Tenex is a medication used to treat high blood pressure. It has also been found helpful in reducing symptoms of ADHD in some children and is sometimes used to help children taking stimulant medications get to sleep at night.
If your child is taking medication to control the symptoms of ADHD or other related disorders, it can feel very daunting to make any... Read more »
Stimulant medications have been the traditional treatment for ADHD for many years. Some people, however, do not tolerate these types of... Read more »
Stimulant medications are often used to treat ADHD but it is estimated that between 10 percent and 20 percent of people with ADHD are not... Read more »
Some of you had expressed concern over your child's eating habits in your comments to my last post. And so I thought it would be a good... Read more »
In my last post I talked about the personal experience of making the decision to change your child’s medications. We talked about the... Read more »
When you or a family member is diagnosed with ADHD, everything changes. There is a surge of emotions- anxiety, depression, fear of the unknown and... Read more »
For some, requesting accommodations help by giving extra assistance when needed. Not all adults with ADHD are comfortable asking for help. Adults,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Stimulant Medications and Heart RisksAll ADHD stimulant drugs carry warnings that they should not be used by patients with structural heart problems... Read more »
The teenage years are enough to make any parent cringe. Living with a teen is spending your days waiting for the next battle to erupt, only to be... Read more »
Make sure you maintain eye contact when speaking with your child. Children will be less distracted if they are making eye contact while you are... Read more »