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My whole family has adhd and the 15yo and I take meds for it. He skips meds some days and the main diff I see is eating more & an increase in impulsivity. Not sure about impacts of skipping insomnia medication, but many meds cause some wacky symptoms when skipped.
At my kids/ the likely defendant’s age, it’s sort of a joint household responsibility to remember to take meds and his input is considered if he wants to skip a day. Still i’d say it’s my legal responsibility to make sure he takes his meds & of course skipping days has been OKed by his psychiatrist. it’s common with adhd meds to skip days, esp given all the shortages.
Not thinking through consequences before acting is an experience many young ADHDers will find familiar. Usually on a much smaller scale with less serious outcomes, to be sure. I wonder if we will come to find out the teens were drinking on the cruise?
all JMO
At my kids/ the likely defendant’s age, it’s sort of a joint household responsibility to remember to take meds and his input is considered if he wants to skip a day. Still i’d say it’s my legal responsibility to make sure he takes his meds & of course skipping days has been OKed by his psychiatrist. it’s common with adhd meds to skip days, esp given all the shortages.
Not thinking through consequences before acting is an experience many young ADHDers will find familiar. Usually on a much smaller scale with less serious outcomes, to be sure. I wonder if we will come to find out the teens were drinking on the cruise?
all JMO
