Posts Tagged ‘Stimulant’
The Ritalin Fact Book: What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Adhd And Stimulant Drugs
Review
Author Peter Breggin doesn’t try to hide his opinion: the introduction to The Ritalin Fact Book clearly states, “This book is written from a viewpoint that is critical of stimulant drugs and their prescription for “attention deficit hyperactive disorder.” As a medical expert in legal cases against pharmaceutical companies, Breggin has access to information many doctors have never seen, and what he presents is frightening. After a vivid and harrowing tale of a young man placed on numerous medications that only compounded his problems, Breggin dives into several fairly technical chapters concerning the effects of stimulating drugs on children and how they can actually cause psychiatric disorders. He…
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The Ritalin Fact Book: What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Adhd And Stimulant Drugs
Review
Author Peter Breggin doesn’t try to hide his opinion: the introduction to The Ritalin Fact Book clearly states, “This book is written from a viewpoint that is critical of stimulant drugs and their prescription for “attention deficit hyperactive disorder.” As a medical expert in legal cases against pharmaceutical companies, Breggin has access to information many doctors have never seen, and what he presents is frightening. After a vivid and harrowing tale of a young man placed on numerous medications that only compounded his problems, Breggin dives into several fairly technical chapters concerning the effects of stimulating drugs on children and how they can actually cause psychiatric disorders. He…
Buy The Ritalin Fact Book: What Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Adhd And Stimulant Drugs at Amazon
Why Is The Treatment For Adhd A Stimulant Drug?
Hello!! we are trying to calm my stepson down not give him a drug to make his hyperactivity worse. He has been prescribed Certera which is a stimulant. I have read the drug produces a chemical change in the brain to help with the imbalance. I understand that but the biggest side effect of the drug is hyperactivity. Am I the only one who thinks this is madness?