Are Adhd Drugs Safe For Our Children
Recent findings into the prescription medication used to treat conditions like ADHD
are prompting serious medical concerns amongst medical experts, reports The Daily Telegraph. Of course as natural therapists we have long had concerns about these drugs that have had very little studies done on the potential and deadly side effects that these drugs can have.Leading Australian Child psychiatrist Dr Jon Jureidini, head of psychiatry at Adelaides Womens and Childrens Hospital, says he is worried by new figures showing an increase in psychotic episodes among children taking the medications. Dr Jureidini says it is questionable whether prescription drugs do much good for conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and little research has been done on their possible side-effects.
Childrens behaviour problems are generally a reaction to something thats happening inside them or outside them and I can almost always find a better explanation for whats going on than calling it ADHD, so the idea of whether to use drugs rarely arises, he said.
We doctors need to be much more cautious about prescribing them; we also need to be much more careful in our assessment of children with behavioural problems.
Here at Vitalchi Dr Jureidini comments come as a fresh breath of sanity! Of course children suffering behavioural issues have something going on for them. There are many factors that can contribute to behavioural problems in children. Including:
Food Sensitivities and Allergies
Chemical sensitivities
Emotional issues at home or at school
Undiagnosed hearing problems or sight problems
Undiagnosed learning difficulties
Poor brain integration
Nutritional deficiencies
Candida infections
Just to name a few
These drugs have been causing children as young as five to attempt suicide. The number of serious reactions to ADHD drugs has doubled in three years, now up to 827.
But the true extent of the side effects is unknown, with many doctors and parents under-reporting the impact, experts said.
I dont have children, and Im sure that at times children can become relentless and maddening even to the calmest of parents. But as a naturopath who works a lot with these kids, there is always a cause and always and answer, and for the sake of your childs physical and emotional wellbeing getting to the root cause of the problem makes logical sense.
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