Me too - lol!

In brief - All drugs have their advantages and disadvantages. We researched it quite a bit and were very very reluctant to put my son on anything. (My FIL is a world reknowned shrink whose whole career is based on treating psychotics without meds!!) Ritalin is a stimulant and has been around for many many years. It's been the standard med for ADD for a long time and is very effective. The side effects can be of concern over a long period of time. If kids take too much they can become zombie like. Strattera is actually a mild anti depressant and also seems to work with ADD kids. There have been some (very few) reports of it being the cause for suicidal attempts if the kid already has those kinds of tendencies. Other side effects you need to be concerned with are tics and who knows what else. Adderal is also one of the newer drugs used to treat ADD.. I guess you need to try different ones to see which ones work.. There are lots of non-med ways to treat ADD too. The one that is of interest to me but we haven't pursued yet is the DORE center. It's about Cerebellular stimulation. Very cool stuff. Mucho dineros.. Welcome to my world...

Oh, that doesn't sound fun, but it sounds similar to what a LOT of people are experiencing. Glad it passed. I'd try to stay on some nice warm soups. They always make me feel better! This has to be the worst flu season I've seen in a really long time. Thank God for Bath and Body Works. I keep a few bottles of the antibacterial soap in my office and if someone comes in sneezing and coughing, I just sort of put it out there and squirt it on their hands!! And I have a couple of cans of lysol in the office too. Try to take it easy.....get some rest and feel better!

It's me Chelle - bethmal.... sorry. Sent you a PM to explain... I think.

It's me bethmal - not Beth Free