Posted by reefer on November 12, 2004, at 7:42:58 [reposted on November 12, 2004, at 7:46:53 | original URL]
In reply to Drugging children?, posted by mcp on November 11, 2004, at 13:52:18
I'm 24 years old. When i was 23 i was diagnosed with ADHD. I've always wondered what was wrong with me. And i'm so ANGRY not being diagnosed when i was 6 years old and put on stimulants. New research shows that kids treated with stimulants that have ADHD long-term get changes in their brain so that the brain looks more or less exactly the same as a person without ADHD. This "COULD" mean that stimulants are a form of treatment since thoose people can stop medicating as young adults. Parents that really care for their kids would put them on meds. My life is fucked up cause i wasn't put on meds until now. And you can't even imagine how much shit i'm going through now. Seing my friends becoming lawyers while i'm still strugling at the university with my anxiety that has built up during all years people called me lazy when i really couldn't focus how hard i tried. So i say dont "DRUG" children medicate them that needs it. I needed it. I'm so angry i wasn't put on speed when i was 6.
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