warnng about the new adhd drug!
By Lakota12
@Lakota12 (42600)
United States
September 4, 2009 5:05pm CST
DAnger dont let your kids take it.Do NOT use the new ADHD drug!
Intuniv – a new and different once-daily ADHD drug – just got approved by the FDA for use in children as young as 6. BIG mistake! This is drug is being marketed as the 'kinder, gentler' ADHD drug because it's not a controlled substance and it's not addictive. But what it is... is very dangerous for your child.
Here are nine very good reasons you should NOT give your child this drug:
It's only been tested for effectiveness in two short trials: one 8-week and one 9-week. No one knows if it will work after that. But everyone knows that ADHD is not an 8-week issue.
The two long-term safety trials lasted an average of 10 months.
Common adverse events, happening even at the lowest possible dose, include abdominal pain, sedation, dizziness, dry mouth, constipation, hypotension (very low blood pressure), loss of appetite, sedation, and somnolence (extreme sleepiness)
Children taking Intuniv are also at risk for bradycardia (dangerously slow heart rate) and syncope (fainting)
12% of subjects (on Intuniv) dropped out of the trials because of adverse events, three times as many as in the placebo group
In the short-term studies, a full 38% of patients suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness, now ya know that shouldnt happen!
In the long-term studies, 45% of the patients suffered from extreme sleepiness, 26% reported headaches, and 15% complained of fatigue
Some patients also reported psychiatric disorders, like anxiety, agitation, depression, and nightmares be darned if I would give a kids any of this stuff!.
Less common adverse reactions reported by patients included sinus arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), atrioventricular block (a disruption in the impulse that regulates the heart), chest pain, increased urinary frequency, asthma, and elevated liver enzymes
Bottom line: Intuniv (and other pharmaceutical "solutions" for ADHD) can cause a great deal more harm than good for your child. But there are several safe, natural protocols that really can help... and you can learn more about them on the HSI website.
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5 responses
@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Sep 09
Thank you posting this discussion and warning about the potential harm this new ADHD medicine can cause. y daughter is 9 years old an takes medicine for her ADHD. She takes two different kinds and weare still trying to sort the right kind out. Iknow Concerta made her more aggressive and sent he through the roof. It had the complete opposite affect on her.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
5 Sep 09
I think by now you know how I feel about medications in general and it looks like the FDA is once more sleeping on the job and not testing medications out long enough--just wait, I bet soon we'll hear the FDA to reverse it's decision and take this medication off the market and a lot of class actions lawsuits will occur
@celticeagle (166026)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Sep 09
Thank you!! I appreciate you letting us know about this one. I remember when my daughter was said to be ADHD. I was given two options: [1] give her ridelon. [2] Restrict the amount of processed foods that she came into contact with. I chose the second one. I think it is all important to be proactive when comes to our health and that of our children and families.
@celticeagle (166026)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Sep 09
I am too. Later we found she is bi-polar. She went through a bad time trying to find the right med. It seems to continually change. She is doing well after much strife.