Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its

medication for children

By
Jackie Serrano
Dr. Teresa Quezada
RWS 1301
July 27, 2015
ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND ITS MEDICATON
FOR CHILDREN
Eventhoughthemedicationhelpsthechildstayfocused,medicineisnotalways
theanswer,alwaysbeingmedicatedcanruinthechildoradultslifebecausethe
sideeffects,longtermeffectsandtheeffectsofthemedicationoncethechild
reachesmaturityoradulthoodcanbelifethreatening.
I. What are the side effects of the ADHD medication?
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Loss of appetite, sleep problems, nausea, mood swings, weight loss, and

irritability.
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The researchers concluded that the patients who had major side

effects already had heart problems to begin with.

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II. What are the long term effects of the medication?

A

The children experience slow growth.

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Children do not grow as tall as their peers.

Parents worry that the medication might not be worth it.

Exposure to drugs could lead to later casual illegal drug use.

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Studies have shown that patients with ADHD become illegal drug

users.

III. How does the medication effect children of different ages?

A

children of the ages five to seven have a low self-esteem, children of the

ages eight to eleven experienced disruptive behavior, and teenagers of the ages
thirteen to an adult lack of motivation and school exclusion
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This also led to drug use for the adults.

When an adult has ADHD their life is unstable.

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The adult cannot keep a job to do being distracted.

The adult does not find motivation to work.

In conclusion, medicine is not always the answer. Always being medicated can ruin the
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child or adults life.