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carrasquillo95 · Sep 28, 2009, 10:04 AM

Hi.... I read your post, and I can give some advice as a parent who has been there, done that, and still am.....

My son was first diagnosed with ADHD when he was 7, and was put on Adderall. This gave him a violent reaction... so after several months of trying to cope... he was taken off and given concerta, which worked best for him. Little did I know that the violent reaction that the adderall was given him was a sign of Bi-polar w/ADHD? This was an evaluation by a neurologist and psychiatrist.

My son was taking concerta up to 76mg for a while, but then his body got used it, and and it stop working for him. He has now been on Vyvanse, 70mg for 2 years. My son is now in the 7th grade. I can honestly say that this has worked so much better for him. There are still struggles because of his bi-polar and his ADHD, but we get through it.

PLEASE.... have your niece get a second opinion. Not all dr's think the same. I hope this helps!

D.

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Originally Posted by Rhapsody

To make a long story short..... my niece, a single mother of four, is mentally at the end of her rope with her oldest son that is seven very angry and dx with ADHD and Emotional Issue's - the child is presently in counseling and lately he has been acting out physically toward the mother due to his anger and she is afraid that he may actually hurt her or one of his younger siblings.

HOW do other single parents handle the stress and some times fear that comes along with an angry adhd child?

He is on Adderall(sp) 10 mg 2x a day and will be seeing his doctor tomorrow about changing to a new medicine as this one does not seem to be helping... in mom's opinion it actually seems to have made him worse.