Hi, my son (7 years) is diagnosed ADHD without hyperactivity. From my point of view the symptoms are mild (maybe because for me its “normal”). My wife and I now have to decide wether we want to treat his symptoms with methylphenidat. My question: Can someone with medium strength adhd who gets medicated in his/her childhood write their experience in retrospective?

Thanks for reading, sorry for my English.

  • cyko@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
    6·
    7 days ago

    Thanks. If I read it right you have no negative experience or feelings because of the medication. I thinks thats good.

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      9·
      7 days ago

      Absolutely. Another thing that i feel would have been helpful for me would have been being more actively involved with the discussion on the effects/effectiveness of the medication. My parents more or less talked over me during any appointments.

      I didn’t fully understand the reasons/impact of the medications until after i was taken off them, and I’m still a bit mad about it nearly 20 years later.