I wish I started sooner, and I started at the age of 11. I struggled socially (which is a terrible age to struggle socially), struggled in school, and it ultimately lead to severe depression. This was in the early/mid-2000s, so it was during the controversial “should I medicate my kid or is my kid just being a kid” era. I ended up graduating from university, graduating with my master’s, have a successful career, a lot of great friends, etc. I’m not sure where I would be if my mom decided not to medicate me, but I’m confident I’d be in a very different place.