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[quote=Anonymous]We are one of those families that opted out early and then went to meds.

We started medication at 14, my daughter began to describe her symptoms very eloquently and what was surprising to me is that ADHD has a profound effect on every aspect of a child's life.  We tended to think about it only in terms of academic performance but that is only one piece of the puzzle.  My daughter described her difficulty in being able to carry on a conversation (which she hid beautifully!), the anxiety she felt when she knew she had to go to a party or a movie because it was so difficult for her to sustain attention when there is noise and light.  She always had a ton of friends so I didn't think of her as having social difficulties, she also didn't have abnormal levels of anxiety so I mistakenly thought that she had no anxiety.  And of course I recognize that some anxiety is normal and helpful.

So I asked her if she wanted to try meds and she jumped at the chance because she wanted to see if things could be better.

She is on Adrenal and she tells me now that she can't imagine how she got through life without it.  Her grades are somewhat improved but better than that, she feels "normal" when she is with her friends.[/quote]

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