2nd Time on Medication for ADHD

Tuesday 6/22/2021, I gave William the new medicine (Amphetamine) that Ms. Elyse prescribed before going to school.  I broke the capsule and pour the medicine on a spoon of Nutella; he took it with no problem because he loves Nutella so much!

Then I drove him to school, I asked him occasionally if he had tummy aches or headaches, he said No.  When I handed him to Ms. Vanessa at school, I told him about the medicine and asked her to observe if he’s ok.

Noon time I picked him up. He ran out from the gate, kicked the sign on the way and even used his hands trying to push the sign down.  Wow, he was even more aggressive than when he had the other medicine.  When we got into the car, he repeatedly push the power button so many times!

When he got home, he seemed to be calmer.  I got him pizza and hash brown but he only ate some hash brown.  When Thomas (TasKids supervisor) and Marilou (ABA) came, he seemed to be fine.   I told Marilou about his temper when I picked him up; Marilou asked William what was wrong, “The teacher asked me to clean up which I did not like!”.

So I’m not sure he was angry because of the chores that the teacher asked him to do or it’s the side effect of the medicine.  We’ll have to try at least for a week more to be sure.

First Time on Medication for ADHD

As Ms. Elyse, the Nurse Practitioner from Center of Autism, suggested to try the medicine (Methylphenidate HCL 5mg) on weekend because the side effects might be tummy aches, headaches, and lost of appetite for the first few days, I decided to let him have it on Saturday.

He was ok when I told him that he needed to take this medicine to help him focus.  He took the medicine with no problem.  After 10 minutes, he complained about the tummy aches, so I rubbed his belly, but that went away after 10 minutes.  Other than that, he did not have headaches or loss of appetite at all.

After 1 week of medicine, I noticed he had more aggressive behaviors like slamming doors, kicking things he saw when he was upset.  So I stopped giving him the medicine.   His aggressive behaviors went away after we stopped the medicine so it’s definitely this medicine is not good for him.