does anyone give meds to their teenager children at weekends?

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does anyone give meds to their teenager children at weekends? i am in a situation with my step son. we have him at weekends not as often as we used to as he goes out with his friends alot now. his mum does not want him to have meds at weekends and holidays. He has not had his meds at weekends for about 5 months now but the last two months his behaviour has got worse and we cannot copy with his behaviour. we have approached his mum and said that we would like him to have meds at the weekends just half a dose to take the edge off a bit. unfortunately she still insists and step son insists that he doesnt need them at weekends and holidays. is there anyone in the same or simular situation? any advise is welcome

it depends what meds ds is on and if doctor says only for use during the week could you make appointment to see his gp to get advice? my xh used to keep my dd meds just so he could make our life hell for a few days while we replaced them and the meds got back in dd system again

If he is on prescribed medication then he needs it all the time!

What meds is he on? are they prescribed by his gp? why does he take them?

I'm assuming it's ritalin or something along those lines? something to manage behaviour?

Does he not have the meds during weekends or holidays when he is with her?

he has adhd and takes ritalin for school. he doesnt have them on holidays and weekends with her either. we have said that if she is happy for her son not to take them with her at weekends and holidays then fine if that suits them but for us and three other children to consider too this is not working for us. with his hormones changing into a man is bad enough but he has the added disadvantage of adhd.

I don't understand the theory that kids with ADHD don't need their meds at the weekend or at holidays. Do they only have adhd during the week and during term time. Kids have adhd all the time. My ds has his meds everyday, whether in school or not. Adhd is a medical condition which kids have all the time, not just at school.
Sorry from what I read in the op, it sounds like adhd, when my ds was diagnosed we where told he could just have his meds during the week if that is what we chose, ds chose to take them everyday as he sees the benefit. DS is 11 and has been on his meds for 4 years now.

surely keep stopping and starting is only making things worse? with medication, does it not need to stay in the system?

Does ritalin have withdrawal symptoms?

I supppose she is perhaps trying to only medicate him when she absolutely HAS to?

I think she's not actually helping him by this though, not if his behaviour is so extreme that it is affecting him and those around him.

i read that when you you stop start meds the side effects like headaches and feeling low dont fade out because they are not staying in there system. my step son says that he does not feel himself on the meds and i think its because of the stopping and starting. i know he drinks alcohol with his friends at weekends and i do worry that because he has adhd he will do something stupid and either get into trouble or hurt himself. his mum is trying to treat him as normal but he is not he has special needs and which is why hes prescribed with meds. then she says that we forget that he has adhd when we say hes been hard work. i dont forget as his behaviour reminds me!

to start with they have side effects like headaches, insomnia, appettite loss and low mood. i know the loss appettite you need to re train the body to eat when on the meds. there are hormones tablets to help insomnia and the headaches can be less when eating and drinking habits have been re built. know one wants there children to take tablets unless nessecery i know but is being himself a good place to be (getting into trouble and getting told off?)