Re: To Medicate, Or Not To Medicate

[Anonymous]

Well, I got some ranitidine tablets for my son to take at bedtime, so he doesn’t get reflux/heartburn through the night, and it helped last night, so he was happy to take his Ritalin today. Sitll reluctant to take the third dose, as he couldn’t see why it was necessary, but I explained that the paediatrician wanted to see how it went with regards to effect and side effects and he couldn’t do that effectively if my son wasn’t taking the dose he would normally take on a school day. So he took a third dose. He said he didn’t have any trouble getting to sleep last night, which was good, so we’ll see how tonight goes.

I worked last night, so slept today, but I didn’t hear the kids, so things must have been calmer. I got a few interruptions from my son in the “between dose” phase, but once the next dose kicked in he was less impulsive and kept out of my room and solved his own problems. The kids also had the neighbour’s young boys over, and managed to keep them quiet and occupied for the whole day, so I am impressed. I would usually have to remind them to be quiet and stay at the other end of the house. And the house doesn’t look much messier, so they have done some tidying up, or kept things under control at least, so another thing to be happy about. I don’t think it’s all due to the Ritlain, but I think it certainly has had an effect on my son’s self-control, frustration levels, and forethought, to say the least.

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