When my son was younger the Dr was concerned about his height & weight, in fact
when he was bout 10 you could see his ribs & his legs looked like sticks. He
was not losing weight & was slowly growing, just not like she (Dr) thought he
should, but we decided to give it time. Well, he's now 16 & 5'7" & 130 lbs. He
sprouted between Middle school & High school at about 14 y/o. I'm short, 5'1",
& his dad is 5'10", all the males in the family are fairly thin till they hit
about 19 so no one is concerned now. He's been on meds since age 6.

Sometimes I think we get worried over normal things just because they "might" be
a side effect of the meds.

Nancy (NM)

> Well, I am only 5 ' 1, so I'll pick short :). My DD and DS's are all short,
and they are
> all on meds. Let's put it this way. My DD is in the 6th grade and she always
gets confused
> for a 3rd grader. She hates it, and says kids pick on her and some say how
cute she is. The
> Dr. just told me that she'll put on some height and they put my DS's on meds
to make them
> hungry. Which does seem to work. If I find anything out more, I'll fill you
in. Nice meeting
> you! Keep in touch, sounds like we have some things in common! :)
>
> Nikki
> --- In adhdparentssupportgroup@yahoogroups.com, Nicole Ridderbos
<nridderbos@...> wrote:
>
>>
>> Welcome Nikki- I'm Nikki too. My son is almost 8 and i am starting to
>>
> wonder about the meds affecting his heighth. He is one of the smallest kids in
his
> class/grade. Are you short or tall? I am only 5ft tall . I don't know which is
affecting his
> height. Let me know if you find any good info on this subject.
>
>> Nikki
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Nikki nidi_28677@...
>> To: adhdparentssupportgroup@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:10:05 AM
>> Subject: [ADHD Parents Support Group] Just a question...
>>
>>
>> My name is Nikki and I am new to the group. I have 2 children that
>>
> have
>> been DX w/ ADHD and 1 w/ ADHD, ODD and anxiety disorder. The question that I
have is: Is
>> it a normal thing for them all to be so little. It seems as though the meds
they are on
>> stunts their growth. They were
>>
> all
>> DX at 4 yrs of age. I am a little concerned about their weights and height.
Is it just me?
>>