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Suggest Treatment For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Hello. I am a 64 year old female and I have ADHD. I was taking Straterra and Adderal. I am getting worse. Less organized, eating at odd hours because I am ravenous in the early hours like 1 or 2 am. I talked to my doctor and she increased the dose but it is not working. Please tell me if there are other medications because she only prescribs those two.
Wed, 5 Jul 2017
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Dear user
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. There has been only one study in the medical literature about treating ADHD in the elderly. Published in 2008, it showed that ritalin-sr/99754?iL=true" >methylphenidate (Ritalin and its ilk) was effective in treating a 67-year-old woman. I would suggest you work with your psychiatrist for a cure. You can always tell him that the symptoms are worsening.
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Suggest Treatment For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Dear user Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. There has been only one study in the medical literature about treating ADHD in the elderly. Published in 2008, it showed that methylphenidate (Ritalin and its ilk) was effective in treating a 67-year-old woman. I would suggest you work with your psychiatrist for a cure. You can always tell him that the symptoms are worsening. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.