EmpoweringParents.com » Medication http://empoweringparents.com/blog The Blog For Effective Parenting Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:09:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Dr. Bob on ADHD: To Medicate or Not to Medicate? http://empoweringparents.com/blog/adhdadd/dr-bob-on-adhd-to-medicate-or-not-to-medicate/ http://empoweringparents.com/blog/adhdadd/dr-bob-on-adhd-to-medicate-or-not-to-medicate/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:00:12 +0000 Dr. Robert Myers http://empoweringparents.com/blog/adhd/dr-bob-on-adhd-to-medicate-or-not-to-medicate/ I fully understand the concerns of parents regarding medication for ADHD. My wife and I struggled with this when my son was 5. He had a great response to stimulant medication and remained on medication until he was 14. He suffered no observable side effects. He is a 6’4” guy who completed college with honors and has been employed for 5 years in the film industry and currently is an editor for a top rated cable network show. We were at our wits end and what we called “the small vitamin” was a miracle drug. At home we also used psychosocial interventions from time to time during his formative years.

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