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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not your target audience.....but I've discussed this a lot as my dh takes adderrall for ADHD and my brother is a psych who sometimes gives people meds for ADHD.

There are a lot of risks and side effects to these medications. Particularly on developing minds. It sounds like your daughter is getting by. A's and B's are fine. I would not put her on meds at this point. DH and I have discussed what we would do if one of our kids has a dx of mild to moderate add and we both agree we would rather the kid have mild behavioral problems and lower grades than take meds.[/quote]

Pp here, here is my observation with my dh on the meds: I think it makes him crash at night, even though he is on XR. He is hyped up in the morning and doesn't eat much, then at night he is often irritable and binge eats. I think it generally makes him more irritable. He feels he needs it to work at his intense long hours job. I would prefer he get a less intense job but he doesn't have that option right now.[/quote]

It sounds like your dh's meds need to be adjusted.  Also, you can't compare an adult with an intense job to an 11 year old child.  Please stop trying to advise OP.[/quote]

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