Today was a good day.

Today was day one of my son taking the Concerta. I didn't see any change before he left for school and I haven't seen a change since he got home, but he has been home for 20 minutes. I asked his teacher when I picked him up if there were any positive/negative changes in how my son acted today and she said he had a really good day today. He got a lot of his math work finished, he raised his hand a lot in class, and when working out of their workbook my sons workbook got shown on the board a few times today. His English teacher said he did really good today. I didn't see his history/science teacher today so I am not sure how he did in that class.

My son told me that he had a great day today and it was so fun and easy to concentrate. He didn't get asked to try again or told that he was doing the problems wrong. I asked him if part of the problem before was that he was fighting with himself to concentrate because it was hard and he told me that the fight with himself doesn't happen anymore.

Now that he has been home for an hour *many breaks had to be taken because of my son* and he is tired beyond belief and crying over the fact that I didn't hear an 'S' while I was quizzing him on his spelling words. I know he had a hard time falling asleep last night, took him almost two hours after going to be to fall asleep, and I had a hard time waking him up this morning. He hates laying down and resting, only babies do that, so trying to get him to just lay on the couch and rest for 20 minutes is such a fight because he has something he wants to do and I am keeping him from it.

I was told it would be unsure as to whether or not this medication to help his ADHD will make his ODD better or worse, but I am hoping better. I was told that at times the medication could make him more aggressive. I really can't deal with more aggression than I have been getting. I cannot wait until something is found to help out with the ODD and to stop the aggression and the violence. This medication is on a two week trial period so I am hoping it helps my son. Helping my son will help me keep my sanity. Mommy needs her sanity!