Stimulants for ADHD Patients

Stimulants for ADHD Patients

Seeking ways to control children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has now become relatively easy as stimulants such as Ritalin  help them control their behavior and do not turn them into "robots" as many skeptics assume, a study found on Monday.

As a matter of fact, children taking ADHD drugs were asked on what they felt their treatments and its effects. They gave positive feedbacks to it as many said that the medication helped them manage their impulsivity and make better decisions.

"With medication, it's not that you're a different person. You're still the same person, but you just act a little better," said Angie, an 11-year-old from the United States who took part in the study and was quoted in a report about its findings.

ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders in the United States, where an average 9 percent of children between the ages of five and 17 are diagnosed with it each year. In Britain experts estimate that between 5 and 10 percent of children and adolescents have ADHD.

However until now, debates are still fatherly on the run about the idea that children with ADHD, some as young as four years old, should be given stimulants.

"ADHD is a very emotive subject which inspires passionate debate," said Ilina Singh, a biomedical ethicist from King's College London who led the research.

"Everyone seems to have an opinion about the condition, what causes it, how to deal with children with ADHD, but the voices of these children are rarely listened to."

"Who better to tell us what ADHD is like and how medication affects them than the children themselves?"

A child with ADHD includes difficulty staying focused, hyperactivity and problems with controlling disruptive or aggressive behavior. Experts until now have been studying for medications that might somewhat control children with this disorder. What is more important however is that the medication must not also give children side effects.

Posted by George Daniels on Tuesday October 16 2012, 6:19 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Health. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0