Therapeutic Treatment

Abstract

This invention discloses a treatment for a patient receiving medication to treat an attention deficit disorder such as ADHD wherein the treatment results in a loss of appetite and impairment of the patient's attentiveness. The treatment combines a treatment for an attention deficit disorder with an appetite stimulant, wherein the appetite stimulant increases the caloric intake of a patient, which can increase the patient's attentiveness. The combination treatment can be given for an indefinite, including, without limitation, life-long, to allow a patient to maintain normal caloric intake during treatment for an attention deficit disorder.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 744,948, filed on Oct. 4, 2012, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND[0002]To treat psychological and / or neurological disorders, including without limitation, attention deficit disorder, migrane, anti-serotonergic side effects, narcolepsy, excessive sleepiness associated with shift work, obstructive sleep apnea as an adjunct to continuous positive airways pressure (“CPAP”), exogenous obesity, disruptive behaviour disorder including oppositional defiant disorder (“ODD”) and conduct disorder (“CD”), obesity, depression, neural insult, fatigue, lethargy, binge eating disorder, schizophrenia, sleep cycle disorder, disease related fatigue in depression and fibromyalgia, cocaine addiction, Parkinson's Disease, combat and non-combat related PTSD, tic, and any other psychological and / or neurological syndrome it is common to prescribe to a patient a therapeutic regim...

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Benefits of technology

[0028]Aspects of the present specification disclose a treatment for appetite reduction increases the attentiveness of a patient by at least 10%, at least 15%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90% or at least 95% and/or increases the attentiveness of a patient by about 10% to about 100%, about 20% to about 100%, about 30% to about 100%, about 40% to about 100%, a

Problems solved by technology

Although scientists and clinicians debate the best way to diagnose and treat ADHD, there is no debate among competent and well-informed health care professionals that ADHD is a valid neurobiological condition that causes significant impairment to children who suffer from it.

Untreated ADHD is to known to have significant long-term consequences including loss of academic performance, social performance, and more aberrant behaviors including substance abuse, teen pregnancies and imprisonment.

Among the functional impacts of ADHD in children and adolescents are a higher risk of injury, including, without limitation bicycle/pedestrian injury, head injury and multiple injuries that require admission to an intensive care unit.

Additionally, functional impacts of ADHD include a lack of friendships, less liked by their peers compared to non-ADHD peers, difficulty retaining peer status, a two times higher risk for tobacco smoking, a two and a half time higher risk for alcohol abuse, a two times higher risk for substance abuse, are four times more likely to contract an STD, a ten times higher risk for unplanned pregnancy, a two to six times higher rate of suspended or revoked driver's license, more traffic violations and speeding tickets, more motor vehicle accidents and greater vehicular damage.

Among the function impacts of ADHD in adults are similar to those found in children and adolescents, but also include a higher likelihood of being fired or quitting a job impulsively, reduced salary, poorer work performance scores, more frequent job changes, three times more likely to be unemployed, lower occupational attainment than patient IQ would predict.

While these drugs are generally effective in treating ADHD, the side effects suffered by the children taking them can include loss of appetite resulting in weight loss, insomnia, drug dependence and loss of attentiveness.

These are often used as an initial treatment in small children (<16 kg), but these drugs have the disadvantage of requiring that they be administered twice a day (“b.i.d.”) or three times a day (“t.i.d.”) to provide control over a child's ADHD symptoms throughout day.

Longer acting stimulants offer greater convenience, confidentiality, and compliance with single daily dosing, but the side effects suffered with these on

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