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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My doctor said there were no known long term adverse affects. There is some evidence for long-term changes in the brain, but the clinical significance of these are not known. Out doctor believes these changes are neutral or positive, if they exist at all.[/quote] This is what our pediatric psychiatrist said. And if you google Sax, per PP’s suggestion, you should not read his views on this without also reading his autobiography, which is a total trip. He was brilliant but really off the wall and had a really “complicated” relationship with prescription drugs. At any rate, this was not his area of expertise and he’s been dead many years so his thoughts on it are pretty dated. But his books are super interesting if you are interested in the quirks of the human brain![/quote] Sax is still alive, but in my opinion, he’s a bit of a quack. Don’t just read his opinion on medication - read one of his books, like Boys Adrift, and see if any of it resonates with you. (None of it resonated with me.) Our psychiatrist said the long term risks of not medicating are greater than the risks of medicating. (Anxiety, depression, substance use, car accidents. We were already seeing some of these things when we started medication.)[/quote]
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