Do you want to just start by introducing yourselves?

My name is Danielle Ganski. I'm 29 years old.

My name is Nancy Ganski and I am Danielle's mother. You can do the math on my age.

A little over 20 years ago, Nancy got a phone call about her daughter, Danielle, that many

parents might be familiar with.

The head of the lower school called me in and wanted to talk to me about Danielle and getting

her tested maybe for some ADHD or ADD or some learning issues because Danny was not

sitting still in class and they weren't sure if the school was quite the fit for her anymore.

And I remember coming home and telling my husband and just crying and saying, what is happening?

It was just really confusing and mind-boggling to tell you the truth.

Was ADHD something that was on your radar at that point?

Never. I didn't even...

That was the first time I heard of it.

Danielle was diagnosed with ADHD at seven years old

and started taking a stimulant.

She tried out different ones, like Ritalin and Adderall.

On their own, ADHD medications like these

have been shown to be safe and effective in clinical trials,

and many say taking the drugs has made a huge difference.

But for Danielle, what began with ADHD started her down a cascade of medications.

Soon, she was taking a daily cocktail of powerful pills.

So this document is my list of psychiatric medications that I've been on over my whole lifetime.

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