What does titration mean?
Titration is the period in which treatment is carefully reviewed and adjusted according to your child's response and any adverse effects. Finding an appropriate medicine and dose is a process rather than a single event.
What are we looking for?
Treatment is not simply about whether your child seems calmer. We want to understand whether it makes a meaningful difference to the symptoms and everyday difficulties that mattered before treatment.
- concentration
- impulsivity
- restlessness
- completing activities
- functioning at school and home
- relationships
- emotional wellbeing
Why might the dose change?
A clinician may adjust treatment according to the balance between benefit and adverse effects. More medicine does not automatically mean better treatment.
Keep us informed
Tell your clinician about improvements as well as difficulties or suspected side effects. Do not independently increase, decrease or otherwise alter prescribed treatment unless your prescriber has instructed you to do so.
What happens once treatment is stable?
Once an appropriate treatment plan has been established, your child can move from initial titration into ongoing monitoring and maintenance reviews.
This article is general educational information and does not replace individual medical advice. If you are worried about your child, speak to a qualified healthcare professional. In an emergency call 999, or NHS 111 for urgent advice.
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