ADHD: Big Pharma’s Answer for When Johnny Won’t BehaveThough Mrs. Jones probably has the best of intentions, what this means is Johnny has a very good possibility of being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disease, or ADHD. The disturbing fact is despite the what the Doc says, he may not actually have it. Approximately one million American children may have been diagnosed with ADHD based on behaviors like Johnny’s. This indicates a stark rise in diagnoses. Though his behaviors are characteristic of ADHD, they are also characteristic of immature children who have the misfortune of being the youngest in their class. If their fellow classmates are as little as eight months older, they will appear to be much more mature by comparison. This means often the immaturity of younger children is incorrectly diagnosed as ADHD. Big Pharma’s solution. Diagnosing ADHD is a subjective procedure. There isn’t a medical test for ADHD - being diagnosed relies largely on teachers’ evaluations. The evaluation process involves filling out very long and detailed forms that help describe behavior. Then another evaluation takes place at the doc’s office. After that, guess what generally happens? The doc prescribes a tablet to “fix” the problem. Behavior modifying treatments like Ritalin™ are often the prescribed to make children more manageable. This is alarming because we don’t know the long-term effects of such stimulants. In addition, according to Science Daily, these wrong diagnoses waste up to $500 million a year and $80 million to $90 million of that is paid by Government. All of this waste goes to medicine that isn’t needed in the first place. The dangers of behavior-modifying treatmentss. Treatments such as Ritalin™, Concerta™, Adderall™, and Strattera™ are the conventional medicines of choice for managing ADHD. Some contain psychostimulants similar to the compounds found in coke or amphetamines. For that reason, it’s not uncommon for students from middle school to college to sell them to their peers. Getting a hold of them is as easy as getting any street medicine. And they can be just as addictive. Brain imaging shows Ritalin™ reacts chemically in the brain just like smoked or injected coke behaves. The horror of this is America is creating a generation of medicine addicts, setting these children up for addictions simply because they don’t act their age. It’s very possible other children exhibiting signs of ADHD don’t need treatments to turn their behavior around. More than likely, proper nutrition will make a world of difference in the way control their own behavior. If you’re a parent and you feel your child has been improperly diagnosed with ADHD, empower yourself with the facts before you allow your child to receive addictive prescription medicine. Keep in mind that a child that really has ADHD will exhibit the symptoms around that clock – that means at school and at home. If he or she is hyperactive only at school, the problem isn’t ADHD. It may be something as simple as being 5 years old in a class of mostly 6 years old. You have the absolute say in what happens to your child. |
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To your health and well-being, 
Sylvia Anderson Insiders Health |