'A' student but this year he is having problems with turning in papers late, forgetting to do things, etc. It is SO frustrating. He can't take Strattera because he can't swallow them - they get stuck in his throat. That is the only ADHD med they will give him because all the others affect his TS. SO - at this point, we are on nothing. None of the TS meds really helped. They caused side effects that weren't so great - agitation, some aggressiveness, depression....we just make sure we limit video game time because we have noticed that has a huge effect on his TS and ADHD. The schoolwork thing is a source of great frustration and anxiety. We are having to check his math homework nightly because he goes through it so quickly that he ends up missing half the problems. We have had to have his teacher sign his assignment book to prove that we wrote down the assignments and then we have to look at them when he gets home. Just wondered if anyone else was trying this without meds or if any other meds helped their kids or if you have a child about the same age going through the same things. I would love to hear from ANYONE! :0) Thanks all! Angie
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