Medication for ADHD

After children suffer from ADHD, they will show many symptoms. If parents cannot discover their children's disease in time, they will not be able to help their children treat the disease at the best time, which is very detrimental to the children's health. Let us study this knowledge carefully with the experts.

Principles of medication for ADHD in children

Some scholars believe that condiments and artificial ingredients in food, as well as tomatoes and oranges that contain a lot of salicylic acid, may affect the treatment effect of ADHD. Although this hypothesis has not been confirmed, it should be taken into consideration when choosing food.

When Ritalin is used in combination with some drugs, there will be mutual effects. For example, Ritalin will reduce the antihypertensive effect of acetaminophen, inhibit the anticoagulant effect of coumarin, and affect the metabolism of phenobarbital, antiepileptic drugs, and antidepressants. If it is necessary to use them together, the dosage of these drugs needs to be adjusted in a quantitative manner.

When taking ADHD medication, you should avoid intense sports, excessive fatigue, and not watch TV for too long at night. You should get enough sleep. Since taking central nervous system stimulants can weaken the flexibility of movements and the ability to cope with emergency dangers, you should not ride a bicycle or swim. If the degree of loss of appetite is mild, it can be left untreated. If it is severe, you can change the time of taking the medicine to after meals, eat more meals a day, and increase nutrition. If you have insomnia, you can take tranquilizers before going to bed to induce sleep.

We hope that our introduction above will be helpful to everyone and the children. It is important to know the medication principles for ADHD in children and people’s correct understanding of this disease. Therefore, parents should take this disease seriously and help their children stay away from various diseases and grow up healthily.