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Posted by Kinny on December 3, 2003, at 16:30:16
I thought I had posted before but can't find it so I'll try again.
My son started taking Adderall last spring for ADD and it was great. He was doing wonderfully and able to concentrate. Went off over the summer and started back in the Fall. When he went back on he started to have problems with agitation and anger. The doc prescribed risperal and zoloft to go along with the med and although it helped a little, he had problems concentrating and was still somewhat agitated. The doc said to try a second dose of all meds at lunch and the first time he did this he got dizzy and passed out and slept for 3 hours. The doc said take him off everything immediately - cold turkey.
That was a month ago. He started having large muscle spasms (like before you fall asleep and you have a large jerk) or his arm or leg will fly a day after stopping meds. This only happens about once or twice a day now or when he is cold. He gets terribly dizzy and exhausted. Is getting better with his anger. The thing that is really scary is he is having hallucinations or visual problems. He said he sees the walls out of the corner of his eyes in waves. He looked at his car key yesterday and said it was bent. He said that the world just goes slanted and then straightens up. He has had bloodwork, EKG, EEG, and CT scan. All normal. His family doc said he should seek psychiatric help.
It seems these are all side effects from the meds he was on but it should be out of his system by now. He never had ANY problems before the meds.
I don't know what to do or how to help. He is only 16.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Kinny
Posted by Dinah on December 3, 2003, at 16:38:44
In reply to Need Help for my Son, posted by Kinny on December 3, 2003, at 16:30:16
Hi, and welcome to Babble. I looked around and didn't find your post either. This site has a lot of boards and can get confusing sometimes. But I think you're probably looking for (plain) Psycho-Babble, the medication board, so I redirected your post there. You can follow the links at the top of the page, or go directly to your post at:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031202/msgs/286302.html
Hope someone is able to help you out there.
Good luck.
Dinah
Posted by deirdrehbrt on December 4, 2003, at 21:54:18
In reply to Need Help for my Son, posted by Kinny on December 3, 2003, at 16:30:16
HI Kinny,
I know that your post was redirected to the meds board, but I thought I would add something here.
I understand that you feel that the meds have caused the symptoms that you are seeing. That may well be the case, but I always like to keep my mind open to other possibilities. This may be a problem with meds, or it may be something else entirely. The point is to keep yourself open enough to look at everything. Even the physicians can be subject to bias.
I would tell the doctors about the possible reaction to the meds, but if you talk about it a great deal, then the physician might focus more attention on that rather than looking in other places that could be more fruitfull. In short, I guess that what I am saying is that I would work on this problem in a way that would explore the greatest number of options.
The next thing that I would try to do is work on making sure that I take care of myself, as well as my son. He will need some support, and he can't get that from his parents if they are all stressed out.
I think that your Son has a wonderful support person in you. You are intersted, involved, and dedicated. Not every parent of a child who has an experience like your son would come here, or anywhere for that matter, to research and to find ways to help. Some trust the doctors, and leave it at that. I think that you are an absolutely fabulous parent, and I am very pleased to see you here.
This is a wonderful place, and you aren't likely to find a place with more knowledge, caring, and support anywhere.
Good luck, and please feel free to ask any questions that you have.
Dee.
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