Be Assured Your ADHD Child Is Taking the Correct Prescription Drugs

Learn more about the typical ADHD prescription drugs that your kid might be using. These prescription medications for ADHD have been shown to often not help clients and have several dangerous side effects. What's more, there are several alternatives to these heavy duty drugs. Read on for help with ADHD in children.

Steps

 * 1) Determine what type of drug is being administered to your child. [[Image:Be Assured Your ADHD Child Is Taking the Correct Prescription Drugs Step 1.jpg|center|550px]]
 * 2) ADHD orthodox drugs of the long lasting stimulant variety include Vyvanse, Adderall XR, Concerta, Daytrana, Focalin XR, Metadate CD, and Methylphenidate LA. The effects of these long-acting stimulants last for 8-12 hours and as such they only need to be taken once daily. They are effective for children who don't want to take a dosage at school. Adderall XR and Methylphenidate LA capsules can be opened and pinched onto food if your kid can't physically take them. Daytrana comes in the form of a patch that children can wear for a few hours. [[Image:Be Assured Your ADHD Child Is Taking the Correct Prescription Drugs Step 2.jpg|center|550px]]
 * 3) Short/intermediate duration conventional medications for ADHD include Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall, Dextrostat, and Methylin ER, just to cite a few. Short/intermediate acting stimulants are older ADHD therapy options that have become less used than the long lived variety. These medicines must be consumed more than once a day because their effects are short-lived. The gain of short lived Ritalin, Dexedrine and Adderall is that they are available in generic form and are thus less expensive. [[Image:Be Assured Your ADHD Child Is Taking the Correct Prescription Drugs Step 3.jpg|center|550px]]
 * 4) The most popular alternative among non-stimulant ADHD orthodox drugs for ADHD is Strattera. Strattera and the other non-stimulants are not used as much as stimulant drugs. Children who also suffer from anxiety in addition to ADHD may benefit from Strattera. Some children take Strattera because they can't bear stimulants due to their side effects or because stimulants just don't work for them. [[Image:Be Assured Your ADHD Child Is Taking the Correct Prescription Drugs Step 4.jpg|center|550px]]

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