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Treatment of ADHD

Every parent wants to find what treatment will be best for his child. There exist many different options to treat people diagnosed with ADHD. Treatment include a variety of medications, behavior modification and educational interventions

Medication treatment


Psychosocial treatment


Alternative treatment

Side effects of medications

side effect of stimulant medications

Most side effects of the stimulant medications are related to the dosage of medication. Most common side effect of stimulant medications are:
  • Insomnia
  • Increased anxiety
  • Headaches
  • Irritability
  • Loss of appetite (anorexia)
  • Stomach aches
  • A few children develop tics during treatment

Patients with ADHD usually well tolerate stimulant medication. Patients with high blood presure must be very careful because amphetamines may worse high blood presure.

It is about 9% of patients develop tics during treatment and 1% may be chronic. It is important to careful monitoring to detect worsering or emergence of tics during stimulant medications.


side effect of nonstimulant medications

Nonstimulant medication may cause in children age following:

  • Headache
  • Abdominal pain
  • Decreased appetite
  • Tiredness
  • Dizziness
  • Mood swings
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting


    • In adults, Strattera may cause the following:

    • Constipation
    • Difficult urination
    • Reproductive system disorders(menstrual irregularities, prostatitis, erectile dysfunction)
    • Dizziness
    • Dry mouth

    A very few patients cannot tolerate any stimulant, no matter how low the dosage. Than the patient is often given an antidepressant instead of the stimulant.

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