The Patient’s Guide for ADHD Medications: Free White Paper and Audio
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- You think you have ADD/ADHD, but aren’t sure about the diagnosis in the first place
- You have previously failed ADHD treatment with medications
- You are taking ADD/ADHD medications
- You would love to be treated, but fear the multiple issues with stimulant medications
- You have a loved one who is taking ADD/ADHD medications
- You are a professional who treats ADD/ADHD with stimulant medications
- You are a professional who sees patients who suffer with ADD/ADHD
- You are an employer with employees who suffer with ADD/ADHD
- You are an interested consumer who wonders about problems with meds used for ADD
- You wonder about precise diagnosis and are fed up with labels that don’t work
- You wonder how to get the meds right if you don’t know specific dosing strategies
Did I leave anyone out? – Very likely… so,
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1. A Complimentary Audio Program Detailing
- The Problems With Diagnosis and Treatment, and
- The Necessary Solutions.
- The System to Keep it All Together With Your Medical Provider
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3. A Game Changing 22 Page White Paper: Predictable Solutions for the 10 Most Common Challenges with ADHD Medications.
Predictable Solutions Benefits:
- This paper is a comprehensive outline of my forthcoming book
- I want to keep you informed when The Guide becomes available – with no obligation to purchase.
- You will be better able to understand ADHD meds with this white paper the day you receive it.
- It contains multiple links to the many posts and references I have been speaking and writing about for the last 3 years at CorePsych Blog
- Including specific notes on the evolving diagnosis of ADHD
- Including multiple notes on comorbid diagnosis and ADHD
- Including specific notes and reference resources on drug-drug interactions
- Including specific durations of each stimulant medication
- Including specific notes on the Therapeutic Window to use with your doc
- Including suggestions about how to work with your medical team
The forthcoming book title:
The Patient’s Guide for ADHD Medications:
What To Do When Nothing Is Working
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PS:Remember, I am writing this book because I have seen it all, have spoken for 13+ years around the country with my colleagues – if there is a mistake with any ADHD medications, new or old, I have made it – and corrected it.
PPS: This system redefines the diagnosis and treatment process – with specific answers. It corrects problems from previous treatment and significantly prevents problems with medications from the outset. With The Patient’s Guide, you will have a map for the challenging territory of stimulant medication management.
PPPS: If you sign up now you will be in line for other specials down the road – some specific training and coaching teleseminars regarding ADHD, medications, and other informed interventions.
Thanks, hope you enjoy the White Paper! Do drop me a note if you have any further suggestions or remarks after reading it-
cp
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Is your book out yet?
Susan,
Thanks for asking – yes it’s done, and will be out quite soon, – just have to rewrite one more time, and get into good, readable pdf format – then should be available in mid to end of Feb-
cp
Do you have any thoughts on the seemingly explosive growth of the “energy drink” market? Drinks like 5 Hour Energy are clearly advertised as stimulant drugs targeted primarily to young males. 5 Hour Energy’s pitch specifically boasts that it increases “focus” with no resulting “crash.” Are there potential interaction problems with these drinks and ADHD medications? It’s a bit like there’s an arms race in the unregulated stimulant market.
Stuart,
Right on with your concerns – and yes we see difficulties with stimulant drinks, as well as simple carbonated drinks with more or less average doses of caffeine. The additional problem with the energy drinks is the additional dysregulations with, for example, taurine. The taurine acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter to smooth out the pump, but some find themselves overdosed on the taurine as well. Even the inhibitory neurotransmitter precursors, such as taurine, can result in dysregulating the emotions.
As far as interactions: Caffeine can significantly effect stimulants, but is not a direct effect thru the Cyp 450 pathway, as best I can see, – rather just too amplified, coming out the top, and unable to function on the OD of stimulants.
cp
Dr. Parker,
My son, Mitchell, was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 5. He has been on concerta for 4 years. He was on 54mg for school and 36mg on weekends. We started going to a highly recommended doctor who specializes in meds for kids(highly trained). He has diagnosed Mitchell as also having general anxiety disorder inwhich he prescribed lexapro (now at 10mg). We started having issues with Mitchells behavior….getting into everything…destructive behavior..almost like the concerta was not working anymore. The Dr. recommended a increase of the concerta to 72mg. After the increase on concerta the behavior seemed to subside a bit…but he started having tics….after our appointment today he has given him intuniv to try. He is now on 72mg of concerta, 10mg lexapro, and now 2mg of intuniv. WOW! I am overwhelmed with all this medication. I feel like he has become immune to the concerta. The lexapro has helped with the outburst he used to have. Is it possible the become immune? What will all this medication do to him? Is it possible to cut the dosage of concerta with the intuniv? Any suggestions
Thank you for listening!
