with my son!  As much as I hated to do it I had to make an appointment with the doctor that prescribed ADHD/ADD medicine for Caleb in the past (sigh).  I know that it’s going to be best for him in the long run but it’s so frustrating for me as a parent!

Ever single medication he has been on so far (Concerta, Ritalin, and Straterra) no matter what dosage he was given did the same exact thing – they all caused him to act like a zombie.  The medicine zoned him out so much that he wasn’t himself anymore – he was lethargic, quiet, emotional, moody, didn’t want to eat, and wanted to sleep a lot. 

It still amazes me that the school says he did so well last year.  Noone at the school noticed the things that myself, his dad and others noticed (the zombie like state).  Either they were just blind to it or didn’t want to admit to me (for fear of him being taken off medicine and him going back to being disruptive, hyper, etc) that they did see it also.  I don’t know & never will. 

But once again I almost feel like the school is winning in the ‘battle’ of wanting my son medicated.  It’s what they wanted & now they are getting it (sigh).  Now that I’ve seen my son a few times in the classroom (plus at home during homework time) and realize that he desperately does need something to help him calm down and focus it frustrates me that it has to be medicine. 

Well it’s time to get ready to go pick Caleb up and head off to the doctor (sigh).