As with many other medical drugs, ADHD medicine's have a history of causing some negative side effects in some patients taking those drugs.
Parents of ADHD children are faced with the very troubling decision of whether or not to place their children on medication.
How does one decide? First, parents generally don't want to do anything that they know could potentially hurt their children.
So when you hear the negative side effects of ADHD medication, it really scares you.
Some have complained that children have suffered liver damage while some have complained that their children stopped growing.
However, perhaps they should do some research on Tylenol.
Babies and children are given Tylenol at very young ages and Tylenol is also a medicine with potentially deadly side effects.
The fact of the matter is that the human body was not designed with these medications.
Therefore, any substance entering the human body, including food, is a potential toxin.
The job of the parent is to see to it that their children learn how to function in society.
This begins with school.
Children need to be able to function in school where there are also taught how to function in society.
If they are unable to function in school and this is not corrected, they most likely will not be able to function in society and the end result will be institutionalization.
If an ADHD child has symptoms that are preventing them from being able to function in school, the only options are home schooling, therapy and medication.
Home schooling is simply not an option for everybody.
Scientists have proven that 70 to 80% of ADHD children do best with a combination of medication and therapy.
They have also proven that therapy alone is not sufficient enough in most cases.
Therefore, if the ADHD child is not able to function in school, a parent should choose to medicate.