Managing Treatment
Learn how to manage ADHD treatments including stimulant and non-stimulant medications, which need dosage adjustments over time due to side effects, built-up tolerance, hormonal changes, and shifting symptoms.
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Optimal Treatment for ADHD: It’s All in the Details
Understanding the specifics of how attention deficit affects you personally can help you and your...
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How Do We Know the Treatment Is Working?
Almost no one gets it right on the first try. Research shows that most ADHD treatment plans need...
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Too Much Medication? Or the Wrong Kind?
"I have both ADHD and OCD. Now, my medication no longer works. I've had to escalate the dose, but...
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10 Things Your Doctor May Not Have Told You About ADHD Medications
Some ADHD medications wear off too early. Or suppress appetite. Or make you jittery. Here, doctors...
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Free Resource: ADHD Medication Tracking Log
Learn to recognize the signs that your treatment plan is (or is not) doing its job — and how to solve...
Managing Treatment
"Will I Ever Find a Treatment Plan That Works?"
How do I find the best medication? Then adjust the dose? And what if it still doesn’t ‘fix’ all of my...
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Switching to Stimulants
"I've been taking antidepressants for several years and am currently on Wellbutrin. Now my doctor...
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How Do I Know When It’s Time to Try ADHD Medication?
"I am an adult with ADHD, and I do not take medication. I do fine most of the time, but there are...
ADHD News & Research
Medication Plus Therapy Still the Most Effective ADHD Treatment, Study Finds — But Therapy May Be Catching Up
While medication combined with cognitive behavioral therapy shows the quickest and most dramatic...
Managing Treatment
When Your Child Can’t (or Won’t) Swallow the Pill
Buried in apple sauce. Frozen in a popsicle. Stuck inside a fruit snack. These genius tricks for...
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Your Free Guide to ADHD Coping Mechanisms
Treatment and everyday living techniques that help you get the most out of your ...
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Are Dosages Based on Weight?
"My doctor weighed me before prescribing Strattera, but my friend, who takes Adderall, said that ADHD...
Teens with ADHD
The Teens' Guide to Making Meds Work
If you are a recent or forthcoming high-school graduate, you are mature enough to begin managing your...
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Free Webinar Replay: Beyond Genes: How Environment and Lifestyle Impact ADHD
In this hour-long webinar-on-demand, learn how lifestyle and environmental factors impact ADHD with...
Managing Medications
Can You Make It Without ADHD Medication?
ADHD medication can help immensely when used properly, but some patients prefer to try alternative...