I was diagnosed with ADHD at 9 in the 3rd grade. My mother, who had a Masters in Early Childhood Education, brought me to a psychiatrist over the objections of

I was diagnosed with ADHD at 9 in the 3rd grade. My mother, who had a Masters in Early Childhood Education, brought me to a psychiatrist over the objections of my father. 25 years later I’m so glad she did and I’ve benefitted enormously. Ultimately I wound up with a combination of a stimulant medicine and a low dose anti-seizure medicine to take some of the edge off the stimulant (speaking fast, jumpy, etc). In the end, the experience has made me much more of a believer in psychiatry than psychotherapy. I never benefitted from that the few times psychiatrist I’ve had have requested me take it. If anything, going to confession / mass has helped more in the “non-medicine” stuff you can do.