It's certainly possible, Sheky. Do you mind describing the new behaviors that have begun since he started the Ritalin?

[QUOTE=index.html;3322584]It's certainly possible, Sheky. Do you mind describing the new behaviors that have begun since he started the Ritalin?

he cries alot more as he never use to show emotions now he does, he plays with his private parts alot more and some days he can be really good and don't hit or hurt anyone, and than other days it seems that the Ritalin isn't working as he starts hit and hurting people but since he has been on Ritalin i will admit the violence has cut down he still can be violent but its not as much as he use to be there could be more but i cant ask him as he cant talk and has no way of communicating. also what could other side effects be that Dylan may not be able to tell me about, even through all this sounds bad he is a very happy and loving child i just don't understand what is going through his mind - also do you have any kind of idea of what syndrome Dylan may have? if so let me know and i will give you some of his symptoms. The doctors don't seem to want to diagnose him as its been six years of waiting and testing thank you any advise would be great

psychotic or manic symptoms, e. g., hallucinations, delusional thinking, blurring of vision, cardiac effects, stunted growth are a few negatives of Ritalin. The crying is also a side effect, my nephew got that one from a similar drug Adderall. he also developed a very non-characteristic aggression while on it. It has went away since he has discontinued Adderall and takes no drugs for his ADHD but rather therapy and tutoring instead.

My son is 24. He is very delayed, with ADHD, and severe behavior problems since infancy. He was on Ritalin his whole childhood. It helped him greatly until it wore off, three times a day. He needed Amytriptaline to be able to sleep.

At last, now, he has been able to be off it. However, he has to be on other medicine to control his anger outbreaks.

We would never have gotten through his childhood without Ritalin.

Maybe they have better medicine now?

Or maybe your son needs to take it three times a day, like mine did. When it wears off, there's quite a difference in behavior.