Im the other side of that coin. I know how hard it was being undiagnosed my whole life, so I make sure mine are loaded up on their meds.
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Are they the same meds?
Not all ADHD meds are the same. And not all patients are the same.
I was on methylphenidate (a relatively low dose), and that was very positive for me. But my personality is different than others, and that drug is going to be very different than whatever's being perscribed now.
Idk about for kids, but I have a prescription for methylphenidate currently, so it’s still available, even if it’s not super common.
Yep, I do too.
Same.
We're trying some. methylphenidate & an alt concerta. I hope they even my kiddo out.
For what it’s worth, the effect isn’t miraculous for me.
I don’t mean to sound preachy or presume to know anything about your kiddo, but looking back on my mistakes, I should have paired low dose methylphenidate with more “self awareness” and specifically structured my life around ADD. Habits, reminders, aids, stuff like that.
And my subjective, low sample size experience was that methylphenidate worked best for the “less hyperactive” type of ADD, while newer drugs seemed to work better for my friends with more hyperactivity.
I had the lack of appetite for sure, but the other things not so much. Maybe give it a try, at least, if it's definitely an ADHD issue?
When I was on ADHD meds I was just sleepy. All the time. Sleeping during classes was worse, so that was the last time I had any meds.
ritalin? that shit sucks.