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From: garland texas usa
Registered: Mar 2004

posted March 16, 2004 02:29 PM         

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My oldest daughter is experiencing alot of trouble in school and the teachers and doctors have decided she is adhd and prescribed stratera. It seems to be helping but she seems more depressed than add to me and the meds really whare her out. My youngest is add on stratera as well. She has always been hyper and has been on welbutrine for a year proir to strattera. We just came out of a secure place into chaos when my ex left. he was not their natural dad but the only one they ever knew and said in fromnt of them he didn't want to be their dad any more. add to that we moved from Oregon to Texas.( my ex convinced me to quit my job to be a stay at home mom, when he left i had no means to support myself and had to "go home")We are all in counceling. My youngest seems to be fine. Has a positive attitude and making friends, my oldest is failing the fift grade and has had extreem trouble fitting in. I am libra sun. Emily my oldest was born on nov 22, Scorp or sag?Caitlin my youngest is Leo.Any help or advice would be appritiated.

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From: Sunny South Florida, USA
Registered: Feb 2003

posted March 16, 2004 02:38 PM         

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Since I am uneducated in this department, all I can tell you is I was on wellbutrin at 14 and it made me feel violent and I had much more physical aggression that I ever would...

Apart from that I will keep your family in my prayers...

It's difficult when people ask for advice on this because there are some docs who overprescribe to anyone and everyone and there are also people who genuinly get help from medications.

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From: beautiful, hidden mountain village, BC, Canada
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 16, 2004 03:38 PM         

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Only you can know what is right for your family, Lovely Libra. In the case of my son, he was diagnosed with ADD when he was about 12. The experts practically insisted that I put him on Ritalin. I refused. I told them (and my son) that I would never drug him into compliance with their ideas of how active a child should be. Instead my son and I sat down and worked out a plan. It was based on the knowledge of human history and biology. Only in the last couple of decades have people been expected to sit in one spot and have their minds directed by someone else all day, every day. It is not the natural human condition. Although many people have gone to school and had sedentary jobs for centuries, after school or work, they were involved in physical activity. Now kids are expected to sit all day in school, then watch TV or computer for many more hours. It just doesn't fit in with the energy load of most youngsters. (Especially not with my fired-up Aries child.) So we figured out a way to overcome the problem. He would run around the school twice, as fast as he could, every morning just before class started. Same at recess and lunch. Anytime during class that he noticed his attention wandering, he would tell his teacher. She would then give him permission to take a 5-minute exercise break. We did similar things at home in the evening. He ran a lot. He helped me with the horses. We worked in the garden. He ran again. Anything to keep his body as active as it was begging to be. Although the "experts" told me quite pointedly that these methods would have no effect, they worked great. They also helped him express some of the anger and confusion that often comes up in adolescence in a positive way. He is now 23 years old and is doing great. He will never be a person who wants an office job, but he does extremely well building and renovating houses. (He can also run pretty much forever.) Considering the upheavals your family has just been through, I would expect your kids to have problems with concentration, school work, anger, sleep, nightmares, etc. I don't think drugging them into submission is the answer. Talk to yur councelor and doctor about losing the drugs and working out a physical plan instead. Mind you, you will have to participate in a lot of the activities with them. You might be surprised how much that kind of physical activity helps your mind and emotions. It could help you all. If the docotrs are disinclined to listen at first, keep insisting they do, or get a second or third opinion.

Please remember this is only my opinion and what worked for me. That doesn't mean it is right for you. As I said in the beginning of this post, only you can know what is right for your family.

Love and Peace to you and yours.

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From: California
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posted March 16, 2004 09:58 PM         

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OHMYGOSH!!!!!!! You simply must get this book!!!!!!!

"The Indigo Children" by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober

Trust me, please get it. You can do a search for a used on on Amazon.com or Half.com.

Good luck!

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From: garland texas usa
Registered: Mar 2004

posted March 17, 2004 01:53 AM         

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Thank you all for your replies i will get the book and see if the school will allow the exercise. Still in a quandry about the meds, they are working but i feel guilty drugging them into submission. With therapy and hard work it should come out right in the end. Tank you again.

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From: beautiful, hidden mountain village, BC, Canada
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 17, 2004 01:05 PM         

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By the way, I love your tag line. "Indecision may or may not be my problem." How wonderfully Libra!

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From: Sunny South Florida, USA
Registered: Feb 2003

posted March 17, 2004 01:59 PM         

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that is sooo libra!

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