Adjusting ADHD Treatments: No Side Effects!

Better ADHD treatments sometimes mean changing attention deficit medication or dosages to avoid side effects in children and adults

• Fix Your ADHD Child's Medication Problems
  Use our guide to solve your attention deficit child's medication... more »
• When ADHD Meds Suppress Appetite
  How to fine-tune meal schedules to minimize weight loss in... more »
• Tweaking ADHD Treatments and Changing Medications When a Child's Behavior Worsens
  Fine-tuning ADHD treatments by changing medications or dosages may be... more »
• ADHD Drug Treatments: Managing Multiple Medications
  Treating ADHD and a comorbid condition like depression or bipolar... more »
• A Treatment for ADHD Distractibility
  Think you are scattered or just a flake? Distractibility is... more »
• A Healthy Appetite for ADHD Children
  ADD medications can trigger appetite and weight loss in children... more »

• ADHD Medication Holidays
  The effects of going off my ADHD medication are noticeable,... more »

• How Do I Find an ADD Coach?
  "I am an extremely visual thinker, and need an ADD... more »
• When to Reduce Dosage of ADHD Meds
  "My son has had a hard time falling asleep since... more »
• Can Stimulants Stunt Growth?
  Will a stimulant medication affect my child's growth?... more »
• Daytrana 'Delay' in the Mornings
  My son's Daytrana patch doesn't seem to 'kick in' until... more »
• Finding an ADHD Coach
  "My 22-year-old son has been unable to complete college courses... more »
• A Parent's Dosing Dilemma
  My daughter’s doctor just switched her from Ritalin to Focalin... more »
• Are Trial-and-Error Meds a Thing of the Past?
  "My doctor told me that there is a new test... more »
• Too Small a Dose? Make Your ADD Meds Last Longer
  "My eight-year-old son takes 10 mg. of Focalin three times... more »
• Appetite Blunted By Meds
  "Because my long-acting stimulant tends to blunt my appetite, I... more »
• Weight Gain and ADHD Meds
  "My nine-year-old has oppositional defiant disorder, and he just started... more »

• ADDitude Poll: How Many ADHD Meds Did You Try?
  How many ADHD medications did you try before finding one... more »
• Dealing With the Side Effects of ADHD Medications
  Learn how parents of ADHD children can ease and alleviate... more »
• When ADHD Treatment Impacts Appetite
  How to keep your child well nourished when ADHD treatment... more »
• ADDitude Poll: Your ADHD Treatment
  The best treatment for ADHD varies by person. What course... more »
• 5 Keys to Safely Getting Off Meds
  How to safely discontinue ADD/ADHD medication... more »
• Inaccurate Gender Stereotypes Hindering Treatment
  Gender stereotypes could be preventing some teens with ADHD from... more »

• Intuniv (Guanfacine)-Any experiences Out There?
  We just started my 9 y.o. son on Intuniv yesterday... more »
• Strettera - generic?
  Does anyone know if Strattera is available as a generic?... more »
• Tenex
  Has anyone had any success w/Tenex used for their ADHD... more »
• What is ADHD Coaching and How is it Different from Therapy?
  With "coaching" still being a relatively new phenomenon, many of... more »
• How do I Know if Medication is Right for my Son?
  I am the mother of a 15 year old with... more »
• Steve Plog - Results Project
  I found this website tonight and wondered if anyone had... more »

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