The ADHD Med Side Effect No One Talks About

Описание: Parents — this is the side of ADHD meds you probably never heard in the pediatrician’s office.

📊 The MTA Study — the largest ADHD trial ever, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health — followed kids for 14 years. Here’s what they found:
▪️ Kids who stayed on ADHD meds long-term were 3 cm shorter (about an inch).
▪️ Their behavioral outcomes were worse after 8 and 14 years than those who didn’t stay medicated.

Now — I don’t mean to throw shade at my short kings (and queens).
Height-shaming and body-shaming are wrong.
But let’s be honest — the world treats height like social currency.
It affects confidence, dating, and even how others perceive you.

Parents deserve to know that choices around long-term medication can have ripple effects — not just on attention, but on development, behavior, and self-image.

This isn’t fear.
It’s informed consent.
Because the goal isn’t just short-term focus — it’s helping kids grow into confident, healthy adults.

📚 Reference:
Molina, B.S.G., et al. (2009). The MTA at 8 Years: Prospective Follow-Up of Children Treated for Combined-Type ADHD in a Multisite Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(5), 484–500.
National Institute of Mental Health-funded Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA).

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