Tag Archives: ADHD

Sun, Dec 27 2009

What is the Best Medication for Adult ADHD?

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I am making an appointment with a psychiatrist to see if I have Adult ADHD (which I am 99% sure I do) What is the best medication for it? AKPC_IDS += "6077,"; ...

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Tue, Dec 8 2009

What is the best adult ADHD medication?

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I have been taking Vyvance 40mg twice a day and it only works 3 hours at the most per 40mg. I know everybody reacts differently to different types of medication but what seems to be, in general, the most... 

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Fri, Nov 13 2009

How do I get Adult ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in The Third World?

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I currently work and live in a third world country on the west coast of Africa. I have more than a strong suspicion that i have adult ADHD. I have yet to hold down a job for more than six months before... 

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Sun, Nov 8 2009

Should people with mental illness or ADHD have children?

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I’m diagnosed with bipolar with psychotic features, and depression. I have my illness very under control. My partner is ADHD and chooses not to take medications for it. He has problems with it, but... 

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Tue, Nov 3 2009

If you have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can writing in cursive give you a headache?

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Hi guys, I am diagnosed with ADHD and whenever I try to write in cursive, I get a horrible hed ache. Eventually i would quit and go back to manuscript. When I do that, my head ache suddenly goes away.... 

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Tue, Aug 11 2009

Study Demonstrated Once-Daily Vyvanse® CII Provided Significant Improvement Of ADHD Symptoms For Children At 13 Hours …

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Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that a study published online in the peer-reviewed journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental... 

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Tue, Aug 11 2009

Why don’t the media call the disorder ‘ADHD’ instead of ADD?

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With the change to ADHD from ADD in the past decades (DSM-III-R, 1987 – DSM-IV-TR), why are professional sites such as CNNhealth.com’s Mental Health still utilizing archaic terminology in some... 

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Mon, Aug 10 2009

Parent to Parent: Assisting kids with ADHD

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August means summer’s over for many families, and it’s back to school. For children with attention problems and kindergartners, their transitions call for special focus. AKPC_IDS += "4439,"; ...

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Sun, Aug 9 2009

Book Review: Overcoming ADHD: Helping Your Child Become Calm, Engaged, and Focused – Without a Pill by Stanley I. …

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A practical guide for overcoming ADHD without pills. AKPC_IDS += "4526,"; ...

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Sun, Aug 9 2009

Michael B. Laskoff: Being Famous Doesn’t Make You an ADHD (ADD) Expert

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As someone who has ADHD, I want to point out that equating a genetically-caused mental health disorder like ADHD with an avoidable excess (over-medication) cheapens the discussion of both.AKPC_IDS... 

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