| The truth about the new ADHD treatments may | | | | uses a patch to administer the drug, so kids don't have |
| shock you. As a caring parent, you want to give your | | | | to take medicine at school. The patch is applied each |
| child the very best medicine and this requires that you | | | | day and is usually worn for 9 hours. Daytrana is a |
| stay informed because many of these medications | | | | stimulant, but has a calming affect although the drug |
| have side effects that are downright frightening. In this | | | | manufacturer is not sure why. Side effects include |
| article, we will look at some of the newer medications, | | | | sleeplessness, vomiting and nausea, loss of appetite, |
| their benefits and side effects. | | | | mood changes, and flu like symptoms. |
| If your child has been recently diagnosed with ADHD | | | | As you can see, while the newer ADHD treatments |
| or is on a medication that he does not tolerate well, this | | | | can be beneficial for some kids, they have a long list of |
| is why you may be interested in the newer ADHD | | | | side effects which can make other kids much worse. |
| treatment methods. Below are three prescription drugs | | | | Of particular concern are the side effects that affect |
| (all stimulants) along with their benefits and side effects. | | | | growth and development. Also, no matter what a drug |
| (The reason that stimulants work to treat symptoms | | | | company reports in their literature, the long term |
| like hyperactivity is that children have a paradoxical | | | | effects of some of these drugs on a developing brain |
| system which means a stimulant can have the | | | | have yet to be determined. |
| opposite effect that it has in adults.) | | | | It's important to note that there are natural remedies |
| - Focalin - is a stimulant that increases focus and | | | | that are just as effective at curbing symptoms. In |
| attention and allows better control of impulses. Side | | | | addition to reducing symptoms, they have no side |
| effects include delayed growth and development and | | | | effects. Instead of drugging your child, they work by |
| stomach issues, including appetite loss and nausea. | | | | giving the brain the nutrients it needs to function at |
| Stomach issues alone can cause growth issues | | | | optimally which means that they reduce hyperactivity, |
| because if a child is not eating, then his body is not | | | | aggression and impulsivity while increasing focus and |
| getting the nutrients for proper development. | | | | the ability to stay on task. Since these remedies work |
| - Vyvanse - is one of the many new ADHD | | | | by giving the brain the nutrients it needs to restore |
| treatments. It is an amphetamine that is used to treat | | | | proper function, your child can eventually stop taking |
| ADHD in children, teens and adults. For kids ages 6-12, | | | | them. From a research standpoint and from the |
| the drug can improve focus and helps kids sit still, | | | | vantage point of a caring parent, these are the real |
| reduce tantrums and inappropriate behavior. Possible | | | | new ADHD treatments because they are effective, |
| side effects: heart trouble, stomach issues, sleep | | | | yet safe and natural. Best of all, they will help your child |
| problems, headaches, shakiness, weight loss and mood | | | | to function better in his environment without any short |
| changes. | | | | or long term side effects. |
| - Daytrana is one of the new ADHD treatments that | | | | |