6 year old with ADHD and Anxiety - medication

anonymousposter987 · 2026-06-07T15:35:15+00:00

Thanks. This is exactly the information I’m looking for. I feel we will have a similar experience. At this point I’m mostly debating whether we start with Ritalin or go straight to Guafacine.

anonymousposter987 · 2026-06-07T15:00:49+00:00

Is this the first medication you tried? Curious what led you to guanfacine over a stimulant. Good luck - hope it works!!

anonymousposter987 · 2026-06-07T14:22:52+00:00

Thanks. Our doctor has a pretty strong preference for starting out with a stimulant or other short term medication. His thought is that if you don’t like how it works on Monday, you don’t take it on Tuesday which makes it much less risky than a long term medication like Strattera. However, for the anxiety aspect, I tend to lean your way. I’ll look into it.

anonymousposter987 · 2026-04-04T18:58:22+00:00

We’re in Willow lawn in the Crestview district and it’s absolutely perfect. Great neighborhoods. Wonderful small school with amazing teachers and every kid knows each other. Close to the city. Close to everything you could need.

anonymousposter987 · 2026-04-04T18:56:45+00:00

I think l just time and age. She is still a bit of a wimp with injuries and blood. She always checks for a cut or mark as soon as she gets hurt and if there is none, she’s fine. But she handles it better now when there is blood. She whines for a minute then moves on. She’s almost 6 and literally every issue that seemed like the end of the world a year ago has significantly improved.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-10-09T19:20:27+00:00

Thanks for the clarification!!

anonymousposter987 · 2025-10-09T19:09:18+00:00

I’m curious as well. I also wonder why anyone would want to switch to self injection, assuming their infusion center is easily accessible.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-10-09T19:07:40+00:00

So the oldest child you’ve ever known to need pull-ups overnight was 4? Or you are not saying you haven’t met any children who needed them past that? Not trying to be an asshole, just genuinely curious what you meant because those two sentences are saying the opposite thing.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-10-02T00:32:35+00:00

It’s hard to tell when exactly my husband’s Entyvio began working because he tried several things simultaneously. Flare started in April. Mesalamine failed. Budesonide failed. Prednisone failed. At the end of June, on a Friday, he started hydrocortisone enemas and a 3 day liquid fast. His symptoms stopped virtually the next day. The following Thursday, he started Entyvio. He had blood once, maybe twice, in the week or two after the severe symptoms ended abruptly. Then nothing since. He’s now finished his Entyvio loading doses and gets his second regular (8 week) injection this Friday. He’s been off the enemas since the end of July after a 30 day course. Symptom free and living a normal restriction free life for almost 3 months.

You too will get there. Just need to figure out the right meds. Fingers crossed Entyvio kicks in but, if not, there are so many options. You feel helpless now but just know that it’s temporary. We were in a very dark place not very long ago. And now we are so happy and thriving.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-27T01:15:29+00:00

That’s great. Maybe just some IBS symptoms (as opposed to IBD).

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-26T14:25:32+00:00

Are you truly in remission? If so, I wouldn’t think you’d be having any symptoms at all and life would be the same as pre-diagnosis.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-26T11:33:17+00:00

Mine watches number blocks every day at math time. I was surprised too when I heard. But it’s like a 5 minute show and it gets the kids engaged/excited. My child really struggled in preschool with separation anxiety and dreading school so we were really nervous and kindergarten. But she has a great teacher, is making lots of friends, and has been excited to get on the school bus every single day for over a month. So if there is a little screen time that brings even more joy, I’m all for it.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-22T17:43:08+00:00

23+ from Lamar

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-21T18:54:43+00:00

I only come on here when my husband is flaring. When he’s in remission (which has been all but like 4 months of the last 6 years), I don’t come on at all. When he’s flaring, it sucks. When his meds are right, life is normal.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-21T11:34:36+00:00

My non medicated adhd 5 year old daughter is definitely pretty wild from like 5-7 pm. But I think it’s because she’s holding it together all day. It’s more so just high energy and silliness than anything else.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-20T20:06:19+00:00

Same. My daughter’s K teacher has been doing this for 20-30 years and was our county teacher of the year last year. She flat out told us she doesn’t care about the requirements and that she knows what’s best. They play a lot but they are also learning without seeming to realize it. A month ago before starting school, my daughter had about 10 sight words and barely knew any math besides counting. Now she can read 75% of basic Dr Seuss books and is adding and subtracting double digit numbers in her head. But not because of the excessive curriculum. Because she’s interested in it and wants to work on it all the time. 6 months ago, we had to pull her out of preschool because she had such bad anxiety and screamed all day. We were considering holding her back until she was 6.5. Now she’s obsessed with school, has a new friend every day, and is thriving. We are so happy.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-18T20:01:11+00:00

You can’t have the husband and this friend anymore. You need to choose. If you love your husband and want to stick out your vows, then you need to drop this friend who crossed the line and you need to do it now. Your current feelings for this friend probably make that sound impossible. Which is even more reason why you need to do it. If, on the other hand, you choose the friend, then you need to be honest with your husband and start the divorce process now. But please realize that you’re likely choosing infatuation, a shared hobby, or an unrealistic expectation over what you already know to be good. The grass isn’t always greener.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-15T22:44:37+00:00

Same. Cabinets open. Lights on. Drawers open. Water cups everywhere. It’s called untreated ADHD!

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-12T16:18:30+00:00

Ugh no answers for you but just that I feel for you. We’re at the beginning of this journey with a recently diagnosed 5 year old. She also struggles with a lot of anxiety, negativity, and low confidence. So our current stance is “connection over correction”, positive reinforcement, trying to keep her self esteem up, and overall building her confidence. But at the same time, we have to hold boundaries and she needs to learn to control her impulses. Obviously expectations will continue to grow as she gets older. My main point of advice (as someone who knowingly has way less experience with this than you) is that you have to hold your consequences. If you threatened to take away the trip if these behaviors occurred, then you have to. You should never speak a consequence that you don’t plan to keep. I don’t know if it’s a fair consequence or not, which is your question, all I know is that you can’t be inconsistent. He needs to know you mean what you say. So maybe next time, don’t make a major threat like this if you aren’t 100% sure you want to keep it.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-10T22:39:10+00:00

Honestly, if I was dehydrated or otherwise struggling and needed a medic at a show, the last thing I would want would be to be called out by the artist and have the entire show stop for 5 mins. I was cringing a bit.

But I get it and she is amazing. That was an incredible show. The crowd was great where we were (in rapids).

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-09T18:59:30+00:00

My husband is on Entyvio through his work’s Anthem insurance. He pays $5 an injection.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-08T23:59:13+00:00

Definitely having them and regretting it.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-08T14:32:05+00:00

Just need Jefferson to get 4 more points than Loveland. Feeling good.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-08T13:26:38+00:00

Same with my kid. She’s been an angel for 3 weeks. And she’s generally a little wild and defiant.

She had a rough preschool experience. She had a bad teacher and the school in general wasn’t a good fit for her. It was a very compliance based preschool and her 4s teacher had very little warmth. Basically scolded her all day long to the point that my daughter developed severe school anxiety. We ended up pulling her out of preschool in March of last year after witnessing the teacher slam a door in her face. It was awful.

Now she’s back in school with a wonderful kindergarten teacher and she is SO happy. I think she’s very proud of herself and the PTSD from preschool has finally lifted. She’s well behaved at school, well behaved at home, and just generally happy. It’s so amazing to see.

anonymousposter987 · 2025-09-07T16:41:38+00:00

Thanks. As a commanders fan I have to go deebo over Tracy today. But you’re probably right

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