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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 19419" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I think her family dr is a good place to start. We would have gone that route if easy child didn't have a psychiatrist for her anxiety. Our family dr is wonderful and would have helped easy child but because of her anxiety issues it was better to use the psychiatrist. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps everyone can do better in school if on stimulants, but everyone doesn't need them. It was obvious that our easy child, and it sounds like yours, struggled for years in trying to do it without medications and they are finally finding it very difficult to perform. </p><p></p><p>That's why I like Strattera, it is not a stimulant and is not abused and has no street value. Not that easy child would ever do that, but difficult child would in her dark days and I feel much safer this way. There is no question why she is taking them. If they help her in college that's great. She isn't taking them to outdo someone else, get a better grade, get into a more prestigous position, qualify for grad school, get a scholarship, etc. She wants to be able to read her text books without having to spend hours reading and rereading them only to discover she didn't comprehend one word.</p><p></p><p>I say good for your easy child in knowing her body well enough to know that something isn't right. I'll be anxious to hear what happens.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p><p></p><p>P.S. I like what DDD said. For years we ignored our easy child because of our difficult child's needs. We accept medications for our difficult child, why not for our easy child. It doesn't make her a difficult child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 19419, member: 59"] I think her family dr is a good place to start. We would have gone that route if easy child didn't have a psychiatrist for her anxiety. Our family dr is wonderful and would have helped easy child but because of her anxiety issues it was better to use the psychiatrist. Perhaps everyone can do better in school if on stimulants, but everyone doesn't need them. It was obvious that our easy child, and it sounds like yours, struggled for years in trying to do it without medications and they are finally finding it very difficult to perform. That's why I like Strattera, it is not a stimulant and is not abused and has no street value. Not that easy child would ever do that, but difficult child would in her dark days and I feel much safer this way. There is no question why she is taking them. If they help her in college that's great. She isn't taking them to outdo someone else, get a better grade, get into a more prestigous position, qualify for grad school, get a scholarship, etc. She wants to be able to read her text books without having to spend hours reading and rereading them only to discover she didn't comprehend one word. I say good for your easy child in knowing her body well enough to know that something isn't right. I'll be anxious to hear what happens. Nancy P.S. I like what DDD said. For years we ignored our easy child because of our difficult child's needs. We accept medications for our difficult child, why not for our easy child. It doesn't make her a difficult child. [/QUOTE]
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