Ritalin, The Wrong Choice

Over the generations, my parents caught a glance at the children, drew a picture of the unrecognizable family for their little angels, and smiled proudly with a sticker on the spelled paper. In retrospect, these constitute a good memory of the father or mother. Parents often overlook brothers and sisters' competition, the trittr of the awful two who kick the endless ritual of the ceremony before going to bed. Economic pressure. The kids

Ritalin (methylphenidate) is a mild central nervous system stimulant. In medicine, the main use of Ritalin is to treat attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although the mechanism of action of human beings is not fully understood, Ritalin may activate the awakening system of the brainstem and cortex, creating a stimulatory effect. Recently, the diagnostic frequency of ADHD has dramatically increased. More and more children and more and more adults are diagnosed with ADHD. According to DEA (Bailey 1995), Ritalin's prescription increased by over 600% over the past five years. Ritalin has a long history of side effects and the possibility of abuse, but it has great advantages for patients with ADHD

Ritalin and amphetamine enhance dopaminergic activity and reduce ADHD while increasing stereotype. Ritalin is a "preferred drug" for children of ADHD. Ritalin treatment brings many risks, some are obvious, others are hidden. Any child treated with Ritalin will change from the end of ADHD to a condition similar to schizophrenia. The most common symptom is allergic eyes (black circles under the eyes) and stuffy nose. From early childhood, children with ADHD often suffer from stuffy, recurrent episodes of middle ear infections and sleep disorders. Some people have more specific allergic problems such as eczema, hives and asthma, but most people have nonspecific symptoms that do not fit well-known allergic symptoms. Gastrointestinal disorders are common but may be sporadic and long-term normal - gas bursts leading to the list, swelling, pain - children with diarrhea, others tend to be constipated