Finally PROOF: ADHD causes suicidal thoughts!!
Sir Arthur C.B.E. Wholeflaffers A.S.A.
By Judi Ketteler
A new report from Australia is raising alarm about potentially
dangerous side effects of drugs used to treat ADHD. The report states
that 30 children have had suicidal thoughts (some attempting suicide),
while taking drugs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD), causing the National Health and Medical Research Council in
Australia to upgrade the guidelines for prescribing ADHD drugs, such
as Ritalin. A 7-year-old boy taking Ritalin attempted suicide, and an
8-year-old had hallucinations that spiders were crawling all over him,
reports "The Sydney Morning Herald." The same "Herald" article
reported that serious reactions from ADHD drugs had doubled within
three years in Australia.
ADHD drugs are closely regulated in the United States, but are widely
prescribed for kids. Ritalin (methylphenidate), Adderall
(amphetamine), and other drugs used to treat ADHD are stimulants,
which are thought to reduce hyperactivity and help children focus,
according to the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH). They
come with risks, however -- and that’s where the controversy ensues.
Known side effects for kids include decreased appetite, problems
falling asleep, tics and dampened emotional reactions (often called a
"flat" feeling). Since these drugs are stimulants, there are also
cardiovascular risks. For some kids, many pediatricians recommend that
you have an EKG for your child before he or she takes one of these
drugs.
Beginning in 2007, the FDA required warnings about side effects on
ADHD medications. In fact, risk of suicide is a stated side-effect of
the non-stimulant drug atomoxetine (Strattera). Studies have shown
that kids and teens who take this drug are more likely to think about
suicide than kids and teens who also have ADHD, but don’t take the
drug, the NIMH reports. The NIMH cautions that children taking this
drug should be very closely monitored.
The concern appears to be worldwide. A recent report from the Center
for Paediatric Pharmacy Research in London, published in the November
2009 issue of "Drug Safety," looked at almost 19,000 kids and teens
who took stimulants and/or atomoxetine from 1993 to 2006. While the
risk of sudden death (such as from cardiac issues) was low, they did
see an increased suicide risk. However, the study authors also pointed
out that other conditions, like depression, sometimes co-exist with
ADHD, so they couldn’t rule those out as contributing factors.
The suicide risk from any ADHD drug is rare, says psychiatrist Ned
Hallowell, M.D., founder of the Hallowell Centers in New York and
Boston and author of "Delivered From Distraction: Getting the Most Out
of Life With Attention Deficit Disorder" (2005). “If a drug changes
your child’s personality in any way, you stop it. Otherwise, these
drugs are safe when used properly,” he says. Hallowell appears to have
the balance of the current science on his side, but there are some
dissenting voices, such as Ithaca psychiatrist Peter Breggin, M.D.,
author of "Medication Madness" (2008) and the leading critic of the
use of psychiatric drugs in children. “Initially, these drugs make
children easier to manage in a classroom,” Breggin says. But they
reduce spontaneity, he adds, which can feel like depression for a kid.
He said that he sees this all the time and that, “It can be very hard
to monitor.”
Hallowell doesn’t agree. He does, however, feel that parents and
doctors should closely monitor children on ADHD drugs. And, given that
many pediatricians aren’t trained to deal with ADHD, he also
recommends seeing a child psychiatrist or someone with specific
training in treating ADHD.
http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/adhd/suicide-risk-drugs
abualmaty
hello really its something awfull , you know thinking of killing your
self, comefrom the emptyness of soul, spirt, living life with out
limitation, vanity of earthlessness
Twittering One
In ANY CASE, if you go the The Hallowell Center, and you DO feel some
adverse effects from your life and/or treatment, you'll have to PAY
for the phonecall to tell them ~ !