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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, we tried many medications from 6th-9th grade and stopped because the side effects outweighed any benefits and at that age DS said enough.

In elementary school, we constantly got calls for behavioral issues and it was a range of things.  Medication was not a perfect cure and we also tried lots of exercise and therapy and combination of all of this over the years.

The hardest years were the beginning of puberty.  Hormones made it worse, attention and grades plummeted, there more behaviors and meds were harder to figure out because his body was rapidly changing, in my opinion.

BUT this drastically improved without medication after 16.5.  That’s a long time for you to wait.  I think what helped the most, unfortunately, was going though puberty and a bit of maturity.  ADHD is still present but DS has the maturity to understand what works for him, what doesn’t and strategies to compensate in school and life.  He does not take medication, is going to go to college and has a part time job and can maintain and has real friends. The last is the biggest for us.  [/quote]

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