needing some advive with ADHD expereinced people.

amylynn96

I know a little off topic here on MFP but it is health related..
So i have a 6 year old son, hes wonderful and smart and very very spirited. Hes had a very rough 2 years behavior wise, getting into more and more trouble at school. So his dad and I were recommended to see a behavioral health doctor and we talked about having him tested for ADHD. So we went through the testing and obviously it came back showing he had ADHD more so the hyper part than the attention part. So this has been a process for a couple months now and hes been seeing a therapist to teach him tecniques to deal with anger and calm down and etc...Well today is the day ive dreaded this afternoon we meet with the doctor who we will discuss IF and what were gonna medicate him with ADHD meds. Now from the get go i said "i would love for him to calm down enough to focus more and just slow down enough to listen better and be better behaved. I dont want it to change who he is and make him a zombie". So like any good parent would before jumping on the medicate my child wagon i've done the research online read tons of articles and read the statistics and the more i read the more scared i got reading about the rare but realistic happenings of children dieing in cardiac arrests from the medications. Im really stuck right now and have disgusting anxiety about this, i know its sooooooo controversial parents medicating their children to better control their behavior. But when you know the facts and hear how millions use these medications and their children are so much better they are more sucessful in school because they can now slow down and focus, its got to be a consideration at least a little. I just know the way he acts and his energy is not always in his control and if i can help him be a better him i want to do that, i just dont wanna make the wrong decsion about this and medicate him and thinks everythings great and years later he's the kid with an enlarged heart dieing because of it. Im torn very torn and i would like anyones expereinces and knowlege of this topic. I understand its controversial so if your just here to judge and give your opinon without expereince or knowlege your not helping me. thank you