How does ADHD medication work?
Episode description
This episode is not a substitute for professional guidance or advice on ADHD medication. Please contact your GP for personalised support and assistance.
Katie is on ADHD medication, Sam isn't. This week, they look at how ADHD medication works. Katie describes how it feels to take the medication: the highs, the lows and the side effects. Plus Dr Max Davie, consultant paediatrician and co-founder of ADHD UK joins them to answer their questions and fears around taking stimulant medication.
For more information about ADHD medication, go to the NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/treatment
ADHD UK and The ADHD Foundation also have help and resources on their websites: www.adhduk.co.uk/videos/ and www.adhdfoundation.org.uk
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