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Austin has a rather severe form of ADHD, primarily hyperactive/impulsive.

I've become rather insolated because of his behavior. Today we are trying medication for the first time.
How long until you see...improvment/change...anything?

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I have loads of info!

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With Conidine it was nearly instant. He went from 120mph to a calm 75mph :p It took about 3 weeks to see drastic improvements. It was also his first med and he was violent and angry and NOT SLEEPING EVER before he started taking it. He's maxed out on the daily dose for a child of his age and weight. He never looks or acts "drugged." Most people think he has ADD and that he's not medicated when they see him.

We tried Adderall and it made him seriously CRAZY and violent. He was on 1/2 a dose for his age/weight.

Maddox is also on Risperdal and the difference was about 2-3 days. It took about a week to see bigger improvements but he's on a low dose. Only about 1/2 a normal dose for a similar child of his age/weight.

He's also on Fish Oil supplements with Omega 3,6,9 twice a day (500 mg capsules). This one took about a week to notice a difference but the difference is astounding. He's much calmer, clearer, and much less prone to meltdowns when he's on it. It never worked for him alone so I stopped giving it to him but his psychiatrist told me to try it again because it works better with psych drugs. He was 100% right.

Sorry to hear about Austin, it really does get better with time. It took Maddox until now to be stable 3-4 out of 7 days.