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Which meds worked for your child- anxiety/adhd
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amother
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Post Wed, Nov 06 2024, 9:51 am
fish wrote:
Find a place that does gene site testing. It tells you which meds will work best for you and which aren't compatible. Its just a cheek swab completely painless. Though of course you need the correct diagnosis as well. If your treating ADHD but your child really has anxiety it will backfire. True story unfortunately. Make sure you have a current diagnosis. You should be doing a new eval every few years.
No way to actually know from clinical testing what's causing the symptoms unless someone's running neurotransmitter testing.
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Post Wed, Nov 06 2024, 8:39 pm
amother Chestnut wrote:
No way to actually know from clinical testing what's causing the symptoms unless someone's running neurotransmitter testing.

... and it's different for each person.
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amother
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Post Sat, Nov 09 2024, 8:48 pm
what about abilify? any experience with this?
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amother
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Post Sat, Nov 09 2024, 9:05 pm
amother Petunia wrote:
I fixed my son by fixing myself, through therapy.
It’s sad but true. I wasn’t giving him what he needed emotionally. He’s an exceptionally sensitive child and apparently this isn’t uncommon. I feel bad about all the years of struggle, but happy that I finally figured it out. No talk of medication anymore. (He is still an anxious kid, but it’s manageable)


Can you elaborate please
I have an exceptionally sensitive child who is also sensory and a bit anxious. I often wonder if I had better tools if she can be doing better...
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amother
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Post Sat, Nov 09 2024, 11:24 pm
Concerta and guanfacine in the morning, low dose methylphenidate (short acting concerta) and Lexapro in the evening.
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amother
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Post Sat, Nov 09 2024, 11:41 pm
do your kids willingly take meds?
my sweet daughter is super resistant to taking any medications, vitamins, homeopathy, etc.
It's a real battle and I think things would be easier if she would take them..
gut voch!
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amother
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Post Sat, Nov 09 2024, 11:58 pm
amother Royalblue wrote:
do your kids willingly take meds?
my sweet daughter is super resistant to taking any medications, vitamins, homeopathy, etc.
It's a real battle and I think things would be easier if she would take them..
gut voch!


Its a battle every time but we dont ahve a choice
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