The New ADHD Medication Rules: Brain Science & Common Sense

by Charles Parker

Medical treatment for ADHD fails far more often than it should - not because of the drugs themselves, but how they are used - in the complete absence of any precise rules for ADHD Med dosage adjustment. New ADHD Medication Rules -- Brain Science & Common Sense shows that patients can react quite differently to ADHD prescriptions for biomedical and brain function reasons, resulting in missed diagnoses, imbalanced treatment and over, or under, medication. In the only book of its kind, Dr. Parker clearly explains how these misunderstandings occur, and how improved communication with medical professionals can dramatically improve treatment using available methods assembled from clinical experience and laboratory research. This is a global problem, not only experienced in the US. What you will learn from New ADHD Medication ·   Medication "burn rates" depend on how the brain reacts to stimulant medications and to underlying causes in the body, such as nutritional and immune challenges,  which affect brain function--and ultimately, reaction to ADHD medications.·  Treatment is not on par with easily available brain science. Brain science employs precise ADHD guideposts to remove much of the guesswork around diagnosis and treatment. The public needs to know about these fresh discoveries. ·  Few, if any, rules are available to practitioners for the daily clinical use of ADHD medications. Without specific rules patients face an amorphous, imprecise standard-of-practice quagmire. In straightforward language that simplifies the mind/body complexity of ADHD medical management, New ADHD Medication Rules offers clinical data and explanations for why treatments fail too often. Using irrefutable research about brain and body responses to ADHD meds, Dr. Parker outlines New Rules--practical treatment protocols--to customize treatment to the patient for more predictable outcomes. Treatment precision matters, even if diagnostic precision falters. Written for patients, parents of children with ADHD, coaches and professionals at any level, New Rules compels all of us to pay better attention to the drugs for not paying attention. Too many live in the paradox of inattention to inattention meds. Both paperback and Kindle editions are now available at Amazon.

Genres: Adhd, Nonfiction, Health, Medical

180 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Alejandra]

This book is not meant for professionals. It states that it is both for the layman and the doctor, but that seems like marketing to me, so that those reading it feel they are reading a scientific book that will solve a lot of problems. I believe that's a misdirection. The book has some drawbacks. For starters, it is getting a little old, but you can't help that. Secondly, the base for a lot of the data the author takes for granted, SPECT, has a lot of false positives, rendering the data inaccurate. Third, it uses a lot of words to say very little information. He could have written the whole extent of the book in a pamphlet and be just as profound. Last but not least, a lot of what the book says has not been proven, and it even acknowledges that it is contrary to what most studies say. Everything should be taken with more than a few grains of salt.

[Jim Del · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful, but still so many questions unanswered.

ADHD is difficult to manage. The roads we travel for proper treatment are even more stressful to manage because one size does not fit all! However, as an ADDer, every bit of information (true or false) is important if you’re trying to survive the downside of ADHD. The question for me still remains...is it a gift or a curse?

[scott decker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good

Straightforward information with no b.s. could have more in depth info. Little about pharmacology and brain. Think guidelines could be a little clearer. Seems more like a pamphlet of information but the information is worth reading.

[Corey Mermis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good info. Choppy delivery.

[Emily Sheets · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful

Great information, very helpful! Gives good, clear guidelines of how to make ADHD medication a powerful and effective tool in your life.

[Adelis Y · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eye opening

Before reading this book, I wasn’t aware of all the harm I was doing by not eating breakfast and lunch, and not getting enough sleep. It all plays a part. I’m ready to take charge and advocate for myself.