Deb Woodward
Deb,
Yes, you could cut the dosage of the Concerta while on the Intuniv, working in concert with your doc. Without being there, without completely understanding the clinical indication in the first place, it sounds from this description that he simply started too high on the Lexapro, or that the Lexapro is the counterproductive one from some other perspective [just the wrong med]. I would encourage you and your doc to stick with revising/reviewing the dosage and indications for Lexapro.
Intuniv may be indicated, and it does appear that he is more symptomatic, but I doubt that the symptoms are based upon the original ADHD, but rather suspect, from this note, a primary medication/metabolism challenge. Sometimes ADHD in the first place, the ‘cognitive anxiety,’ is actually more ADHD than based upon depression as described int this Anxiety and ADHD video. Do discuss this further with your doc as well. Challenges like this need more careful review than a brief comment on the Internet.
Best to all,
cp
Please help. I am terribly confused. I came here for the “free” ebook (white paper?) but I don’t see anywhere to download it. I signed up and sent in my email address, etc. but all I got was an email with an advertisement for a book that is coming out (presumably in stores?). Any clarification on where I can download this interesting free ebook would be great! Thanks!
http://adhdrollercoaster.org/the-basics/all-about-adhd-meds-dr-parkers-free-ebook/#comments
Sorry Ross,
Will have to fix that page, it’s not clear, but down at the bottom is the link to the pdf document.
Do run back over there, I will go over right now to provide better directions.
Thanks,
cp
Updated and available, try it again at Precise Solutions for the 10 Most Biggest Challenges with ADHD Medications.
Thanks!
cp
Euhmm
I’m sorry, but the links for the free ebook are completely impossible for me to find on this page.
Jeobel,
Please just scroll to the lower one third of that adhdbook page, across from the Medpedia badge, and drop your email and name there in the signup, and you will be forwarded to a page with all the complimentary downloads,
tnx
cp
I have a 16 year old daughter with ADHD inattentive type. She has no other co-exhisting conditions. She began adderall XR as a young child and did wonderfully. About the time of puberty, we began on a 2 year struggle of trying to find the right drug/dosage. When we would up the dosage to where it would help her attention, she would become very anxiety ridden, and would lose lots of weight. We were bringing on problems that didn’t exist before meds. Unfortunately, we still do not have a good medication. We truly have tried them all, and in many combinations, and tried many second line medications as well. Currently she is taking 15 mg. of adderall, as well as fish oil supplements. We also have completed cogmed. She is doing ok, but her attention still is not what it should be. She is a child with an IQ of over 140, but continues to get B’s and C’s in high school. Her performance clearly does not live up to her potential. I am a CHADD facilitator, as well as a Parent to Parent educator in my community. I am well versed in ADHD, but continue to struggle finding a better alternative for my daughter. Would a spect scan be helpful, and do insurance companies cover them? Also, is it difficult to find doctors that are versed in this type of diagnosis in Iowa?
Julie,
The subtlety of these problems, the often unrecognizable comorbidity of issues as she presents do require more careful investigation. Hormones, neurotransmitters and immune challenges all come to mind as possibly contributory factors, – all of which are almost never obvious to those not familiar with those inquires. We do phone inquiry evaluations, and could shed some light on her situation with a consult if you would wish to chase down more details.
