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Expert_badge Eileen Bailey

Is ADHD Medication Addictive?

The safety of stimulant medications for ADHD has long been debated. Are these medications safe to use? Will giving children medication at a young age result in later substance abuse? Are these medications addictive? Are these medications too easily available that they pose a risk of abuse to those that don't have ADHD? As parents carefully and... Read moreChevron
posted 04/26/2011, comments (0)|
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Do Kids with ADHD Ever Grow Out of It?

One of the questions I wonder about as a parent is whether or not symptoms of ADHD ever just go away as a child matures. In other words, is it possible for a child to grow out of ADHD? In order to answer this question we are going to call upon some experts to provide their professional perspective on this topic. We are also going to be taking a... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Eileen Bailey

Blood Pressure Medication to Treat ADHD

Stimulant medications have been the traditional treatment for ADHD for many years. Some people, however, do not tolerate these types of medications, cannot take them because of other medical conditions, find they do not help or are not comfortable using stimulant medication. Strattera, a non-stimulant medication has been approved to treat ADHD:... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Eileen Bailey

ADHD vs. Bipolar Disorder

Diagnosing ADHD is never an easy task. There are no laboratory tests, no x-rays, no way for a doctor to look at your brain and say you have ADHD. Instead, it is diagnosed based on a list of behavioral symptoms, such as hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Making it even harder to diagnose is the presence of coexisting conditions. Over 40 percent of... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Eileen Bailey

Update: Food Colorings and ADHD

Earlier this week, I wrote a post on Food Colorings and ADHD, explaining that the FDA was reviewing information on a possible link between artificial food coloring and ADHD symptoms. This panel has indicated that it believes further study is needed on whether artificial food colorings do cause hyperactivity but they are not recommending banning... Read moreChevron
posted 04/01/2011, comments (0)|

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