Posted by kazoo on February 29, 2000, at 1:47:54
> I want to know what the 4 amphetimine compounds are in this drug. I'm very appalled that anyone would prescribe such a powerful,addicting drug to anyone, much less children. I know that ADD and ADHD are significant disorders, but they are finding vision empairment as a link to this disorder. Before anyone jumps into this drug for their child, they should have their eyes checked. How can anything as strong as this drug, possibly be a safe thing to use? My nephew was on Ridalyn for 5 years, and when they had his eyes checked, got him glasses, they withdrew him from the medication. He is 12 years old now, and is functioning normally. The process of withdrawing him from the medication was amazing. To prevent him from going through a major withdrawal, and the side effects incurred, he was taken off slowly. It just made me sick to know that this young boy had to go through this unnecessary trauma because other alternatives weren't advised first. What I see with most parents, and school officials is that they see a child that is somewhat busy, and they immediately jump to the ADD diagnosis. Please people, wake up! Does every busy, curious child have to be hooked on unnecessary, habit forming drugs because this is the only approach available?
Golly, gee, in the last millennium I asked this very same question about vision problems associated with Ritalin, and no one seemed to know.
The problem started when a friend's son (9 year old boy) started complaining about his eye sight. When taken to an eye doctor, it was found
that he needed glasses, and the the doctor said that there WAS a vision side effect to Ritalin. However, when the parents queried the boy's
regular doctor, he threw a fit saying that was ridiculous. So, whom do these poor parents believe?
Kazoo
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