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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My perspective is that most unmedicated adults do not reach full potential and often suffer extensively from comorbid conditions. I chose to medicate and have no regrets. DC is on track to graduate college in 4 years.
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I know unmedicated ADHD adults who have lost jobs, wrecked cars, failed marriages, etc.  I also know many NT people who have also done those things.  I would say that most people have bad things happen in life, do not reach full potential.  [/quote]
We know that the risks of those things are higher without medication.[/quote]

I have seen doctors who say this but the studies I've read do not differentiate between those who are/were medicated and those who weren't.[/quote]

Here is one study comparing accident rates in medicated vs. unmedicated adults.
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-medications-reduce-the-risk-for-car-crashes/[/quote]

There are plenty of people with mild ADHD roaming around without getting into constant wrecks and becoming addicts. Those are the people who probably do not need meds. Unfortunately, the kids like this could end up pushed toward meds in the wrong environment.

Few people dispute those with dsevere ADHD need meds and it is worth the risks. For some though I do think the risk are not worth it. [/quote]
Sure, it's worth it for some, not for others.  Parents have to decide what to do based on the information they have right now.  For my kid with severe ADHD, no question that medication is worth it.  For others perhaps not.  But I wager there are more parents who wished they medicated sooner than parents who wished they never medicated at all.[/quote]

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