Welcome to the Roller Coaster’s archive of posts about ADHD medications.
Perhaps no single area of ADHD creates as much confusion. These posts shed light.
Self-education is critical. But it’s far too easy to be intimidated—or, worse, to suffer from low expectations.
As an ADHD advocate and educator for 25 years, I’ve heard too many medication-gone-wrong stories. I believe you deserve better.
Self-education and self-advocacy are key.
My first book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?, remains the only consumer book to detail a methodical approach to optimizing ADHD medication.
With ADHD Success Training Course 2: Physical Strategies, I offer step-by-step guidance on sleep and medication. The two typically work hand in hand.
Some of this information is now outdated (though much is not). Please also see my latest comprehensive post on how you can get the authorized-generic Concerta now: Consumer Q&A on Concerta Generics. Why the …
UPDATE: Janssen Quietly Ends Authorized-Generic Concerta Previous posts now contain dated information, but they still provide a good education on generics and unique delivery systems. Here are the most recent, but there’s an entire archive! …
A new study offers good news about the cumulative benefits of ADHD medications taken over time: Results showed that adult ADHD patients who received drug treatment for more than two years had fewer symptoms and …
This question comes up a lot: “How do you know if it’s ADHD or bipolar disorder?” And “Is there an ADHD and bipolar disorder connection?” My friend and fellow journalist-advocate John McManamy writes an excellent …
A pharmacist has written an informative comment to my last post on generic-same-as-brand Concerta. (Thank you, RL in Florida!) I am re-posting it here to make sure more readers have a chance to read this …
Welcome to this ADHD Medications Guide Part II. Part I of this ADHD Medications Guide focused on common questions and answers, provided by longtime ADHD specialist Ted Mandelkorn, MD, of Puget Sound Behavioral Health. Here …
I cannot overstate it: We must be smart mental healthcare consumers. Especially when it comes to ADHD medical treatment. That means not assuming that your prescribing physician truly knows what’s what. No matter how “confident” that physician …
Pressured by Congress to crack down on performance-enhancing drugs and “false claims of A.D.D.,” Major League Baseball is pleased to report that the number of exemptions for ADHD medications are tapering off. Is this really …
Denial and misrepresentation of ADHD difficulties remains pervasive in spite of remarkable new science. One of the most important reasons, other than some simply not wanting to have a problem or take medications, is the fact that the basic new science is often overlooked. Most importantly, the psychiatric labels have not kept up with functional brain science. The current labels are too superficial, too descriptive, and lack functional biological significance.
The unhappy result of these circumstances: medical targets are imprecise, miss significant symptom objectives, and often are simply used capriciously. If docs don’t have a precise target, it’s almost impossible to hit the mark. Missing the mark directly correlates with encouraging denial.
This Thanksgiving finds me with much to be grateful for: friends, family, husband, health, and a book that is being generously received. But this very day, my biggest, warmest THANKS goes to all those adults …
