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Post by tridlette on Aug 19, 2005 10:43:03 GMT -5
I always think of taking my meds as normal... just like eating... it is part of my life.
Relax and think of meds being just like toothpaste, or shampoo, or deodorant or food. Everybody needs something sometimes, and taking a med that improves your life and social abilities are just like brushing teeth or using deodorant! Some people sweat more and need stronger protection. Some have chronic bad breath. That stuff will make it difficult to make and keep friends without some sort of aid. We just happen to be lucky enough that ours can usually be treated with a little medication! Michael can't take meds... he gets migraines because of the meds. If your child can do well with meds... great... if he can't... we find another way.
NO ONE WAY IS RIGHT FOR ALL PEOPLE. ALL YOU CAN DO IS THE BEST WITH WHAT YOU ARE GIVEN. AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE ALL HERE! TO SHARE OUR SUCCESSES AND TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER WHEN WE HIT BRICK WALLS. YOU ARE DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR YOUR CHILD. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND KEEP UP THE SPIRITS!
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Post by Kaiti on Aug 19, 2005 10:55:09 GMT -5
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Post by camismom on Aug 19, 2005 11:19:17 GMT -5
I second that Amen to Trid! I LOVE the way you put it!
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Post by finnmom on Aug 19, 2005 13:00:05 GMT -5
 Very interesting point Anne Sami say´s he feel´s !normal" on med´s too, but he also tell´s me that he feel´s he can concentrate to schoolwork better, less distraction´s and disturbing thought´s he say´s(this coming from 10y old  ) I think it has to be GOOD, that they feel their life to be normal with med´s too... I guess that speak´s loudly for the fact that their doze is right...
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Post by vickilyn32 on Aug 19, 2005 14:51:30 GMT -5
Dan says he doesnt "feel" any diffrent on or off meds, but he can tell when they are working because it is easier for him to do his schoolwork. He can also tell when the meds stop working for the entire day. 2 years ago he came to me and told me that his meds were not working anymore in his math class. Math was 7th period. We went for a med increase, and he was able to tell they were working again. Dan has been on meds since he was 8, and is now a very happy, healthy, "normal" 15 yr old. I guess I never felt guilty, I remember just feeling relieved that their was something I could give him. After he was diagnosed with asthma, it was just something else he had to take meds for. My brother-in-law is undiagnosed ADHD, I am sure, and his life has been rotten. He dropped out of school in 10th grade, after being held back once, can not hold down a job ( I think he is now on his 8th, with long time not working inbetween jobs.) Just got his second divorce, at 44 he still lives at home, and has only tried living on his own a few times, but looses his job and moves home again. I truely believe that if my in-laws had just gotten him help, he would be so much better off than he is now. Back then however, especially in the small town they live in, hardly any ever heard of adhd. So if I ever start to feel guilty, I will look at my brother-in-law, and then look at my son, and I know I am doing the right thing. Dan has friends, gets good grades in school with only some minor modification, is doing great in sports, is kind, considerate, matured a great deal this last year, and is growing into a very responsible young adult. I am so proud of how far he has come in the last year, and I truely believe he is on his way to a great future in whatever he wants to become.
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Post by tridlette on Aug 19, 2005 15:15:34 GMT -5
Dan has friends, gets good grades in school with only some minor modification, is doing great in sports, is kind, considerate, matured a great deal this last year, and is growing into a very responsible young adult. I am so proud of how far he has come in the last year, and I truely believe he is on his way to a great future in whatever he wants to become.  for Dan  for Mom I know we aren't into parenting for a pat on the back, but isn't it a wonderful feeling when they make you proud? |
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Post by kstquilter on Aug 19, 2005 15:51:43 GMT -5
vicklyn and trid, i agree with you both. i take anti-depressants and absolutely know i'm a nicer person than when i don't. it's just like brushing my teeth. and we all know people from many years ago who you can look back on and say they were probably adhd and have struggled their entire lives without much success.
brittany couldn't never tell either, seems to be something they learn to recognize as they mature. at least that's been my experience. she knows now but still doesn't take them on a regular basis. i know she also makes better choices on meds, alot less impulse control issues.
im just so glad we all ahve choices and this board supports every one of them.
karen
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