Welcome, I have a 9 year old that is refusing to take his ADHD meds. He takes meds for allergies, Asthma, Sleep but will not take the others and needs them desperatly. We have tried everything from taking all away to not doing anything. We have given incentives. He does not feel he needs them despite the fact that he comes home everyday in hysterics and cannot remember his homework at all. His teacher is getting frustrated and she is good. We are at our wits end. Helpppp!!!!

what medication is it and in what form? e.g. capsule / liquid etc ?

Hi and welcome, I have a 5 year old with ADHD and we belive he has ODD. He is on meds for ADHD and allergies. We are stilling haveing a problem with him listening. He will not go to his father for anything he will hunt the house down for me. He also Crys when ever he is told no and i mean he screams and crys. Me and his father are going crazy we have tried everything we can think of if you have any advice we are willing to try anything.

My son is on Focalinxr which are capsules that I open and put in ice cream. He told me the methos didn't matter ie. the patch or liquid. he just didn't want to take them period.

spamula - have you consulted a doctor to see if there is an alternative to the medication he is on? Anything that can be done without causing extra stress to a child is always good. Have you considered a reward system for taking the medication? Something that means a lot to him to begin with that can gradually be reduced as time goes by so its not as big a deal.

michelle02 - The student I work with closely that has ADHD and ODD trusts me a lot and its why he opens up to me. Maybe your son trusts you more than his dad so thats why he hunts you down. Another student I work with doesnt like the word no but if we say we should be doing x instead of y, instead of no, dont do y then it works and she is ok. Just some communication traingin I was given that made me pick up on this. Just an idea anyway...

Is there anything we can do to help him trust his dad more so he will start going to him some. As for the no thing i understand what you are say and will give it a try. like i said i'm willig to do anything to help him with this. but I have tried to offer him other things to take the place of what the no was for and he just will not let it go. Its like when he gets his mind on something thats all he wants and even if i get his mind off of it he always come back to it later. Thanks for the advice and will give it a try.

You bring a lot of strength to this community and I just wanted to say: WELCOME!

Just a thought stemming from my own experience as an ADDult. It seems that if a child doesn't want to take a particular medication yet he does not object or mind taking other types of medications, there is an underlying reason besides simple defiance. I know that the meds can make me feel very very different - almost like a different person! And it's scary sometimes. On the other hand, he might be experiencing physical side effects of the medication yet be unable to tell you or embarrassed about it. For example, the Ritalin I take makes me have to use the bathroom very frequently, and often I experience uncomfortable GI symptoms too, which can be embarrassing. So there are many times when I prefer not to take the meds because I don't want to deal with the side effects. It's a hard choice. I take my Asthma meds without hesitation, but my AD/HD meds are a different story altogether. Hope this helps. : ) Thinking of you!

TGG