So now what?

Did you ever pray for guidance on a specific subject, received an answer and then talked yourself out of it? I hope this is not what I've done.

We are on our second ADHD med for DS. The first one, Concerta, caused dramatic mood swings with an emphasis on anger/manic episodes. We are now trying Adderall XR (often dubbed MADderall) at its lowest dosage and are seeing a couch potato with anger/manic episodes (or rather a raging couch potato - Ha!). Earlier today I left a message with our doctor about the side effects of this second medicine and want to know what we should do now. I'll admit I am a little bit worried that regular prescription meds are not the answer to DS ADHD issues. Both DH and I are disappointed by the change in DS's personality and are at least in agreement that we don't want to change his personality we just want him to be able to sit still so he can focus and learn in school.

I guess one of two things will come from this, we'll either find the med that works for him or we won’t and I’ll know that my initial hesitations about using prescription meds was right and I can stop wondering if I was just being stubborn. The one good thing is that these little pills kick in quick so we don’t have to do these trials for weeks, only days.