[sprik]

taking things away, fighting only making this worse, talking to him didnt help, so dct said to just tak him off for now, so how do I convience him its a good idea to go back on

Maybe you can crush it and put it in his breakfast? Like in apple sauce or something?

[Hellion]

Any idea why he didn't want to take it? maybe he was having bad side effects? So perhaps convincing him to take it is not the right way. Maybe there are other non-drug treatments or other medications he would deal with better.

Or maybe its emotional issues with having to take a medication, it might make him feel lesser than others or something so maybe therapy would help or something. Not quite sure but that's what I can think of.

[doyoutrustme]

I don't think you should force it. A child is a person too, and might be mature enough to come to a decision on their own that it is helpful, or purhaps, not helpful.

[venusss]

Maybe it makes him feel like crap? Maybe he doesn't like the medicated self?

Don't force him please. You may get the pills into his throat as long as he's young enough to be forced to... but it the end it's most likely destroy your relationship with him.

[Cocosurviving]

Hi,
My 6 yr old did this very thing last week.
I asked the problem and she told me it was the taste (Wellbutrin). Her pdoc took her off. Her behavior is out of control so she is to start back on W tomorrow. My draughts pdoc spoke to her. He explained why she needed the medicine. She told him she wanted to only take it once a day. Pdoc explained that I would crush the pill. Me and her therapist discussed what to mix the medicine in AND to keep changing up what I mix it in.

[Kylemom]

Kyle also refused to take his meds some mornings. Until we set a time. At 11, I feel he is too young to make the decision as to what is best for him (As to whether to take the meds or not). And when adhd is a factor, I have to ask myself - is Kyle in the mind set to make that decision without medication? We set a time and stick to it. And believe me if it 5 minutes early he will fight me tooth and nail. And if I am 5 minutes late he fights me even harder. The noon dose is a breeze as the meds are working and he is making logical choices.

Should we give a child choices that we are not prepared to accept?

[venusss]

it's your problem you are not prepared such choice, imho. And med can make you feel bad even if you haven't reached legal age yet. Why does it have to be always about disobedience?

Has any of the people who suggest forcing experienced a bad reaction to any med? And imagine that maybe that's how your child feels. They may not be verbally mature enough to say "I feel not myself, and very surreal", "I feel like losing my personality" or whatever their reaction is. Just because they are objectivelly "good" doesn't mean they feel good inside.

and I don't care what their doctor said. Their doctors don't have tiny developing bodies and brains and are not forced to take something they DO NOT WANT.