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...American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first-ever guidelines for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) yesterday, under the direction of a reporting committee co-chaired by Harvard Medical School Professor of Pediatrics James M. Perrin...
...ADHD patients who don't respond to stimulants, doctors prescribe an older class of antidepressants known as tricyclic amines such as Wellbutrin...
These keep levels of serotonin and norepinephrine high but are only about 60% effective in reducing ADHD symptoms. Tricyclics have also been associated with more troubling side effects, including fatal heart attacks in those with a history of heart-rhythm disturbances...
Alpha-adrenergic agents, originally used to treat high blood pressure, have been effective in reducing ADHD symptoms in some children. They work primarily by keeping up levels of norepinephrine and are particularly effective in treating ADHD youngsters who also show signs of impulse or anxiety disorders...
...their young children. Eli Lilly, on the other hand, is taking a cue from the blood-pressure medications with a new product called Atomoxetine that boosts norepinephrine. The drug is still being tested, but results so far are promising. The upshot of all these developments will be to make ADHD treatments more customized and ultimately more effective...