Not true. Did you know that these conditions never existed before? Not only is it a psychological thing, believe it or not, the childs diet strongly affects his behavior. There is no case that there isnt a nutritional problem which is likely the initial cause.

I do not see a single use for this medecine other than to sell it and make money by the pharmacutical industry.



And thats also not true. Theres a lady who was diagnosed with aspergers disease, but she has been actually able to almost completely reverse it using her diet. You would not believe how the body responds when you give it the right fuel. Funny thing, she went on to get her Ph.D in psychology, and shes technically autistic.

Ya i know they are not actually meth, but they're closely related to it. In any case ritalin and adderall are both addictive and can be easily abused. I don't think we should be giving fairly potent drugs to elementary school kids because they'd rather be playing than studying at 10 years old.

So full of fail. I have a sister with a learning disability and ADD and she gets straight A's because of her adderal. She also works very hard but it would not be possible without adderal.

ADD is not a made up illness lol......



This post was edited by Phisherman on Oct 21 2010 04:04pm

but its certainly a relatively new illness

No, it has always existed...



Amen, brother.

This post was edited by Phisherman on Oct 21 2010 04:14pm

Don't even try to assert a personal claim like that. There are so many factors that are contributing to that you simply cannot attribute it to a singlar thing. Also even if it is helping her, its still not treating the problem.




No its not, but it is one that is not only overly diagnosed, but also treated completely the wrong way. You would be shocked how much your diet can effect your brain function. I dont think i can advocate enough how much a strong diet and the right foods can effect a person.

Adderal may temporarly help and cover up some of the symptoms, but it in no way comes close to addressing the underlying cause of the problem in the first place, which is the goal of most people to resolve. This is a classic example of how the conventional medical community has a simple dogmatic approach to a complex problem.

And I also have a big problem with pathologizing psychological issues. This very easy leads to a self fullfilling prophecy and thus reaffirms the pathology.

Oh ok, so everyone who has ADD is really just addicted to junk food. Thanks for the info, Dr. Dumbass.

Sort of like cancer! i guess that is made up too.

dude wtf? you realize you're essentially comparing meth and heroin right? two completely opposite drugs.