I have a question for people knowledgeable about ADHD medications?

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We have recently had a change in our financial situation, and purchasing my son's Concerta is difficult. I have just found out the Ritalin has a generic equivilent. I would like to know if anyone has had any experiance with this medication, and how it worked. Also, why are generic medications for ADHD frowned upon? Thanks in advance for your input.

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I have 2 resources.
I am a Mental Health Nurse
and I have ADHD
The difference between name brand, and generic are this.
Generic is what the med actually is. Like acetaminophen....(Tylenol) but many other companies snap up that kind of med too, and that's a BRAND. The generic is the same. The only difference, is less research, and less expensive.
It is hard to explain, but the generic, is the actual drug....non-specific drug company.
Concerta is a trade name...drug company name for the drug.

If you can afford the generic,use it. I do not use anything but generic, because my husband is Active Duty Military, and all we get is generic. They carry very few name brand.

Also, do not buy into the candy and discipline thing. That's crap.
Candy is not good for them, do not get me wrong, but all the discipline in the world would not have gotten me where I am today.
My niece has is, and she gets patches, the new drug.
I can not recall who it is, but there are drug companies who give you the meds if you can not afford them. Call his doctor and ask. If that fails, look up who makes his med, look up a phone number for it, because they always have one, and ask about drug assistance.

Good Luck

ahem. your son does not have ADHD.
cure?
No candy. No soda. More discipline

I swear, mothers these days. Everyone is giving their kids medications to solve problems that don't exist. Your child is acting out because either a.) you don't spend enough time with him, b.) you've never disciplined him/ spanked him, or c.) you've spoiled him rotten.

Or it could just be that he needs an outlet for all of that energy. Sports, is the answer.

What k10sbride said is a huge answer to the problem. The pharmaceutical industry manufactures "disorders" and "diseases" that are nothing of the sort.... In the vast majority of situations, diet, discipline, fitness and adequate sleep will be a superior "cure".

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