To see if medication will help your child, your doctor
may offer you a placebo trial. A placebo trial usually
takes three weeks. During one week, your child will take
a low dose of the medicine. On another, s/he will take a
higher dose of the medicine. During another, your child will
take sugar pills. During the trial, you will not know which
week is which. Each week your doctor will ask for your feedback
and your child's teachers' feedback. From this trial, you will
be able to know for sure whether the medicine actually helps your
child. If it does, the placebo trial will also help you determine
the best dosage for your child.
