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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - without getting into what is your diagnosis - you mention adderrall and clonidine as meds.  IME, adderall was very necessary for my ADHD kid, but he also needed an anti-depressant.  There is a big component of ADHD that is emotional dysregulation and for some kids they need chemistry in order to access therapy.  Zoloft worked in addition to adderall and after about 5 years, when DS was older and could manage himself more, he felt he could stop taking it.

Other kids benefit from a non-stimulant in addition to Adderall - like Atomoxetine/Staterra in addition to stimulant med.

I'm not a doc, so I don't know what role the clonidine is playing - for some it is an anti-anxiety.  But, I would go back to the pdoc on the med mixture.  Medicine isn't a silver bullet, but some people have to do a lot of trial and error.  You need a good pdoc who does that in a methodical way - titrating up and staying on long enough to confidently eliminate a drug and move on to something else.

There are so many med combos & then with kids you hit on one and they are good for a couple years but then they grow or get hormones and boom! what worked doesn't work anymore.  Frustrating but not unusual. [/quote]

Op here. Thanks but I’m really ONLY looking for information on my specific question. We have an excellent child psychiatrist in addition to multiple other doctors and we are working on meds. My child is only 5 so there’s limitations there.

I’m truly only asking for input on the specific issue of how to navigate when things get physical with my child due to safety issues. We have every conceivable type of doctor and therapist on our team-seriously. I’m not looking for input on meds or therapies. Just strategies/coping for the physical Piece of this.[/quote]

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