Bad mood

[Mich2]

Hello,

As soon as my child wakes up, she is in a bad mood and then cause trouble with her brother and lie about things he did to her while he says it is not truth. By the time i get to work , I am drained from it all. How do you cope with it. I get up happy and every day as soon as she is up, she is looking for trouble with her brother . Other times, she will be in his room and taking things from him ....

[KMLMPLS]

Ugh, sorry. It IS so draining. Is she on meds? It's so hard when you are in in but she isn't consciously always making a decision to be difficult. Maybe sometimes but she probably can't control herself. But as we like to say in our house...ADHD is an explanation not an excuse. We noticed our son being a jerk to his little brother after he started meds. And not the typical sibling stuff, just mean stuff. Our 7-year old son is on Adderall XR (7.5 mg) and we started giving him supplements to help regulate his emotions and with great success. He takes OmegaBrite Omega 3 (2 capsules), Folate (not folic acid, folate and the body ready form is the key, we buy the Solgar brand) and Magnesium Glycinate - many good brands out there but specifically MG. All of these supplements have really helped his behavior and mood and he has had one melt down/bad day in the last few months. And really great with his little brother. And we have seen his wonderful personality come back. It took a while to get there with the right does of his stimulant (my husband manually creats the 7.5mg capsule!) but there has been a ton of improvement. Good luck,

[Pennywink]

I'm sorry to hear that! What treatment options is she receiving right now?

[Mich2 in reply to Pennywink]

Hello, thank you for your reply. She takes Vyvanse.