Anonymous
06/26/2023 17:52
Subject: Anyone else doing a summer adhd med-break?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah, NO WAY. He'll be flipping out on people and possibly get kicked out of camp by day 2 of this plan. Definitely don't do it. I also don't think med breaks are a great idea. This is doctor-sanctioned?
OP here again. This comment is hilarious if you’d know my son. He’s ADHD-Inattentive and has never been in trouble or had an emotional outburst a day in his life. He is the daydreamer stuck in his head so the worst case scenario is counselors having to repeat his name several times to get his attention. Yes, very much doctor sanctioned, hasn’t gained weight all year.
What exactly are you worried about happening at camp?
Anonymous
06/26/2023 16:09
Subject: Anyone else doing a summer adhd med-break?
Anonymous wrote:Oh yeah, NO WAY. He'll be flipping out on people and possibly get kicked out of camp by day 2 of this plan. Definitely don't do it. I also don't think med breaks are a great idea. This is doctor-sanctioned?
OP here again. This comment is hilarious if you’d know my son. He’s ADHD-Inattentive and has never been in trouble or had an emotional outburst a day in his life. He is the daydreamer stuck in his head so the worst case scenario is counselors having to repeat his name several times to get his attention. Yes, very much doctor sanctioned, hasn’t gained weight all year.
Anonymous
06/26/2023 16:05
Subject: Anyone else doing a summer adhd med-break?
Anonymous wrote:why would you have to stop the intuniv? It's a nonstimulant. And yea, sleep away camp does NOT seem like the time for a med break.
He’s been off the meds the entire month of June, not right before camp.
Unfortunately he can’t stay awake during the day if he’s on Intuniv alone with the stimulant. So we had to take him off both.
Anonymous
06/26/2023 16:02
Subject: Anyone else doing a summer adhd med-break?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There are ways to gain weight other than to set him up for failure at camp. High calorie breakfasts, cyproheptadine, meal replacement shakes (Boost, ensure) as a snack when he's not feeling hungry. Also, is he growing taller even if he's not gaining weight?
This.
We’ve tried all this except adding another medicine. He was also having major stomach aches that we needed to see if caused by meds. Believe me we wouldn’t have resorted to this if we didn’t need to.
Anonymous
06/24/2023 23:23
Subject: Anyone else doing a summer adhd med-break?
Oh yeah, NO WAY. He'll be flipping out on people and possibly get kicked out of camp by day 2 of this plan. Definitely don't do it. I also don't think med breaks are a great idea. This is doctor-sanctioned?