| I know a boy who was on several ADHD drugs | | | | they go. They will not reveal what these effects |
| for many years and he told me that he wished | | | | are which I find appalling. Just think that Ritalin has |
| he had never taken them. This boy then went off | | | | been on the market for over forty years and we |
| the drugs because he was getting pretty bad | | | | still do not know what the long term effects are ! |
| migraines and nervous tics. He still had some of | | | | Many parents are not really concerned though |
| the ADHD classic symptoms such as | | | | about ADHD medication side effects and they |
| hyperactivity and impulsiveness and felt that he | | | | want a quiet life. They dedicate all their attention |
| had got himself back. But the ADHD medication | | | | to trying to minimize the side effects of these |
| side effects had robbed him of a happy | | | | drugs at home instead of thinking of the real |
| adolescence. | | | | behavior problems which the drugs are not going |
| Look at the warning labels on any of the well | | | | to resolve anyway! They are in for a rude |
| known ADHD drugs such as Adderall, Cylert, | | | | awakening. They make sure that the tablets are |
| Ritalin and Vyvanse and you are most likely to be | | | | given with food so that stomach aches and |
| confronted with warnings about cardiac arrest, | | | | headaches can be avoided. They have to jump all |
| psychotic events, psychiatric problems and so on. | | | | sorts of hoops to make sure that healthy snacks |
| There may be other warnings on the information | | | | are provided because of the side effects on |
| sheet that might include loss of appetite, | | | | appetite. Then they have to invent routines for |
| restlessness, irritability, mood swings, insomnia and | | | | going to bed to get over the awful insomnia |
| hallucinations. It is true that any medication is going | | | | problem. It just goes on and on ! |
| to have a long list of side effects but the ones | | | | Now if parents were to consider (without any |
| caused by ADHD medications seem to be more | | | | bias) a homeopathic remedy for ADHD, they |
| alarming than most, especially as we are dealing | | | | would learn quite a few things which they did not |
| with children's brains that are developing and will | | | | know about. The effects of these remedies , if |
| go on developing until they are about 25! | | | | combined with ADHD behavioral therapy, are just |
| The short term side effects of ADHD medication | | | | as effective as ADHD meds and there are no |
| are listed but what about the long term effects? | | | | side effects and the health risks are non-existent. |
| There is very little data about this which is quite | | | | Choosing a remedy like this saves you loads of |
| alarming. We know from the warning boxes on | | | | time which you can spend with your child and you |
| these medicines that there could be long term | | | | need never worry about the awful side effects |
| effects on the developing brain but that is as far | | | | of ADHD medications which are so alarming. |