2007-03-02 01:54:00 · 5 answers · asked by Lids 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
With pretty much all psychotropics you get dry mouth, sometimes stomach upset (though not so much with stimulants I think). The biggest problem I know of is sleep disruption - like people who drink coffee too late at night, if you take the pills too late it can be hard to sleep. Personally I find this difficult to understand, as I can drink as much coffee as I like and take as much Dexamphetamine as I like whenever I like and it doesn't alter my sleep pattern at all - if anything the calming effect of the latter actually helps me sleep. (But then I started taking Dex at 27, so it might be very different for children.) This "opposite" reaction to stimulants seems to run very much through my family along with ADHD - pseudoephedrine has a similar effect in me to that of Valium in "normal" people, whereas give me Valium and I'm bouncing off the walls.
Hope all this helps.
2007-03-02 02:08:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would think either addiction, or if the child is misdiagnosed (or even if not but the body doesnt respond well to the medicatioin,) has the wrong effect on the body. For example, ridilin which is used for add/adhd, is like speed to anyone else. The problem with some people that have this disorder is that their body has an opposite effect with certain stuff...caffiene is something that would normally wake someone up and give them energy while someone with this disorder may get tired from the intake...therefore something like speed calms them down.
2007-03-02 02:11:39 · answer #2 · answered by Lenna O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One problem is that they see no problem in taking pills and it could pave the way to drug abuse in the future (but this lacks the causal relationship).
Addiction is always a concern
2007-03-02 01:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is anphetaimne based. So that open up a whole lot of controversary. Gotta be careful!!!
2007-03-02 02:08:43 · answer #4 · answered by Belle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do know that for me cause whan i was on it when i was little for some reason it kept me up at night i dont know if it was wearing off or what but all i know is it kept me up at night and i ate alot
2007-03-02 02:02:59 · answer #5 · answered by BULLETwithaNAME 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