When he was in Kindergarten (before I did the research about giftedness) he was taking some ADHD medication for a short period of time. He was a holy terror while on it. He got violent and had a hateful attitude...this was far off base from normal behavior. The medication was stopped and will not be given to him again. That is another factor in my thinking that maybe it wasn't ADHD after all.
Could be. They say that if it's ADHD, meds will help and not make it worse. Mind you, I've also been told that different meds work for different types of ADHD, and it can take up to six months of trying different doses & different meds before you find the right one.
I haven't tried medicating our son yet - primarily because he is so good tempered. He's very sensitive and anxiety runs in our family, so I'm afraid to introduce something that will upset his sunny, friendly demeanor. Even our pediatrician (who would make $$ from writing a script) says she's not sure meds are the answer for him.
