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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard anecdotally that some people think it shot their metabolism and lead to weight problems. Makes some sense. if your appetite is low on them and you aren't eating enough calories for a long period of time, your metabolism gets messed up.

Have also heard people complain by adulthood they habituated to it and could not keep going up in dose to it became somewhat useless.

If my kid ends up needing meds, I will probably avoid stimulants.[/quote]
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Stimulants are by far the safest, PP. Talk to your psych[/b].[/quote]

Not according to the physician we spoke with. There's a reason they are regulated. He said decades ago they used to say it's as safe as drinking coffee and that just isn't so. Some kids with real ADHD are forming addictions and abusing once on their own in college, etc. There also used to be this myth that only those qwith ADHD respond ideally to stimulants. Not true. Almost all of us would perform better on stimulants and reap benefits. These benefits can last for years on it and then eventually for some there is a point where the stimulants are useless, you have habituated, but you are mess off them and you cannot increase the dose because it's is not safe to do. Good luck getting all the facts. I am impressed with the study someone linked to earlier. It is a big risk to your career to research and try to publish studies that don't support use of meds like stimulants. [/quote]

You are wrong. I am a research scientist and have read the primary literature on this. Stimulants are far safer than other drugs currently used to treat ADHD. This is calculated in terms of frequency and gravity of side-effects of each type of medication. Simple and undeniable.

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