When children start to take stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, they often experience side effects including headaches, nervousness, and stomach aches. This article offers tips on how to ease these and other medication-related problems.
Read moreWe have posted about ADHD and diet and more recently the gluten free diet . While some parents strongly believe that diet has a large... Read more »
Spring tends to make us feel better. The warmer weather, the bright sunlight, the budding trees and flowers, the green grass all can put a... Read more »
Can drinking a cup of coffee help ADHD symptoms? Some experts say "yes" but with limited effectiveness. Caffeine is a stimulant and for... Read more »
An article about the effectiveness and side effects of ADHD medication is circulating in the media. A piece by Shankar Vedantam appeared on... Read more »
A new study in animals suggests that the active ingredient in the ADHD medication Ritalin and Concerta may temporarily delay puberty in boys.... Read more »
A recent clinical test of the high blood pressure medication Clonicel showed that the drug significantly reduced 18 symptoms of... Read more »
Drugmaker Shire reports that an experimental medication significantly reduced defiant, angry behavior in kids with ADHD in a recent study. The... Read more »
Students who took extended-release Focalin for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder had fewer symptoms, according to new research. Scientists... Read more »
A new medication designed to treat adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is showing good results in recent trials. In the Phase II... Read more »