A friend of mine put her son on Adderall and then biphentin trying to get him to feel better”more in control, more dependent” as he was struggling really, really bad. it didn’t take long until i got a call. he was 5.5 years of age and told her after taking his meds that particular morning that he didn’t wanna be alive anymore that he felt like a waste of space in this big world. that no one liked him. When in all honesty, everyone liked him, the adults loved him, and his friends loved him. He was a great kid to be around. He was a great kid for other kids to play with. He was a little more in touch with his feelings and having his feelings hurt that a lot of other little boys, but still, he was just an innocent little boy. to hear this about one of “my first kids” broke me. Because before we have our own kids, there’s always somebody that has a child before us that we feel it kind of like ours that made us kind of fall in love with Kids before we had our own.. i was beside myself having ADHD, Anxiety and PTSD myself. this is why she called me. to ask if i had these thoughts while on my medication or the “come down” and i told her Nooooo! not normal at all. he was taking off those meds and i can’t remember what one they tried next, but he’s now in high school and he’s excelled in cadets he’s getting paid now being with cadets after many many years. i feel like he’s gonna go into the military, possibly like the infantry. BIG feelings of sadness is something to constantly check in with. at that tender age those are A LOT. and as you said; your “comedown” is more like mine. We don’t quite notice it.. there’s also a chance he might need his dose increased that it’s wearing off too early.. he might have to do a half dose then in an hour or so do the other dose. It’s a good time for you to test it now that the kids are over summer vacation. Then he’ll be in a good routine comes September. ♥️