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[quote=Anonymous]I would get a new pediatrician who has a focus on kids with ADHD.

We moved and switched to a ped who has a focus on ADHD and it has been a lifesaver because before it took forever to get the right med combination when the aDHD meds were prescribed by a neurologist who was hard to get in to.

ADHD seems to affect my kids more than just being isolated so the switch to a ped who gets that has been phenomenal.

We started trying meds at 12 and it took forever to sort out which med combination, which dosage, etc.  New ped had it all under control within a couple of months at 14 1/2.

We have ds eat a full big breakfast before he takes med in AM and then have a meal sized snack after school before taking second med for homework. At night he sometimes gets up to eat in the middle of the night. Before we were pushing so much he lost weight so if I had to do it over again I would have been on top of the weight and weight loss.

My advice is to not accept "good enough" with the meds. the improvement was unmistakable so we let side effects and just being better be enough, but it wasn't.  Keep trying meds and doses.  My friend has the same regret - accepting good enough just because it was better.

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