to medicate or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, have you talked to your child's doctor? Has medication been recommended? Start there and evaluate the specific recommendation.

Yes, this! OP, stop "talking to people and teachers." Speak with a developmental pediatrician or child psychiatrist.

Medication only helps with certain diagnoses. It's not a cure-all and there may be side effects to contend with but you absolutely need to work with a qualified health professional to make this determination.

[Anonymous]

I'm so, so grateful for all these posts. I will go to my child's parent/teacher conference and see what's up, and then consult a developmental pediatrician.
When I said, "all evidence is anecdotal," I meant--all children are different. What worked with one child won't work for another, or might work for a while, and then stop. At some point, a child must come off the meds, right? Or does the child continue to the habit of taking a pill throughout life? I rarely even take an aspirin (of course I do vaccinate!), so this is foreign territory. Part of me just thinks that with hard work, we shall overcome.
Or not.
Thank you all again.

[Anonymous]

Even with hard work, many people do not overcome high blood pressure, or anxiety, or less than 20/20 vision. Sometimes it just takes more. Good luck OP and look at all avenues for your DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even with hard work, many people do not overcome high blood pressure, or anxiety, or less than 20/20 vision. Sometimes it just takes more. Good luck OP and look at all avenues for your DC.

This is important.

Sometimes, kids' brains mature sufficiently and they develop sufficient coping skills that they can successfully eliminate meds. Others take them in adulthood.