I know there are plenty of adults living w/ ADHD/ADD on this board. I'm one of them, i think. When I was 5 1/2 (in Kinderdarden) I was diagnosed w/ dyslexia and hyperactivity. I was put on Ritalin and took it until I hit puberty around my 12th B-day.
I'm not on any meds now, and I haven't ever been revaluated since I was taken off the meds. It's been... uhm (Math-not my strong suit...thinking now...) 24 years since then. I haven't noticed any long-term effects, but then I've never had a brain scan of any kind that i can remember. None of the dr.s I've seen over the years have expressed any concerns. My heart and such is fine.
Matter of fact, the only people who've ever shown any real concern over my having been on Ritalin were the Scientologists... (Waaaaayyy back in my Army days some pals and I got a little...a lot...drunk (not proud of it, just stating the facts) and wandered into a Scientology place... barely made it out alive... LOL! Further tanget: Over the years since that experience I've been married twice and moved around MANY times and yet I still get mail from the Scientologists...if I ever go missing I've told Tony to contact Them, if they can find me wherever I go after all these years, moves and name changes they can find anyone!)
Ok, it's early-ish, and my brain is addled! Bye!
Sara
I'm not on any meds now, and I haven't ever been revaluated since I was taken off the meds. It's been... uhm (Math-not my strong suit...thinking now...) 24 years since then. I haven't noticed any long-term effects, but then I've never had a brain scan of any kind that i can remember. None of the dr.s I've seen over the years have expressed any concerns. My heart and such is fine.
Matter of fact, the only people who've ever shown any real concern over my having been on Ritalin were the Scientologists... (Waaaaayyy back in my Army days some pals and I got a little...a lot...drunk (not proud of it, just stating the facts) and wandered into a Scientology place... barely made it out alive... LOL! Further tanget: Over the years since that experience I've been married twice and moved around MANY times and yet I still get mail from the Scientologists...if I ever go missing I've told Tony to contact Them, if they can find me wherever I go after all these years, moves and name changes they can find anyone!)
Ok, it's early-ish, and my brain is addled! Bye!
Sara