Comments on: Medication Misinformation – A Chance For Advocacy http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/ A blog about Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dr. Kenny Handelman http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-387017 Dr. Kenny Handelman Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:08:12 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/#comment-387017 Marianne, It is medically OK to stop the medicine on the weekend. It will be up to the doctor to review if the child needs the benefits of the medication on the weekend as well - as many people do benefit emotionally, socially etc. on weekends. Marianne,
It is medically OK to stop the medicine on the weekend. It will be up to the doctor to review if the child needs the benefits of the medication on the weekend as well – as many people do benefit emotionally, socially etc. on weekends.

]]> By: Marianne http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-386389 Marianne Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:15:42 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/#comment-386389 Is it alright NOT to give a child of 8 Vyvanese on the weekend after he's been taking it for 5 days when going to school? I would guess his Mother doesn't give it to him while he is on vacation from school either. I think this could be dangerous, starting & stopping it. Help me to understand this please. His doctor said, according to her its ok to do this. Is it alright NOT to give a child of 8 Vyvanese on the weekend after he’s been taking it for 5 days when going to school? I would guess his Mother doesn’t give it to him while he is on vacation from school either. I think this could be dangerous, starting & stopping it. Help me to understand this please. His doctor said, according to her its ok to do this.

]]> By: Garret http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-76234 Garret Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:24:13 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/#comment-76234 Your GP now has to refer you to someone who can assess and treat adult ADHD. It is in the NICE guidelines. Tell them to check this if they don't believe you: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byID&o=12061 Your GP now has to refer you to someone who can assess and treat adult ADHD. It is in the NICE guidelines. Tell them to check this if they don’t believe you:

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/index.jsp?action=byID&o=12061

]]> By: Dr. Kenny Handelman http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-76206 Dr. Kenny Handelman Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:45:35 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/#comment-76206 Trevor, Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, it is very common to have this type of experience. I suggest you speak to your primary care doctor, and see who you can be referred to. If your doctor has no one to help with adult ADHD, find the nearest medical school and ask for the department of psychiatry. Contact them and ask who is doing work with adult ADHD. This may get you someone. Also, you can use CHADD's professional directory: http://www.chadd.org/Content/CHADD/Support/ProfessionalDirectory/default.htm Please feel free to join www.adhdworld.com There are a number of adults with ADHD who share what they're going through. Also, check out www.add.org. This is an organization for adult adhd/add. They can be very helpful. I hope this helps! Best, Dr. Kenny Trevor,
Thanks for writing. Unfortunately, it is very common to have this type of experience.
I suggest you speak to your primary care doctor, and see who you can be referred to. If your doctor has no one to help with adult ADHD, find the nearest medical school and ask for the department of psychiatry. Contact them and ask who is doing work with adult ADHD. This may get you someone.
Also, you can use CHADD’s professional directory:
http://www.chadd.org/Content/CHADD/Support/ProfessionalDirectory/default.htm
Please feel free to join http://www.adhdworld.com There are a number of adults with ADHD who share what they’re going through.
Also, check out http://www.add.org. This is an organization for adult adhd/add. They can be very helpful.
I hope this helps!
Best,
Dr. Kenny

]]> By: trevor http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/comment-page-1/#comment-75937 trevor Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:04:44 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/medication-misinformation-a-chance-for-advocacy/#comment-75937 i have been trying for years to be heard but no one listens, i have all the classic symtems of adhd and had them when i was at school in the 1970's but was not realy reconise then, now times have moved on it is a pitty people, such as doctors do not take adults seriously, i just wish that i could at least be more calm in myslef and concentrate on a task, i have very high ability to do things but can never finish them, i have never held a job down but had decent ones and i seriously belive that ifi had treatment i would see a better me, even my 3 yr old son has the classic hamarks of the condition but no one listens, he is nearly 4 and i worry he will turn out like me, and to me that is unfair when there is help. i live in the dudley area west midlands, geting a referal is amost impossible to none exsistance, can anyone please help? i have been trying for years to be heard but no one listens, i have all the classic symtems of adhd and had them when i was at school in the 1970′s but was not realy reconise then, now times have moved on it is a pitty people, such as doctors do not take adults seriously, i just wish that i could at least be more calm in myslef and concentrate on a task, i have very high ability to do things but can never finish them, i have never held a job down but had decent ones and i seriously belive that ifi had treatment i would see a better me, even my 3 yr old son has the classic hamarks of the condition but no one listens, he is nearly 4 and i worry he will turn out like me, and to me that is unfair when there is help. i live in the dudley area west midlands, geting a referal is amost impossible to none exsistance, can anyone please help?

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