When to Switch Doctors
Q:
"My new primary-care physician told me she doesn’t 'do' adult ADD, and wants me to go off the medication prescribed by my previous doctor. What should I do?"
A:
Find another doctor. If you know any adults who are being treated for ADHD, find out who their doctors are. If you don’t know other ADDers, ask the members of a support group in your area for physician recommendations. You can find support group directories at chadd.org and add.org.
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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