Stimulant medications are often a front line treatment for ADHD. They can, when used properly, decrease hyperactivity and impulsiveness and increase attention. Numerous studies have been completed showing that stimulant medication, used in conjunction with behavioral therapy, is the most effective way to treat ADHD. The amount of prescriptions for stimulant medication has dramatically increased over the past 20 years. There was a 250% increase between the year 1990 and 1995. So why has this...
Effective December 19, 2007, medical professionals will be able to prescribe up to a 90 day supply of Schedule ll medications at one time.... Read more »
Last week I wrote about ADHD and depression. Does one cause the other? Does depression normally follow ADHD or is inattention caused by... Read more »
Since stimulant medications like Ritilin often suppress appetite, it's long been controversial whether taking those drugs can make kids... Read more »
Parents of children with ADHD are frequently concerned about one of the major side effects of stimulant medication: loss of appetite.... Read more »
At the end of my first year in college I did the usual exam week cramming. I don't test well (my brain completely freezes up), so I had... Read more »
Stimulant drugs like Adderall and Ritalin are much more effective at treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children... Read more »
The most commonly prescribed medications for ADHD include stimulant medications, such as Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, and Dexedrine. The... Read more »
A new study has found that fifty nine percent of mental health prescriptions are written by family doctors, not psychiatrists. General practitioners... 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 »
A recent clinical test of the high blood pressure medication Clonicel showed that the drug significantly reduced 18 symptoms of... Read more »
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