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Individuals who suffer from the inattention and hyperactive symptoms of ADHD are usually recommended to take antidepressants. These have been very common to patients who are diagnosed with behavioral disorders especially when greatly affected by depression. In the United States of America, 11 out of 100 children usually take anti depressants and are usually at the age of 12. As time passes by, the number of individuals taking anti depressants increase.
There have been many treatments especially therapies and medications come to Science because the number of children and adults identified with ADHD grow in time. Further research and studies have also been made with regard to the effects of the treatments. Benefits must be known by patients and most especially the side and negative effects. Though medication is usually prescribed by doctors, they are not also recommended most of the time because the chemical contents that will always and in one way or another produce effects on patients. Use of medications will usually give the patients stomachaches, headaches, dizziness and even death depending on how the patients respond with the medication process. Because of this, the symptoms of ADHD patients have the tendency to get even worse.
The diagnosis and treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and depression are compared to that of a candy. The latter statement has been strongly disagreed by doctors. Diagnosis and treatment of ADHD must be carefully done and assessed because misdiagnoses usually happen. Patients must undergo various examinations, observations and treatments that must be accordance with the ADHD standard and criteria.
Other than medication, there can still be many other treatments that can be given to patients with the doctor’s prescription and recommendation. There are various therapies made available to patients depending on how their symptoms affect them.
Various testimonies of patients gave proof to recovering from ADHD without taking drugs. Parents usually experience that a week after giving their children the drugs, their condition has just gone worse. Patients who have failed treatment of medication usually resort to having therapies it presents lesser cost and involves the cooperation of the family members and friends. Not all types of therapies can be given to ADHD patients. Their symptoms must first be identified and weighed so that the best and suited therapy can be given to the patient. It is very important that doctors must be first consulted before anything else for you to know if doing this to ADHD patient is advisable or not.
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