If we want to get pregnant, how early do people come off ADHD meds?

How early people come off ADHD medicines when they want to get pregnant is not a single official countdown that applies to every medicine and every person. There is no universal washout number of weeks in the sources used here. NICE NG87 asks for specialist advice in pregnancy and does not assume ADHD medicines must always stop or always continue. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and fertility treatment can change the benefit-risk discussion, so medication changes need review with the clinicians involved rather than a forum-based plan. References: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng87/chapter/recommendations https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/Medicine--pregnancy/Methylphenidate/ https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/methylphenidate-adults/pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-fertility-while-taking-methylphenidate/

We did not pick a number from a forum. I asked how early people come off, and the answer I got was that there is not one answer. I stayed on until a specialist appointment was booked, then we talked risks in both directions. I was scared either way. I did not stop that night to feel virtuous. My trying-to-conceive week only.

I stayed on until the specialist letter arrived, which took longer than my spreadsheet wanted. I had already bought ovulation sticks like that was a taper plan. It was not. I wrote down what I actually take and brought the pack. Coverage for the extra appointment was a fight with my plan, which I will not turn into a national price. Personal delay, not a protocol.