Teen Attention Deficit Disorder - They're Being Treated With Hallucinogens

What would you think if your child received advicemethylphenidates under brand names including
to "tune in, turn on, and drop out"? Would youRitalin and Concerta. Now to the stimulants add
think it was Timothy Leary, Ken Kesey and theanother potion from the class of legally approved
'Merry Pranksters' Haight-Asbury Bay hippies eraamphetamines under labels such as Dexedrine or
revisited?Adderall.
What would you think if your child's attention spanRitalin Side Effects. It's true that 70% or more of
issues were being treated by well-intentionedthe "standard population" will respond favorably to
district psychologists with a known hallucinogenRitalin for attention deficit and hyperactivity
from a mushroom called psilocybin?disorder. However, that leaves a "big chunk of
Think again, because that's almost the case instatistical change" or 20% or more of the same
many American schools, as the pharmacy kit-bagmedicated population that runs the risk of
opens further with speculative treatmentbecoming seriously and psychiatrically unglued by
therapies for teen attention deficit disorder. Widethe experience.
spread medication of American kids and adults is* Hyper-Nervous Jitters. Physical manifestations of
based on use of amphetamines and stimulants,Ritalin abuse can include profound states of
which in recent clinical research are shown toagitation and "jittery feeling". Doctor's response?
mimic some of the hallucinogenic properties ofTake another intervention drug or beta blocker
mushroom psilocybin.blood pressure med...so you now have two
Over 6 million Americans each day receivepowerful drugs interacting.
behavior modifying medications like Ritalin for* Irritability And Relapse Depression. As powerful
alleged attention deficit disorder. Perhaps no widerattention disorder meds wear off, people can
spreading trend, beyond over-budgeted andexperience anger, irritability and a form of
under-performing schools themselves, should'rebound' short-term depression. Solution? Other
cause parents to wonder than the medicating ofdrugs may be prescribed such as serotonin or the
teenagers in the pursuit of "normative standards".class of alpha agonist medications.
Straight Talk On Attention Disorder In Young* Stomach And Digestive Disorders And
People. Asking whether teens have attention spanHeadaches. It's a known fact that amphetamines
issues is like asking whether the Pope is Catholic?and stimulants, including Ritalin, can cause appetite
Of course they do...but it's a matter of degreesuppression. Solution? While avoiding Ritalin abuse,
when comparing "Jody can't concentrate on herusers may be asked to time their meds, in order
class work" to increasingly obtuse and theoreticalto "wear off" just before meal times. Other Ritalin
concepts of the "normative standard" for teens.users experience stomach irritability that takes
Here's the current list of "usual suspect"months to control, accordingly are instructed to
symptoms to look for if you think your child may"take your meds with your meals".
have attention deficit disorder. He'll be fidgety,* Sleeping Disorder. "Short" and "long" acting
squirmy, evidencing low concentration, bored,stimulants remain neural-blockers, not matter
unable to complete assignments, forgets whatwhich way you look at it. Not surprisingly, the
was taught in class.chemically induced stated of "controlled
Psychiatric Meds - Anti Depression And Antistimulation" carries some unwanted baggage, such
Anxiety... Once you "prime the pump" andas sleeping disorders. Reduced meds may be a
commence use of neural-blockers you're playing inpartial solution.
a complex arena. 4 million miles of nerve fibers* Increased Blood Pressure And Blood Glucose.
are imbedded within your brain's neuralBorderline diabetics may trigger adult onset
architecture of over 10 billion cells. Is it anydiabetes due to elevated blood glucose. Similarly,
wonder that "psychiatric theory" comes unstuckthese stimulants and amphetamines meds
in the "reality" of this complexity and thestimulate all sorts of metabolic activity, including
necessary uniqueness of each person?blood pressure.
Stimulants And Amphetamines - Major Chemical* Nervous Tics Exacerbated. If a patient normally
Interventions. Remarkably, a clinically observedexhibits the sort of patterned nervousness and
"over-active" child showing alleged attention deficit"tics", then these drugs will amplify these tics as
hyperactivity disorder receives mood-alteringwell as the underlying attention span disorder
powerful stimulants from the class known ascomplex.