So my DD has been on meds for anxiety for almost a year. They’ve significantly helped her anxiety, b...
Is she not starting the short acting ritalin first? It’s unusual to jump straight to a long acting.<
Chookas no…
Chookas I have no clue about ADHD meds!
catbus Might be worth asking about? I’ve got two kids diagnosed and I’m diagnosed as well. Would hav
Chookas So usually, you’d start with 10mg of ritalin. In my experience, it made my son very emotiona
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How old were yours when they were diagnosed Chookas? IME older teens are often first trial...
Thanks Chookas and NotSure
I’ve done a bit of reading tonight, couldn’t find much but did find a s...
My kid has worsening anxiety and was getting to the point where it was impacting his life and we cou...
BusbyWilkes True, my son was 7 and my daughter, 11 or 12 I think? Is a bit of a difference.
Good luck tomorrow!
I haven’t heard of ADHD causing depressive symptoms but they do have high comor...
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Well she took her first dose and is at ...
And now she hasn’t come home and won’t answer her phone…....
catbus I hope you find her soon, has she done this before?
NightHawk ok I’ve just tracked her down, she’s at her best friends house and has been crying all aft
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Some kids report feeling emotional/crying etc as a “come down” effect from the medication....
catbus I’m glad you found her, what a relief ❤️
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I don’t know if it’s a side effect or if it’s her worsening mood. I don’t know how I’m supposed to k...
catbus that all sounds so tough. Have nothing useful to add, but just wanted to give you a bit of an
Heyho2 thank you. ❤️