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Considering treating your child's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) with Intuniv? William Dodson, M.D., answers frequently asked questions about this ADD/ADHD medication.
Which ADD/ADHD symptoms does Intuniv help treat?
I use stimulants for performance enhancement in school and work settings. But stimulants don’t touch some symptoms of ADD/ADHD that impair patients’ lives: emotional sensitivity, an inner sense of hyperarousal that makes people uncomfortable in their own skin, social aggressiveness, especially in kids. Intuniv does a good job with these symptoms, largely without side effects.
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This article comes from the Winter 2010 issue of ADDitude. To read this issue of ADDitude in full, buy the back issue.
