    "My Son Takes 8 Pills a Day!"
Q:
"Every time I take my son in for a checkup, his doctor seems to give him another pill. My son now takes two types of ADHD medications, plus six other pills to 'manage side effects.' Is this normal?" 
A:
It is not normal. I encourage you to get a second opinion. Contact your local chapter of CHADD, and ask for a referral to an experienced doctor.
Larry Silver, M.D., is the author of Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents on AD/HD and The Misunderstood Child: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities. He is also a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
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