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Hi! Is this true?! (About ADD and ADHD?

I heard that now, instead of taking pills each morning to control ADD or ADHD, they're now is a patch that you can wear. Apparently, you put the patch on and it will release the hormones/medicine into your body. Unlike pills that will ware off within 5 hours, once you remove the patch, that's when the medicine will stop.

Is this true?

Would Daytrana (the patch) work for people who just have ADD and NOT ADHD?

Hi hellou -

It is true! There is a patch on the market to release medications for managing ADD / ADHD. Daytrana is the one that comes to mind, although there might be another brand on the market as well.

As for your follow up question, ADD and ADHD are one in the same. ADD was the medical term previously used within the medical community, and in the latest DSM-IV (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), the name was changed to ADHD, further classified by three subtypes:

1. Predominately Hyperactive - Impulsive
2. Predominately Inattentive
3. Combined Type

It's a common misunderstanding that isn't helped by the often overlap and use of the two terms interchangeably by those in the medical community.

Hope this helps.

Rory

Rory F. Stern, PsyD
ADHD Coach & "Former" Therapist
http://www.ADHDSuccessAudio.com

http://www.daytrana.com/

Check this out; it looks like what you're interested in.

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