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| warnings about ADHD psychostimulants now that | | | | There are positive reviews on natural products |
| I have stopped being surprised or shocked. We | | | | for ADHD but they are rarely published because |
| never hear any negative reviews on natural | | | | they have no financial backing. Basically there are |
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| ADHD critics will sneer that very few conclusive | | | | There is no risk of drug abuse. There is no need |
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| also raise questions about the long term effects | | | | Look at the work done by Stephen Hinshaw of |
| of these remedies - this is laughable as there are | | | | UC Berkeley who is an ADHD expert. He studied |
| no studies done on the long term risks and | | | | attention deficit disorders in children who were |
| effects of ADHD psychostimulants. At least they | | | | prescribed Ritalin for a period of two years. |
| have not been published. | | | | These unfortunate children were an inch shorter in |
| Everybody seems to be getting on the ADHD | | | | height and weighed 8 pounds less than the |
| bandwagon. I am not talking just about doctors | | | | children who were not on medication ! That is |
| and pediatricians here but also parents and | | | | what they mean by \'stunted growth\'. The FDA |
| teachers. Some unscrupulous parents actually | | | | says more research needs to be done but that |
| WANT an ADHD diagnosis so that they can claim | | | | study was published five years ago, so the |
| government funds or even special facilities at | | | | stunted growth issue has been brushed under the |
| school such as one-to-one tuition or very small | | | | carpet. |
| classes. Teachers are setting themselves up as | | | | Most experts now recommend medication in |
| doctors and recommending parents to put the | | | | conjunction with psychotherapy, counselling or |
| ADHD child on Ritalin so there is no disruptive | | | | behaviour therapy. There is an issue here with the |
| behaviour in their classes. When the | | | | insurance companies so the cost of these |
| psychostimulants (Adderall, Metadate, Dexedrine | | | | treatments may be prohibitive. All the reviews of |
| and Cylert) do not work with some ADHD | | | | natural products for ADHD report that a |
| children, they are put on anti-depressants. | | | | homeopathic remedy is ideal in that it can be used |
| There are no negative reviews on natural | | | | in combination therapy and is perfectly safe, |
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| to :- insomnia, weight loss, stunted growth, | | | | process and also if the facility is FDA approved. |
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