Guest guest Posted February 17, 2002 Report Share Posted February 17, 2002 RITALIN – What are we doing to our KIDS ??!! What are WE doing to the Nervous System & Brain of our KIDS??!! America is Raising Up a Generation of Young people that will break Historical Records in Sickness, Disease and Legal Drug Addiction!! Info from www.pdr.net Big RED Book, PDR - Physicians Desk Reference. RITALIN – Hydrochloride !! It is a stimulant to the Central Nervous System. The mode of action in man is NOT Completely Understood (Man plays god too much??), but Ritalin PRESUMABLY activates the Brain stem arousal system and cortex to produce its stimulant effect. WARNINGS!! RITALIN should NOT be used in children under six years, since safety and efficacy in this age group have NOT been established. Sufficient data on safety and efficacy of Long-Term use of Ritalin in children are NOT yet available. ADVERSE REACTIONS!! Nervousness and Insomnia are the most common adverse reactions but are usually controlled by reducing dosage and omitting the drug in the afternoon or evening. Other reactions include Hypersensitivity (including skin rash, urticaria, fever, arthralgia, exfoliative dermatitis, erythema, etc. etc. etc. etc.) In children, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, weight loss during prolonged therapy, insomnia, and tachycardia may occur more frequently; however, any of the other adverse reactions listed above may also occur. A Message from PHIL Donahue!! “America has a Drug problem, but it’s not the one you think. We are one of the Biggest Drug consuming countries in the world – of Prescription Drugs, over-the-counter Drugs, Legal Drugs. The Druggies in our culture are Not necessarily the 17-year-olds you imagine. They’re our Parents, our Grandparents, US! …†What does the WORD have to say?? Revelations 18:23b “…Your merchants (America??) were the world’s great men. By your “Pharmakeia†(Pharmaceuticals - DRUGS) all the nations were Led Astray.†Revelations 21:8 “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice “Pharamakon†(Pharmacist – Druggist) the idolaters and all liars—their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. ...†Will we “Say NO to Drugs†??!! Will we Listen & Learn this ONE Divine Health Principle?? Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals - do NOT promote Health!! They Cover Up the SYMPTOMS, they Never Deal with the CAUSE and the RESULT is a Shorter Life Span with more Sickness and Disease!! >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2002 Report Share Posted February 18, 2002 Good afternoon to all!! I am responding to the post here about ritalin and what it is doing to our children. I too at one time thought how wrong it was to given a child such drug. Well,... I now work at a school for troubled children. The " troubles " range from conduct disordered children to organically mentally ill children. I have to say in defense of the drug... I have seen children that were not learning... NOT because they didn't want to... But they couldn't due to hyper activity....... many are very distraught children coming from dysfunctional homes. Their hyper activity is a learned response from several abuses than have went on in their lives ... some are just having a chemical imbalance ... WHATEVER the reason. I have seen miracles taken place when these children have been given this drug. I have literally seen children that couldn't sit still ... bouncing off the walls ... come down after 15 minutes of ingesting this drug, sit in there seats and LEARN!!!!! I know if given the option of to take this drug or to have some other way of dealing with this behavior. Well, please enlighten the powers that be. For nothing has helped these children as this has. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2002 Report Share Posted February 19, 2002 Hello Debbie, I can agree it may have worked for many and I can also say that my stepbrother never got better just worse. He was on Ritalin all of his child hood, I seen a child that was maybe not doing the things that teachers and parents hated, but I also seen a child that was not being himself. When he hit the teenager stage he then started getting even worse, even selling the Ritalin. I am sad to say that he is now in Jail. Good experience makes you feel the way you do, bad experience from what I seen make’s me feel the way I do. When you look back in History, think of some people that are famous today that should have been on Ritalin???? I can think of many like my favorit actor Robin Williams. I don't think that Ritalin should be the cure all choice for Add/Adhd. I laugh expecially at those who give there child Ritalin and still don't do any changes to there eating habits of those harmful foods that cause even more impalance in the brian, diet should be the first alternative. Kevin Gagnon Peaches14845 wrote: Good afternoon to all!! I am responding to the post here about ritalin and what it is doing to our children. I too at one time thought how wrong it was to given a child such drug. Well,... I now work at a school for troubled children. The " troubles " range from conduct disordered children to organically mentally ill children. I have to say in defense of the drug... I have seen children that were not learning... NOT because they didn't want to... But they couldn't due to hyper activity....... many are very distraught children coming from dysfunctional homes. Their hyper activity is a learned response from several abuses than have went on in their lives ... some are just having a chemical imbalance ... WHATEVER the reason. I have seen miracles taken place when these children have been given this drug. I have literally seen children that couldn't sit still ... bouncing off the walls ... come down after 15 minutes of ingesting this drug, sit in there seats and LEARN!!!!! I know if given the option of to take this drug or to have some other way of dealing with this behavior. Well, please enlighten the powers that be. For nothing has helped these children as this has. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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