Posted by momof1bpkid on October 26, 2004, at 11:46:35
Hi,
I guess I am starting to feel some frustration. My child age 13 has been on a variety of medications since the age of 10. Not too much seems to help at all. He still experiences problems in school on a daily basis, And has suffered many unwanted side effects from his medications. He has tried just about everything and is on about everything.
Currently he is on many medications and I am starting to wonder, Is it even helping ? I have myself been starting to think, should I continue to medicate this child, when it seems that there is very limited benefits from these medications and who knows what it is doing to his physical body. Some times I even question if they are making him worse? But he has improved over the last 3 years in quite a few areas, but that might just be normal growing up, It also seems he has more problems in school than ever, and again he is at that age where a portion of this might be normal, although his behavior in school is not normal and worse than before, It may also be age and puberty in why we see it more?
I am not entirely sure it is the medication rather than the constant therapy and people working with him on a daily basis. But at times I also think, his issues caused him the need to be medicated in the first place and maybe it is necessary. Its so hard to tell at now. But my only concern is he is 13 going through puberty and My concern is why keep him on something that may not be benefitting him at all. His point of view.. he feels they "he doesnt feel different", and this is pretty much everytime he tries a new med. or maintains the meds he is on. I can and will say tho his first week of concerta was wonderful, but that wore off quick. Maybe these meds just poop out on him quick? I know there is alot of debate as well on medications and children, and the possibility it might not be helping or doing anything at all that it might do for an adult.
any thoughts on this? Please share your experiences.Thanks
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