Comments on: New ADHD Drug VYVANSE Approved by FDA http://healthcareupdates.com/2007/02/27/new-adhd-drug-vyvanse-approved-by-fda/ A succinct summary of late-breaking health care news and headlines. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:06:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anna Dabney http://healthcareupdates.com/2007/02/27/new-adhd-drug-vyvanse-approved-by-fda/#comment-4885 Anna Dabney Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:56:21 +0000 http://healthcareupdates.com/2007/02/27/new-adhd-drug-vyvanse-approved-by-fda/#comment-4885 Dear Todd, I try to present an unbiased viewpoint and report on news on drugs, both positive and negative. I don't believe that you can use a "one size fits all" approach to individual health problems. Some can be greatly helped by ADD-type medications, with benefits outweighing the risks that come with any prescription drug. For some, perhaps a change in diet would be helpful. It certainly isn't the solution for everyone. As a parent of grown children and a former teacher, I can tell you that I am grateful my son and daughter never required these drugs. Many of these prescriptions were not available in the 1970s and early 1980s. They may well be overutilized today. In my opinion, smaller class sizes, behavior modification training, more actively involved parenting, and teachers with more challenging lesson plans could help to resolve the attention deficit disorders that some children exhibit early. Sometimes, it is the brightest, most creative children who become restless in class. Teachers who have 38 or more students in a class can be under great stress and may unduly refer "ADD" students to be considered for amphetamine-based drugs. The child's physician would be wise to proceed cautiously, pursuing other avenues first before prescribing drugs that may be quite difficult to get off further down the road. Parents should not pressure their child's physician to make their child more manageable through drug use before they have looked into other alternatives. When medications are definitely called for, ADHD type drugs have the potential to make positive changes in the ADD child, his family life, and the school classroom. Dear Todd,
I try to present an unbiased viewpoint and report on news on drugs, both positive and negative. I don’t believe that you can use a “one size fits all” approach to individual health problems. Some can be greatly helped by ADD-type medications, with benefits outweighing the risks that come with any prescription drug. For some, perhaps a change in diet would be helpful. It certainly isn’t the solution for everyone.

As a parent of grown children and a former teacher, I can tell you that I am grateful my son and daughter never required these drugs. Many of these prescriptions were not available in the 1970s and early 1980s. They may well be overutilized today.

In my opinion, smaller class sizes, behavior modification training, more actively involved parenting, and teachers with more challenging lesson plans could help to resolve the attention deficit disorders that some children exhibit early. Sometimes, it is the brightest, most creative children who become restless in class. Teachers who have 38 or more students in a class can be under great stress and may unduly refer “ADD” students to be considered for amphetamine-based drugs.

The child’s physician would be wise to proceed cautiously, pursuing other avenues first before prescribing drugs that may be quite difficult to get off further down the road. Parents should not pressure their child’s physician to make their child more manageable through drug use before they have looked into other alternatives. When medications are definitely called for, ADHD type drugs have the potential to make positive changes in the ADD child, his family life, and the school classroom.

]]> By: Todd http://healthcareupdates.com/2007/02/27/new-adhd-drug-vyvanse-approved-by-fda/#comment-4883 Todd Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:02:39 +0000 http://healthcareupdates.com/2007/02/27/new-adhd-drug-vyvanse-approved-by-fda/#comment-4883 Dr. Sears’ ADD & Nutrition My mother reads your blog routinely. I wanted to share this article with you. It’s very interesting. By bringing out the good points, a doctor explains how nutrition is all anyone ever needs to fight ADD. The doctor starts out by referring to Paris Hilton’s infamous run-in with a DUI felony. Paris has been on medication for ADD since she was a child and all of the drugs come with nasty side-effects. Dr. Sears directs patients to the “Modern Diet,” stating that nutrition works as an alternative solution. He makes a convincing argument. Can society really have been duped by the medical prescription field for so long? Check it out. http://www.alsearsmd.com/signup/ADHD/ADHDpress2.html I am anxious to hear your feedback. Thanks, -Todd Dr. Sears’ ADD & Nutrition

My mother reads your blog routinely. I wanted to share this article with you. It’s very interesting. By bringing out the good points, a doctor explains how nutrition is all anyone ever needs to fight ADD.

The doctor starts out by referring to Paris Hilton’s infamous run-in with a DUI felony. Paris has been on medication for ADD since she was a child and all of the drugs come with nasty side-effects. Dr. Sears directs patients to the “Modern Diet,” stating that nutrition works as an alternative solution.

He makes a convincing argument. Can society really have been duped by the medical prescription field for so long?

Check it out. http://www.alsearsmd.com/signup/ADHD/ADHDpress2.html

I am anxious to hear your feedback. Thanks, -Todd

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