Hey Keet,
rock and a hard place, eh? I'm thinking that at 10 your DS might be able to self report, and that's useful information.
How many different medications have you tried? Is your son diagnosed with ADHD or ADD? (I hear that ADD is less responsive to medication)
What else does your son do to improve his function? Sports, nutrition, sleep hygiene, meditation?
Also - how much of the 'very angry'and crying has to do with presence or absence of school rather than presence or absence of drug?
If you haven't already tried other medications, I think that now is the time to get on my least favorite amusement park of life ride: Medication Trial Merry-Go-Round. It's awful, but it's great when it works. Even if it doesn't work, at least you know you 'exhausted' every avenue - emphasis on exhausted because that's what it feels like!
Best Wishes Keet!
Grinity
