How to Get a Child to Take Adderall
Since you're trying to get your child to take Adderall, it's safe to assume that he has already been to the doctor, been diagnosed with ADHD or a disorder that merits the need to take the prescribed drug, and that you have the Adderall. Administering drugs to children is serious, and proper precautions are necessary. Nothing should be taken without a prescription.
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Instructions
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Be honest with your child about why he or she needs to take Adderall, and at the same time, convey that it is a medicine he needs to take to make things better. Children mimic their parents when it comes to reactions, so if you act nonchalant, so will your child. Explain that Adderall is a drug that he will start taking, similar to a vitamin, every day.
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Give the Adderall to your child at the same time each day. Adderall usually needs to be taken twice a day, but check your prescription to see how many pills to take, how often and when. Set your alarm clock for the same time each morning to give your child the pill. If he is taking an afternoon dosage as well, set your alarm clock again. Even if you will remember, set the alarm. This helps form the habit. Eventually, your child should do this on his own.
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Encourage your child to take the Adderall, and let him know that you are proud of his consistency and remembering to take the pill(s) at the same time each day. Depending on his age, different rewards may be called for. You can take him to see a movie, to the zoo and let him know you are aware of him being responsible by taking the medication. Letting him know that will also cause you to be more aware of his medication habits, so you can watch for warning signs of misuse.
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Tips & Warnings
Use of medication, particularly of Adderall, is information that should be kept between you and your child; Adderall is an easily abused and increasingly popular drug, and you don't want many people to know your child has a prescription.
Keep in touch with your doctor, and bring your child in for regular visits so his medication use and behavior patterns are professionally monitored.
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Comments
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It is such a tragedy that parents give their children Adderall. It is a amphetamine stimulant and is basically shoving SPEED down a child's throat. Children who are given Addreall are more likely to develop substance abuse problems as adults. It is like the army giving soldiers speed so they perform better in war. Look at what happens in the long run. I was diagnosed as having ADHD as a teenager and given Addreall. It is highly addictive and you should see how college students abuse the drug. They sell it, snort it, etc. If you have ever taken it it's basically like doing a line of cocaine. If gives you energy, focus (almost hyper-focus), can increase the speed of how you speak, you lose your appetite, can't sleep. Initially, I loved it because I got a high off it. Over time you build up a tolerance and it stopped working. It made me antisocial, irritable, but totally unable to function without it. Adderall is the biggest HOAX of the pharmaceutical world and sad to say, half the doctors in this world prescribe drugs without really understanding the long-term effects, or properly diagnosing people. Just because a child is dreamy, has a short attention span, is challenging, hyper or even has bad grades you shouldn't FORCE them to take this horrible addictive drug, that has long-term consequences as it will forever change their brain chemistry. Those things you are trying to "fix" in your child are not a DISORDER, they are your child's unique personality and don't need to be FIXED. It's better to let a child be a little hard to handle then turning them into young drug addicts by feeding them pharmaceutical METHAMPHETAMINE, which is exactly what adderal is.
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asal18
Mar 10, 2010
Adderall is one of the most dangerous, misdiagnosed prescription drugs in the United States today. Too many children end up becoming addicted to Adderall at a very young age. It is up to parents to properly research the types of drugs they are giving their children, and to not listen to everything their doctor says. Amphetamine can be very addicting and harmful, especially when taken at a young age. I work with child psychiatrists at the UCLA medical center, and I see this every day.
