Treatments For Adhd Without Drugs
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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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Study Questions Effectiveness of ADHD Meds
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 »
What to Do When Your ADHD Child Won’t Gain Weight
There are a lot of potential reasons why a child with ADHD might not gain weight so easily. Hyperactivity can cause a child to be... Read more »
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... Read more »
New Research Raises Questions About Long Term Effectiveness of ADHD...
Questions are being raised about not only the long term effectiveness of ADHD medications but on the integrity of researchers in providing... Read more »
Stimulant Medication Abuse for Weight Loss
Parents of children with ADHD are frequently concerned about one of the major side effects of stimulant medication: loss of appetite.... Read more »
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ADHD: Creating a Treatment Plan
for ADHD can be varied. There are behavior modification programs, counseling/therapy and medication. In addition, if you have co-existing... Read more »
ADHD: Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before Beginning Medication...
Medication is an effective treatment for the symptoms of ADHD. Commonly prescribed medications include: Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Dexedrine and... Read more »
The Fine Art of Raising a Teen With ADHD
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 »
ADHD: Traditional vs. Alternative Treatment
Traditionally, ADHD is treated with a combination of medication and behavioral therapy. Alternative treatments are any other treatments that claim to... Read more »
ADHD Issues: How is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (...
ADHD and childhood behavioral disorders are usually better treated in specialized education settings with behavioral management of the disruptive... Read more »
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