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kristen
  • Oct 18, 2020
  • 1 min

What’s the best ADHD treatment?

Week 3 of ADHD Awareness Month’s question is one of the most commonly asked: What’s the best treatment for ADHD? If you missed the first...
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ADHD Medication Side Effects and What to do about them
Kristen Stuppy, MD FAAP
  • Feb 5, 2020
  • 1 min

ADHD Medication Side Effects and What to do about them

ADHD medications can be very helpful to control symptoms associated with ADHD, but they often come with side effects. Learn how to manage...
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Finding the Best ADHD Medication You Can Afford
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Nov 20, 2019
  • 8 min

Finding the Best ADHD Medication You Can Afford

If you’ve had problems finding a medication for ADHD that you can afford, you’re not alone. In years past generic medications were...
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Psychosis from Adderall?
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Apr 3, 2019
  • 4 min

Psychosis from Adderall?

If you worry about headlines reporting new research findings, look at the facts before making a decision.
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Tips to manage ADHD medication side effects
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Mar 26, 2019
  • 6 min

Tips to manage ADHD medication side effects

With everything we do, we must weigh risks and benefits. Many people with ADHD need help managing their symptoms, and that often includes...
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Brain Function 101- why medicine helps those with ADHD
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Jan 26, 2019
  • 6 min

Brain Function 101- why medicine helps those with ADHD

There’s a commonly held belief that people with ADHD should just try harder, but this doesn’t usually work. The symptoms of ADHD are...
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What if we don’t treat ADHD?
kristen
  • Jan 12, 2019
  • 4 min

What if we don’t treat ADHD?

A lot of people worry about medication side effects, want to be all natural, or just plain forget to take their medicines. What’s the...
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Top 10 Posts of 2018
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • 3 min

Top 10 Posts of 2018

I know it seems like I’m jumping on the bandwagon, but posting the top 10 blog posts at the end of the year serves several purposes....
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2018 International Conference on ADHD recap
kristen
  • Nov 24, 2018
  • 4 min

2018 International Conference on ADHD recap

I was excited to attend the 2018 International Conference on ADHD with a group of ADHDKC board members. I’ll try to recap some of the...
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My medicine stops working too soon! What can I do?
Kristen Stuppy, MD
  • Oct 27, 2018
  • 3 min

My medicine stops working too soon! What can I do?

Teens have long days. The most common medicines they use to manage ADHD symptoms last 8-12 hours. It isn’t surprising that stimulants...
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Stimulants decrease brain function? Say what?
kristen
  • Aug 4, 2018
  • 6 min

Stimulants decrease brain function? Say what?

If you heard the recent news that stimulants decrease brain function, don’t freak out and immediately think you need to stop a medicine...
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