Hi Cory:

Loss of appetite is a common side effect for children taking ADHD medication. However, it is quite possible to find an alternative med without any side effects - it's not an all or nothing deal, you can have the benefits of ADD meds without the weight loss. It's just a matter of finding the right medication.

Here is some advice for trying a new medication due to side effects.

I would also recommend downloading this free report on alternative ADHD treatments that might supplement the ADHD medication. You could try many of these things right away.

I hope this helps!

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My son was put on stimulants and lost weight he's 6 1/2 so he's a small fry to begin with! We have changed some of our habits around meals. we have supper later so that the meds are wearing off or out of his system. We give him choices of healthy foods and usually if he has some control he'll eat it. Ensure/Boost with Protein or high calories we make him drink at least one bottle of day. Vitamins in the am. We give him breakfast then his meds letting him eat as much as possible. We pack his lunch and involve him in it so that he's more likely to eat it and I can monitor it a bit better. Also, we saw a nutritionist which helped give us some other choices too...yogurt is great has protein in it. Bedtime snack too with milk (we went back to whole milk for the calories but soy milk is great). Hope this helps!

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