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Suggest Treatment For Poor Concentration While Having ADHD And Anxiety
I have a nine year old son who struggles with ADHD and anxiety. The stimulant medication helps him to focus in school; however, due to the anxiety he has awful rebound from the stimulant medication. We have tried different stimulant and non-stimulant medications to see if the side effects of coming off of the medication would be better. However, all the Straterra does is make him droggy, and he doesn t focus near as well as he does with the stimulant.....Please advise. I am trying to balance what he needs both academically and socially; however, I want him to be happy as well. When he comes off of the stimulant medication, he is extremely irritable and aggressive in the afternoons. He is beside himself.....Please advise.
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Wed, 27 Jul 2016
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the pt of ADHD can be managed by taking stimulatory medication but parental support and good social gathering is as important. Different kinf of psycosocial classes can help, try to give task to your kid and fallow him till him till completion, give him courage to cope to anger and support him when ever he is emotional or socially disturb. start anny task with him and courage him to do that work one more step than normal. with time pt of ADHD has decrease tendency for anger and switiching task. thank you
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