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When families disagree about psychiatric medication trade-offs

My teenage son's ADHD medication works but turns him into a different person - quieter, less himself - and our whole family is split on whether the benefits outweigh losing who he naturally is, and we can't agree on what's best for him.

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A family torn between medication benefits and preserving their child's essential nature.

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