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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We put off going on meds after getting the diagnosis because I didn't think it necessary (yet) and I was concerned about the side effects, primarily on appetite and sleep. We finally went on meds when it was clear that she wasn't learning as much as she should be despite many, many accommodations. We haven't experienced any side effects and two days after starting meds she started to read for the first time.

For us, meds were a total win-win and I regret not doing it earlier.[/quote]

I could have written this post. We did therapy and CBT for one year and finally started meds. Holy cow, what a difference.  She is a happier, sunnier, more positive person now.  She's not so afraid to try things and her self esteem is improving because she - for the very first time - knows what's going on in school.  She is focused and calmer and clearer.

I asked my 10 year old the other day how the medication made her feel and she said "More focused."  I said "What does that mean?" She said "I just get things better now."  I said "How is it different - didn't it feel normal before?" and she said "Before, I always felt normal.  And then I started my pills and realized that what I had always thought was normal wasn't normal at all.  NOW I feel normal."

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