Adhd Other Options Besides Meds
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Stimulant Medications and Heart Risks
All ADHD stimulant drugs carry warnings that they should not be used by patients with structural heart problems or pre-existing heart conditions (high blood pressure, heart failure, heart rhythm disturbances, or congenital heart disease). These drugs have been associated with sudden death in children with heart problems. They have also been associated with sudden death, stroke, and heart attack in adults with a history of heart disease. The...
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Considering ADHD meds? Have a Heart Check First
A new statement from the American Heart Association is quite explicit: Before you give kids stimulant meds for ADHD, make sure their heart... Read more »
ADHD and Sleep Problems: Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Any parent of a child with ADHD will tell you that ADHD doesn’t end at bedtime; trouble getting your child into bed, difficulties falling... Read more »
ADHD Meds Used to Help Children Struggling in School: WIth or Without...
Some doctors are prescribing medications for ADHD, such as Adderall, to help children do better in school - whether they have ADHD or not... Read more »
Q of the Week: Do You Modify Your Child's Diet to Help Reduce ADHD...
We 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 »
Meds Compliance: Is Noncompliance an Option?
I never thought I would be writing this kind of piece, but one of my readers, Donna, put it right out there:My psychiatrist's opinion is if... Read more »
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The Role of Medication in ADHD Treatment
ADHD medication has seen its share of controversy. It has been touted as a way of turning children into zombies or a way of quieting children so that... Read more »
Interactive Metronome: ADHD Alternative Treatments
A metronome is a piece of equipment commonly used by musicians to count out beats while playing and practicing music. A study completed at the... Read more »
Self-Advocacy in High School and College
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, advocacy is “the act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea or... Read more »
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