396- Why Adults with ADHD Abandon Medication — and How to Improve Treatment Outcomes
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
The vast majority of adults who start ADHD medication stop taking it within a year. The reasons have to do with the nature of ADHD itself or the myths surrounding medication. William Dodson, M.D., offers strategies for consistent symptom management.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:15.2 | Welcome. |
| 0:16.2 | My name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the Attitude Team, I'd like to thank you for joining today's |
| 0:21.6 | ADHD Experts Presentation titled Why Adults with ADHD Abandoned Medication and How to Improve |
| 0:29.9 | Treatment Outcomes. |
| 0:30.9 | ADHD medications, stimulants in particular are a first line treatment for symptoms of ADHD. |
| 0:38.8 | They are also some of the most effective treatments in medicine and if properly fine-tuned, they |
| 0:43.9 | have virtually no side effects. |
| 0:46.4 | Yet many adults with ADHD take their prescribed medication inconsistently or they stop taking |
| 0:53.6 | it altogether. |
| 0:55.3 | Some of the reasons for this poor follow-through have to do with the nature of ADHD itself. |
| 1:02.1 | People forget to fill the next prescription, they never get back into treatment. |
| 1:07.2 | They may also be reluctant to take ADHD medication because of persistent myths surrounding its |
| 1:13.6 | safety and side effects. |
| 1:16.1 | In today's webinar, we will go over strategies for overcoming some of the main obstacles |
| 1:22.2 | to ensure more effective and consistent symptom management. |
| 1:27.0 | These techniques make the difference between success and failure for the majority of people |
| 1:32.5 | being treated with ADHD. |
| 1:35.0 | And leading today's presentation, we are so pleased to welcome Dr. William Dodson. |
| 1:40.4 | Dr. Dodson is a board-certified adult psychiatrist who has specialized in adults with ADHD for the |
| 1:47.4 | last 25 years. |
| 1:49.8 | In recognition of his clinical contributions to the field of ADHD, he was named a Life |
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