The price of SPECT make it a last choice after all the other less expensive inquiries and lab reviews have been locked down. Caitlin is my Patient Care Coordinator in the CorePsych office for further inquiry if you are interested.
cp
Hi;
We have a beautiful 8 years old son diagnosed with severe ADHD. He is very intelligent and has been placed in ‘gifted’ by the school he attends, after scoring 98% on SATs. He is in 3rd grade. Problem is that although he proves understanding the material covered, he makes so many mistakes that his grades are starting to come down to 40’s%. He has a hard time focusing, has hand tremors and writing is not easy but can do it (done all types of test – no epilepsy, no tumors, conclusion was familial), is loud, impulsive, hyperactive, hums songs, overeats if allowed, has sensory issues (don’t like kisses on face, certian socks, etc) will talk about subject of interest (now-a-days anything computers and games), walks twisting ankles, and tip toes, is friendly, charming, sweet, lovable, independent, cooperative, but constantly challenges boundaries. When younger, around 4 he was a runner, openned and closed doors constantly, had anxiety, once suddenly jumped into a lake – opened gate and ran for it (I was next to him and jumped after). Following the advice of two doctors we placed him on: Focalin 10 mg (walked the walls), adderall up to 40 mg (got deppressed), Concerta 10 mg (made him stick hands into mouth), and strattera up to 40 mg (worked for one year, then not). Teacher’s and I are concerned with his academics – she said focuses not more than 4 minutes at a time, one on one help in class is limited, but, even this is not working out, most days won’t finish work, homework is a huge, huge task everyday.
Please, help – can you provide feedback – what else can we do for him? We live in South Florida – know of any specialist either psychiatrist or md, or neuro good with ADHD and meds or alternative methods? We’ve done DNA testing w/all good results, pet scans-good, epilepsy-none. Visited three Neurologists – all three prescribed different meds -very confusing. All said he has ADHD. Visited Neuro-Psychologist – said he needed meds and ADHD, saw some signs of Asperger. He was born with an intermittent kidney reflux- seems outgrown, and had genetic history of fatal heart problems in family members at age 45, and diabetis after 60. Some family members consumed alcohol.
We are desperate to find help for him – it is very hard dealing with this situation, we are truly concerned for his future, plus we have other children which makes it more challenging.
Any help/suggestion would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
ARS-
Complicated ADHD, not one to lean back and make pronouncements over the ethers on a blog. Sounds like you have been very busy, have had numerous good medical checks and yet, something is clearly being missed. His problem is biologic, the evidence is just not in yet. He does need more, multiple levels of further investigation.
Two points that are most optimistic, but may not sound like it on the front: I’m pleased to hear he got depressed on Adderall, that fact alone indicates possible comorbid issues. He clearly has metabolic challenges and gets toxic on what would be expected to be a reasonable amt of meds.
As you likely know from reading here, and especially on this particular page, I am not a guy that’s up for speculative adventure, even on a casual presentation I go thru all the details. If you would like me to review it by phone with you please call Caitlin on the Services page – email or phone. After more details I am sure we can at least come up with specific next reasonable fact finding.
In the meantime listen to the presentation on this page and download there several interesting papers on Neuroscience investigations.
Talk soon,
cp
Hi I live in South Africa and participated in the online ADHD conference. Very briefly I used concerta for 2.5 years. It helped me enourmously. Side effects I didn’t enjoy were really just that from being someone who was very self concious and anxious I became a superhero who didn’t worry to much about other peoples feelings. My compassion and generosity disappeared. When I stopped the medication I went through the hardest time in my life ( I am 50 and a succesfull businessman). It has totally been a mid altering experience and I now, over a year later do not know where to turn. I experienced the worst anxiety of my life and was happy to end it there. Never before have I felt like this. My biggest problems in lfe are:
THink Think Think. feeling of hopelessness.
Have abuse alchohol.
Do not believe I am a depressant because up until stopping the Concerta I never had a don’t care attitude although I often felt low. I believe I am ADHD.
Poor sleep.
Cannot translate my thoughts verbally which causes big problems with self esteem and feeling stupid.
Your suggestions would be extremely grateful.
Neil,
Yours is a very fixable problem, I can completely assure you. No need to think about ending it when multiple solutions are available. Sounds like you are very much tied up, as many successful people are, with cognitive anxiety – see this post on “Wrecked by Success”
If you Search Cognitive Anxiety on this Blog you will get about 10 pages with refs, – and if you go over to YouTube you will find this brief review on Cognitive Anxiety.
Easy recommendation:
1. do the neurotransmitter NT testing, it is always helpful,
2. dial in the stimulant for the correct DOE mentioned throughout my postings,
3. depending on the NT results, I strongly suspect that a small dose of some kind of serotonin support will make your day solid with the stimulant of choice – this in spite of the feeling of “not depressed.”
Best,
cp