DrugBuyers.Com: Ritalin

Have any of you actually had a child with ADHD? My nephew does, and it is really bad. He has always had the symptoms and was diagnosed in early grade school without his teacher or school even knowing, much less being involved. The difference in this kid, whom I love to death, is immense. He cannot sit still, stay on task, pay attention, anything without meds. While I completely agree that it is totally overdiagnosed, and incorrectly as the so-called easy out at that, some children and adults do suffer with it. We tried a variety of meds over the years (he is a teenager now) with only a few being effective. Adderall is our choice for now. We even tried weaning him off the meds and using behavioral techniques and therapy for a year, he was out of control. It is extremely frustrating for him to live without these life saving meds. My family(with the exception of me), his guardians, do not like meds for almost any reason, they even avoid aspirin. But for him, out of love and need, they went to it. I honestly think that he could not be as successful as he is now without his Adderall, he is on the honor roll, plays multiple sports (soccer is his favorite), and has lots of friends. He brings laughter and joy into our lives, and only asks to be given the tools to thrive in life. We are going to do so, despite other people's opinions. Before you all judge these meds, meet someone who needs them, and ask them what they think, just as we wish people would listen to us about our pain/anxiety needs and not make uneducated/uninformed, although prob with the best of intentions, snap judgements regarding others conditions and the best treatment for those.