"I hate to
have to
stop what I'm doing to take pills...people tell me that I should loosen
up, that I'm too serious." Matt
"One problem is
that the side
effects of the medicine make me feel stupid." Matt
"Here's my motto:
the quicker
I take 'em, the quicker I get to go out and play!" Kathleen
"Without the
medicine I feel
wild and free...people call me the MQK. That stands for the 'million
question
kid'. I understand that asking so many questions can be annoying, but I
just can't help it!" Gage
"I may feel free
when I don't
take my pills, but it's not worth it. I just can't concentrate without
them--I forget almost everything, even in the middle of a sentence."
Chris
"In fact,
whenever I forget
my pills, I have to ask things over and over again. Then everyone gets
mad at me!" Chris
"I have this
trick that makes
it a cinch to take the pills. They slide down easier if you've got a
mouthful
of milk." Gage
"Well, the way
that I handle
them is to take 'em with pudding. Then they sort of slip down my
throat."
Josh
"Sometimes I get
a migraine
headache after I take my pills. I can feel energy being pushed into my
head, and it feels like I'm about to explode." Chris
"I take my
medicine when I'm
tired. The most amazing thing happens. Before I can concentrate, I go
through
these feelings of jumping out of my skin." Chris
Jump to another web
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learn more!
Do
you know anybody who just can't sit still? Just open the blue book and
you can find out what it's like!
A
kid's guide to ADHD
A
teen's guide to ADHD
Joan
Fleitas, Ed.D., R.N.
Associate
Professor of Nursing,
Lehman College, CUNY
Last
updated: November 14, 2004
