Parents will likely be stopped in their tracks when they learn that something as simple as an over-the-counter anti-motion sickness medication may mean an end to many of the academic and emotional struggles their children have been suffering through. While special education teachers have used counseling, visual aids and individualized instruction in the resource room to address learning disabilities and doctors have only treated ADHD with stimulants such as Concerta and Adderall – to th

Consumers Could Save Roughly $3,000 a Year by Switching From Expensive Brand Name Drugs to Equally Effective Generics to Treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) According to a new Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs report, parents should be skeptical if their doctors offer them free prescription drug samples, especially for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Free samples can hook consumers on high-priced brand name drugs that are not any better or sa

Thanks to unsealed documents from legal proceedings, we now know that many drug makers routinely hid negative findings about antidepressants and anti-psychotics (ranging from Paxil to Seroquel) from doctors and consumers. Now comes evidence that the researchers who conducted a long-term study on the effectiveness of drugs for attention-deficit disorder (ADHD) also sought to play down results showing that these drugs are not particularly effective over the long haul. According to an article in Th

You may be shocked to know that the FDA (The Food and Drug Administration) had to issue a warning to doctors and pediatricians across the nation about psychostimulant drugs used in ADHD medication. They have warned of possible heart complications and even a risk of severe psychiatric symptoms which may develop in children who have been prescribed with these drugs. One of the drugs Strattera has been associated with suicidal thoughts in some children and adolescents. I could only shake my head i

It's a pill that is one of the most hustled drugs on the Internet because people in Hollywood say it makes them stay thin. And local college and high school students say it's working for them too. But doctors say there could be a dangerous price to pay.