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Name: Heather [ Original Post ] I am a single mom of three and my oldest is 8. He is severly ADHD and has been on several different meds and is currently on the Daytrana patch but the lowest dosage. Today I get ANOTHER call from the school and I dont know what to do. Today it's a lighter at school, he's already been suspended from the bus 3 times, this time for the semester. He is mean to his brother and sister, 3 and 2, and we fight, constantly. He refuses to do his homework. He refuses to read like he's supposed to. He tells me that I love tha babies more than I do him and that we NEVER do anything together. I remind him of his love for video games and cartoons, then he stops. He walks on the counter and home and knocks the stuff off the ceiling and won't clean it up, to which his Dr. tells me that we need to get his ADHD under control before we can worry about this. So I say, "GET IT UNDER CONTROL!!" I'm losing my hair. I work 50+ hrs a week to go home and clean for an hour a night plus cook and clean up from that, fight over his homework before I finally give up. Yes, I said give up. He wins, I can't. He has control, I don't. What do I do? ↓

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Name: Andme | Date: Nov 26th, 2008 6:17 PM

I have the same boy has you. I finely lost it and punch the crap out of him while screaming foul language at him. Smash his toys and destroyed his wii. He has behaved great now for the last 2 week . I have told him I will do it again and the only way to stop me is to run to your room keep your mouth shut and let me carm down and if you don't care . I will wreck you ripstick and bash you with it. Where every day was a nightmare. I was thinking of suicide if it wasn't for the other 3 kid I properly would have. Cruel to be kind old days. What every one told me to do long time ago. ↑

Name: cinstear | Date: Nov 30th, 2008 2:37 PM

I also have an eight year old son who has ADHD. He doesn't currently take any drugs. My husband and I tried two different drugs but my son had some weird side effects which led us to take him off of the drugs. About two weeks ago, we started a new diet with our son with the VAXA product Attend. The first couple of days, he did really good. He is on a high protein/low carb diet and we give him a protein shake after he gets home from school each day. The products seem to help him while at school, but when he is at home he is still having a difficult time with him temper tantrums especially after playing video games or watching television. My husband and I have come close to losing it with him because he is always sooooo defiant. He thinks it is his way or thats it. Do you have any suggestions? We have taken away his Nitendo DS and he loses television and other video games on a daily basis. Let me know if you have any suggestions! ↑