ODD

[MotherBee449]

I just wanted to add that my 7 year old son was also placed on risperidone. He is on 1 mg a day. He has had this outof control behavior since the age of 3, when he was placed in daycare.  I am constinatly getting calls from the school and he has been suspended 5 times this school year.  
Since my son has started this drug a fes weeks ago, his behavior has changed for the best and he is also going to anger management to help deal with his behavior.  He does have some problems but not as often or as violent as before.  
I would like to know if there is a chance that he will grow out of this or will I need to check myself into a mental instution?

Wanda


This discussion is related to Meds for ODD -- what's considered best? what to avoid?.

[lollie2010]

my son is 7, 8 this year. i am begining to think he has adhd. i feel that everyone is blaming me and my partner thinks i might be looking for an excuss. since he was 2-3 years old he has always been up to something. climbing and running inappropriately, i have already told him the dangers but he does it again.He cant wait his turn and gets impatient about it. interrupts people all the time. he is always forgetting and losing his school jumpers, gym shoes, pack lunch, homework. his mood swings are bad and he's been kicked out of judo, but as my son says it's always someone elses fault. You ask him why he's done what he has done and he most always says "i dont know"?? The school teacher is always coming to see me, hes been up to something, done something to another child, acting strange. He soesnt like loud noises except his-self. I did take him to the doctors but it was like it was my fault.? I provide him with Love, Food, Warmth, and Meals, he goes to bed at 8ish sometimes hes can be awake at 10pm. i think i need to do more things with him, but he loses intrest so quickly that i just do it myself. Sometimes i think maybe he's deppressed, he can watch caartoons, dvds over and over and if i interrupt him he can take it too far. I feel alone with this and i love him so much but people and thinking it's my fault, i feel like am a bad parent. my whole life is aaround him. can anyone help me on this at all???? please thank you

[naysey]

My son is exactly the same!!! He has been like it for 3 yrs. No one has ever mentioned this medication before to me..

[CVCoWGRL]

I have a 4 year old (almost 5 ) and a 6 year old ... the 6 year old is ODD hands down but my 4 year old is CD  they get together and all hell breaks loose but seprate them and the 6 year old is still ODD and the 4 year old can control his CD (to a point) HE is MUCH easier to deal with by himself then trying to deal with both boys together .... Its getting to the point of  pulling my hair out of my head .... and not to mention I am soo frustrated and unable to control them I have threatened MANY times to take the yougest one and just LEAVE .... But, the sad thing about this is My oldest WAS MY FAVORITE.  I had them soo close together that I went throu a 3 and 1/2 year post partem depresssion but, when I was given meds for it my feelings got worst not better.   I dojn't know what to do.... they have seen like 5 different types of drs including theropist and even shrik that can and that cant prescribe meds .  They are on meds right now but the 1st time my oldest was put on a med it was the wrong thing & I ended up taking him to the ER .. at that time they though he might have managitist come to find out I was right it was due to the meds .    WILL THIS EVER GET ANY BETTER?????????  i cant take it anymore I am looseing it MYSELF ... The oldest one was diegnosed with odd but they have him on autisim , bi-polyar  type meds???  that does not make any sence to me can anyone tell me Y  this is ????   and the youngest is CD but they have him on adhd meds  do they NOT make meds for these types of disorders??????   HELP ME PLEASE  

[stressdout1975]

my son is 7 years old and diagnosed with ADHD, ODD and your story matches mine.  My son was kicked out of daycares and now kicked out of 1st grade and currently going to a behavioral outpatient treatment center.  He has been taking Tenex for 2 weeks now for adhd and the Doctor has decided to start him on Risperadol for the agression, anger, defiant behaviors,and arguing.  I hope it works.

Heather