hi my son is ADHD. He takes ritalin slow release. He really needs it and has helped him heaps. Megan would have been diagnosed by a pediatrician I presume. He ...
she was just diagnosed yesterday with add and bipolar i am bipolar and am on lithium i dont think that is for her she is young still i was wonderin what else ...
hi I wish you luck. I hope someone has some advise for you. Oddly enough my ADHD son is the only one without marfans.My other 2 kids definately have marfans. I...
I just wanted to let you know, my daughter has ADHD as well and needs the meds badly, however because of some concerns with the meds and heart patients, they...
my daughter has just been diagnosed with add and bipolar have you asked about strattera ... __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th...
We just got back from the heart surgeon who feels since she is at 42 in the aortic valve why wait till she reaches the 45 guideline for surgery. It is...
Yes Strattera was one of the meds Jessica was on. However their body builds up a tolerance to the meds. Strattera causes the blood pressure to rise. As they...
thanks for that info i will keep that in mind she is not on any heart stuff for now but will be going to primary childrens when school is out for now she is ...
I am currently having my son(age 3) tested for ADD and bipolor even though he is only 2. But he shows all the signs so I wonder what other options are out...
Connie, Our thoughts and prayers will be with you during this time. I am sure that all will go well and I agree with the doctors, why wait until it becomes an...
Im curious, what are the signs? When my son was 2 people asked me if he had ADD. Now he is 4 and you would never think he had ADD. Larie Rhonda Pressley...
Hi Larie, First I should correct the age wrote. He is 3 1/2 right now. Though he has shown signs since he was 9 months. More bipolor than ADD. There is a...
Thanks Rhonda, I look forward to reading the info. Larie Rhonda Pressley <sumday06@...> wrote: Hi Larie, First I should correct the age wrote. He is...
Hi with my son we didn't know about ADHD but he was diagnosed at 4 after a ritalin trial. He would flit about at kindy and never really stay at one thing. ...
Suzie, thanks for the info. I think my son is just a hyper person, like my husband, and at the age of two, it looked like it might be add. We all know how two...
everything she has done in the past and things she did with her dad makes so much sense now that she has been diagnosed with the add and bipolar i didnt like ...
hello, and first thank you for having this group. I have been on yahoogroups for years and never thought of finding a group for support here. I've had no luck...
thats fantastic Larie Yes little boys can be very energetic.I have 2 boys and a girl. Sue ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marfans_support_and_chat/ ... Find...
Connie Jonathan and i would like to send a card nearer the time Jessica goes into hospital. Please keep us posted. Sue ... We just got back from the heart...
I am not an expert, but are you sure of your diagnosis? Your description sounds to me more like asperger's, which does seem to run with Marfan, and is often...
Sam went in front of a specialist team who observed him from behind a two way mirror.They decided although he displayed some autistic tendencies he appeared to...
Suzie, I am in chat if you want. I am not arguing with your dx, but as I understand it, asperger's seems to be more about not recognizing faces or social cues...
Nys, Welcome to the group. I too have a Cat, she is 17, with Marfans. If you ever need to talk or have questions, don't hesitate to contact me. It isn't...
hi I am fairly new to the group and I have a 3 year old son who has not been officially dx with marfans but was told by his cardiologist that he most likley...
Welcome to the group Nys. There are a lot of nice people on the list who either have Marfans or have a child with Marfans or in some way affected by Marfans....
I don't go to the Clevland clinic, but my daughter is slated to have this same surgery on March 29th of this year. I don't know if this helps you any though as...
Hi Connie, Who knows maybe we will see each other there then :) all they are waiting for is the rest of Jason records to get there then they will give me a...
connie , just reread your post and relized you are not going to cleveland. keep me up to date thought on the progress of your daughters surgery. Rhonda Rhonda...
Hello my name is Mary and both my son and I have Marfs. I had open heart surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland on 3-17-95. I had my mitral valve,and...
Hi Rhonda,You've found the right place to ask your question many of our members have experience with the same problems and some have children going through...