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Child medication by experience (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 week ago by cyko@discuss.tchncs.de to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Hi, my son (7 years) is diagnosed ADHD without hyperactivity. From my point of view the symptoms are mild (maybe because for me its "normal"). My wife and I now have to decide wether we want to treat his symptoms with methylphenidat. My question: Can someone with medium strength adhd who gets medicated in his/her childhood write their experience in retrospective?

Thanks for reading, sorry for my English.

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Related but not directly answering the question; i went off medication before puberty (parents decision, not mine). My medication (straterra) had appetite suppression as a side effect, and that change (low/no appetite to suddenly having an appetite) seriously messed with my eating habits long term.

Consistency is important, don't try to juggle off/on ADHD medications once they've started.

[–] cyko@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks. If I read it right you have no negative experience or feelings because of the medication. I thinks thats good.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Absolutely. Another thing that i feel would have been helpful for me would have been being more actively involved with the discussion on the effects/effectiveness of the medication. My parents more or less talked over me during any appointments.

I didn't fully understand the reasons/impact of the medications until after i was taken off them, and I'm still a bit mad about it nearly 20 years later.