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“Should I Take ADHD Medication?” What ADDitude Readers Say

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“Should I take ADHD medication?” In a recent survey, many ADDitude readers expressed fear and uncertainty about giving ADHD medication to their recently diagnosed children and/or taking it themselves.

Ultimately, most gave it a try.The upshot? Most of the survey respondents said they wish they’d started medication sooner.Here, ADHD families share their stories of starting stimulants and non-stimulants.“We were reluctant to use medication but decided to give it a go as our son reached an age when he could tell us if he felt it made a difference.

He asked for the tablet the second day because he felt a change in his ability to concentrate.”“I was reluctant to try medication at first, given the frightening reputation of amphetamines, but my psych provider encouraged me to look past the headlines and investigate the decades of research on stimulants and their effect on ADHD.

I was reassured, took the meds, and never looked back.”[Get This Free Resource: 2024 Scorecard of ADHD Treatments]“For anyone out there who thinks, ‘I don’t want medication.

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