Can Neurofeedback be used while a patient is on medication?

There is no straight forward answer for this unfortunately, and hence at the Scottsdale Neurofeedback Institute we look at this on a case-to-case basis. But yes, there are many times when Neurofeedback training is performed while the client is on medication.

Some clients will need medications to enable them to be in a position to best perform in their training. What we do know is that in our eighteen years performing Neurofeedback here in Arizona, is that we have observed that after a number of neurofeedback sessions, symtoms of over-medication may start to appear and a need for reduction in medications customary. You will be advised at the start of your training as to the symptoms of over-medication. This over-medication scenario is brought about by the normalization of problematic brain areas due to the training and in turn the medication being too strong for the now more efficient brain.