Posted by med_empowered on November 25, 2005, at 2:37:25
In reply to Re: any side effects from trileptal please read, posted by bigscreen on November 25, 2005, at 0:24:48
ADHD can be kind of tricky. You could try focusing just on stimulants to control it, in which case you'd probably want to up the Ritalin and see if just ritalin (concerta, ritalin LA, focalin, etc.) would be sufficient to keep everything on a more or less even keel. You could also try a novel approach--like using Provigil, or ritalin plus dexedrine, or something like that. Trileptal *could* help with mood swings, but having taken it as an adult, I kind of feel like it could be overkill. Also, maybe you should ask the teacher to be more specific. If your child's grades go up on medication that should be the primary indicator, not the teacher's report. In my experience, some teachers really expect meds to do their work *for* them--they feel like any annoying kid needs to be medicated. Its not fair to parents, and its certainly not fair to parents. Objective measures of performance--standardized test scores, grades--are important, as are other factors, like social functioning.
Also, some non-drug approaches to ADHD have proven very helpful--for example, bio-feedback helps some, as do forms of "awareness training" and similar therapeutic techniques. Depending on the severity of the condition, this can be done alone or in conjunction with ongoing medication-based treatment.
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