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Reply to "ADHD - what are the odds she won't need meds?"
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[quote=Anonymous]You can try meds very briefly. You know almost immediately if they work. If you don’t feel they help or the side-effects are problematic, you can always stop. DD and DS have Tourette’s. DD’s tics didn’t worsen on stimulants. She went from struggling academically and interpersonally in late elementary and early middle school to a happy, successful kid post-meds. My biggest regret will always be that we didn’t get an accurate diagnosis and medicate sooner. To the poster who says that there are no long-term benefits, it really doesn’t matter if they help in the here and now. It is very evident when DD (now in college) is off her medication. DS was given a diagnosis of suspected ADHD in 3rd grade. For him, stimulants worsened tics but the neurologist strongly encouraged us to stay the course even with the tics. A later follow-up showed no ADHD so we stopped the meds and the tics improved. So while for DD it was a non-issue, every case is different. [/quote]
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