My 12 yo's irritability is off the charts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind, too, that hormones could be at work here. Puberty will make things wonky. We have noticed that with both our son and daughter, both of whom are ADHD. Some of what you are dealing with could be natural life milestones that make all the other things worse.

Came here to say this. Both my 14 year olds went through a patch like this at this age. I freaked out with the first one and had him evaluated, etc. Turns out it was just puberty and it stopped after a major growth spurt. A few months later the other one went through it and I was like, aha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind, too, that hormones could be at work here. Puberty will make things wonky. We have noticed that with both our son and daughter, both of whom are ADHD. Some of what you are dealing with could be natural life milestones that make all the other things worse.

Came here to say this. Both my 14 year olds went through a patch like this at this age. I freaked out with the first one and had him evaluated, etc. Turns out it was just puberty and it stopped after a major growth spurt. A few months later the other one went through it and I was like, aha!

Not to dismiss anything but I listened to a podcast about 13 year olds and the psychologist said that the irritability of puberty can come on suddenly and 13 can be the worst - certainly that is what we have experienced! I guess I thought that it would be more gradual. That said OP should still give her kid a break from meds to see if it impacts mood. easy enough to do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep in mind, too, that hormones could be at work here. Puberty will make things wonky. We have noticed that with both our son and daughter, both of whom are ADHD. Some of what you are dealing with could be natural life milestones that make all the other things worse.

Came here to say this. Both my 14 year olds went through a patch like this at this age. I freaked out with the first one and had him evaluated, etc. Turns out it was just puberty and it stopped after a major growth spurt. A few months later the other one went through it and I was like, aha!

Not to dismiss anything but I listened to a podcast about 13 year olds and the psychologist said that the irritability of puberty can come on suddenly and 13 can be the worst - certainly that is what we have experienced! I guess I thought that it would be more gradual. That said OP should still give her kid a break from meds to see if it impacts mood. easy enough to do that.

Do you happen to remember the podcast? would love to listen