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Putting my kid on adhd meds. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world to c/rant@lemmy.sdf.org
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I remember going through the adhd med regime & having depressive episodes, low appetite & lack of interest in anything. I don't want my kid to go through that. They are having behavioral issues though, & something needs to change. I often feel like I'm failing them, even though my spouse & I are taking all the steps & communicating with their physician & teachers regularly.

Anyway, tldr : parenting is hard AF.

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[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

We're trying some. methylphenidate & an alt concerta. I hope they even my kiddo out.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.

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