| About 10% of all American children have been | | | | adults but when we think that we are giving the |
| prescribed some sort of psychostimulant or | | | | same drugs to children, then it is time to call a |
| psychotropic drugs for some type of attention | | | | halt. |
| disorder such as ADHD, ODD or CD. It has now | | | | We now know from a University of Michigan |
| reached epidemic proportions yet the effects of | | | | report that there is a definite link between ADHD |
| ADHD drugs on children has been minimized by | | | | and drug use. The children with ADHD are just at |
| the drug companies who make these drugs. Are | | | | higher risk all through their lifetime. There is a |
| you surprised? The fact that ADHD homeopathic | | | | confidential FDA report which states that if |
| cures have no side effects and that relatively few | | | | amphetamines are taken for long period, then this |
| people know about this should not surprise us | | | | may lead to drug dependency. Yet doctors are |
| either, given the powerful influence Big Pharm has | | | | happily prescribing these amphetamines and |
| at its disposal. | | | | minimizing the effects of ADHD drugs on children |
| All you have to do to get an idea of what is going | | | | saying that they are limited and rare. As a parent, |
| on is to Google the FDA site where you will see | | | | quite frankly, I am not prepared to take that risk. |
| under ADHD meds, a whole list of side effects | | | | Antidepressants are not allowed to be prescribed |
| and warnings. One of the most alarming effects | | | | for children in the UK and this is not surprising |
| of ADHD drugs on children involves cardiac arrest | | | | given that the link between the use of |
| and the lowering of blood pressure. If there is | | | | antidepressants and suicidal thoughts was |
| even a hint of a heart problem, the child has to | | | | 'convincing'. This is the word used by the FDA! |
| have an ECG and then be monitored for the | | | | These then are just some of the effects of |
| whole time he is receiving treatment. A report | | | | ADHD drugs on children and I think it is high time |
| done in the Netherlands on 250,000 patients | | | | that more and more parents should be aware of |
| published its findings and stated that there were | | | | the alternative natural cures for ADHD which will |
| 'reasonably sure' that the threefold increase in | | | | pose absolutely no risk for their children. Why not |
| deaths from heart attacks was linked to the | | | | find out exactly what a homeopathic remedy is |
| taking of psychostimulant drugs such as | | | | and how it can control ADHD symptoms without |
| amphetamines. This study mostly concerned | | | | actually turning your child into a zombie. |