How An Adolescent Improves His Grades Up To Mostly A’s

Exercise and hobbies couldn’t help a worried 16 year old high school from obsessing he was doing poorly in school.  The worries kept him up at night, adding to depression, which in turn lead to worse focus, and grades had plunged from B’s to D’s.  The antidepressant Lexapro helped his mood, melatonin helped his sleep, and the three step meditation stopped night time obsessions.  He had poor focus despite having a good mood. Rating scales from teachers showed attention deficit disorder. With Ritalin, his grades went up to mostly A’s, self esteem improved, as did sleep.  A year later he phased off Lexapro and melatonin because the Ritalin treated the core of the problem. Poor focus lead to the school problems that he took personally, leading to insomnia. With good focus he enjoyed the challenges of learning at school.  His good grades in high school paved the way for success in college and after getting a college degree he got a good job in Denver. (I see stories like this because I’ve been practicing for 20 years.)