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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
The use of tegratol for hyperactivity
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
The use of tegratol for hyperactivity
by shelly, Mar 01, 2000 12:00AM
My son was diagnosed with ADHD at about the age of 5. Now he is almost 10 and still on ritalin. He does not like the ritalin and says it makes him "shy". Over the past month, as an experiment, we have taken him off the ritalin. His attention and focus on his own have improved dramatically and he is doing fine academically in school. However, there is still the issue of the hyperactivity. His doctor suggests we try tegratol to address this issue. Any comments? Also, I believe the ritalin has impaired his peer relations at school. While on it, he is withdrawn. Any comments?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Mar 01, 2000 12:00AM
, Mar 01, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Shelly,
The key issue to consider is the degree to which your son's hyperactivity impairs his functioning. If he is hyperactive, but his functioning is not really impaired in any significant way because of the hyperactivity, I wouldn't recommend use of any medication. You need consider medication only if the hyperactivity presents some interference of at least a moderate degree.
The key issue to consider is the degree to which your son's hyperactivity impairs his functioning. If he is hyperactive, but his functioning is not really impaired in any significant way because of the hyperactivity, I wouldn't recommend use of any medication. You need consider medication only if the hyperactivity presents some interference of at least a moderate degree.
