![]() ![]() However, he started complaining of feeling sick after about one week, so our pediatrician lowered the dose from 30mg to 20mg. “Vyvanse was effective immediately in minimizing impulsive/hyperactive behavior. Although we’re on the long-acting Vyvanse, as he is getting older (he’s 12 now), it doesn’t seem to be lasting as long.” has some loss of appetite, but not as much as with the Adderall. “Vyvanse has worked very well at the lower dosages with minimal side effects. Increased irritability due to low blood sugar from not eating. Stopped it at beginning of summer but didn’t see an increase in ADHD symptoms.” She began to lose weight and became irritable due to low blood sugar from not eating. “Evekeo doesn’t seem to have side effects and it helps some with his focus.” MOST AND LEAST EFFECTIVE ADHD MEDICATIONS ACCORDING TO CAREGIVERS The chart below shows the percentage of individuals who reported experiencing these side effects while on the each medication. So we asked survey respondents to report the the prevalence of three common side effects - irritability, sleep disturbances, and dampened personality - with each of the following medications. Here, again, ‘other meds’ emerges a clear winner that deserves more study and analysis.Īs the comments below suggest, a medication’s effectiveness is tied very closely to its side effects - or lack thereof. This may be due to the small sample size of caregivers who have administered Evekeo - just 20, compared to the 874 who have tried Concerta or the 666 who have tried Vyvanse. It’s also worth noting that the medication rated most effective was also ranked the second least effective, right after Strattera. (We were not able to assign specific efficacy ratings to each of those ‘Other’ medications in this particular survey.) Following closely behind was Vyvanse, which is also one of the most commonly used. The second most effective, according to our readers, were ‘other medications,’ which primarily included Intuniv, guanfacine, Quillivant/ Quillichew, and Biphentin. We also asked survey respondents to rate the efficacy of these top ADHD medications - specifically, we asked: “Overall, how effective would you say each medication was at managing ADHD symptoms?”īelow, we see that the medication used by the fewest households surveyed - Evekeo - was rated extremely or very effective by the greatest percentage of caregivers. MOST COMMONLY USED ADHD MEDICATIONS EVER USED BY CHILDREN Among patients diagnosed within the previous year, Concerta, Adderall, and Vyvanse were in a dead heat with a new class of generics that have recently hit the market. Of course, the data below reflects a long time window one-third of survey respondents had a child diagnosed more than five years earlier. ![]() We asked respondents to tell us which medication(s) their child had ever used to address symptoms of attention deficit disorder, and learned that Concerta is the most used ADHD medication for children, by far, followed by Adderall, Ritalin, and Vyvanse. Of those, each child had tried 2.2 medications, on average.83.48% of children had tried at least one medication since diagnosis.Most of our survey respondents said their child was diagnosed 3-4 years earlier.The most common age of diagnosis is 7 (nearly 8) years old. ![]() We saw this trial and error in living color when ADDitude surveyed 4,425 readers in August 2017 to learn more about the most common and effective forms of ADHD treatment today. For many of them, our answer is the same: Every child is different and there is no ‘right’ answer the best medication for your child will be revealed only through trial and error. We hear these questions - and others like them - often from parents who are wrestling with the decision to medicate or working with a physician to monitor and adjust a treatment plan for side effects. Should my child take a stimulant medication like Concerta or Adderall? Or a non-stimulant like Strattera or Intuniv? Why is Vyvanse so popular? Is Evekeo gaining traction? How can I weigh all of our ADHD medication options effectively? ![]()
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