It’s a big decision to put your child on daily medication for ADHD. As a parent, you want your child to feel better and your family to have peace – but you may have some nagging doubts.
Your child has ADHD, and was just given a prescription for a psychostimulant medication. You already know that safety is important when taking any prescription drug. It’s especially important to handle your child’s ADHD medicine correctly, because it’s classified as a “controlled substance.”
It’s tough enough deciding to use stimulant medication to treat your child’s ADHD symptoms. If side effects are a possibility, too, will that be a deal breaker?
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Mary Robertson, RN answers our Ask the Expert question... My child has ADHD and has trouble sleeping. What tips can you recommend?
October 2008