Hidden dangers ADHD medications have on patients About 4 million kids take prescription drugs for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) ( ADHD drug danger, 2006). Awareness is something that needs to be brought to everyone 's attention about what the side effects that using medication to treat ADHD can have on the patient. There are many different types of prescription drugs used to treat ADHD such as Adderall and Adderall XR, Concerta, Daytrana, Metadate CD and Metadate ER, Methylin and Methylin ER, Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Ritalin LA (Drug treatment for ADHD, N.D.). These medications can become very addictive and can have serious negative side affects. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) patients are always looking for a
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In one study, researchers tracked 1,357 children on the drug Strattera for 6 to 18 weeks. They reported five cases of suicidal thinking, including one suicide attempt, compared with zero cases among the 851 patients taking a placebo (ADHD drug danger, 2006). They may uncommonly cause negative changes in mood or behavior, including suicidal thoughts or actions (ADHD Medications, 2015). Atomoxetine is a drug that is used to treat children who live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is more commonly known as ADHD. This medication has been linked to such side effects as suicidal thoughts (Steve Williamson, 2015). In 2008, statistics showed that suicide was the third leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24, and the sixth leading cause of death among 5 to 14 year olds (Rosalyn, E., & Carson-Dewitt, B., 2015). Teens are especially vulnerable because their emotional state is already under a lot of stress and with a medication that alters the way they think it can compel them to have even more suicidal thoughts. Thoughts of suicide can easily lead to the actual commission of the action, or at least the attempt of it ( Steve Williamson, …show more content…
ADHD prescription medication delievers the recipient with more than just a clear mind and the recipient may not notice the dangers until it is too late to control. There are millions of people who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) everyday and the only relief is to take prescription drugs that all have different side affects. When the patient stops taking the prescription drugs then the symptoms come back. These drugs can be highly addictive and can lead to needing to take higher doses or needing to take different medication to acchieve the same feeling that they did in the beginning because their body eventually gets used to the drug and the drug is no longer as
In one study, researchers tracked 1,357 children on the drug Strattera for 6 to 18 weeks. They reported five cases of suicidal thinking, including one suicide attempt, compared with zero cases among the 851 patients taking a placebo (ADHD drug danger, 2006). They may uncommonly cause negative changes in mood or behavior, including suicidal thoughts or actions (ADHD Medications, 2015). Atomoxetine is a drug that is used to treat children who live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is more commonly known as ADHD. This medication has been linked to such side effects as suicidal thoughts (Steve Williamson, 2015). In 2008, statistics showed that suicide was the third leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24, and the sixth leading cause of death among 5 to 14 year olds (Rosalyn, E., & Carson-Dewitt, B., 2015). Teens are especially vulnerable because their emotional state is already under a lot of stress and with a medication that alters the way they think it can compel them to have even more suicidal thoughts. Thoughts of suicide can easily lead to the actual commission of the action, or at least the attempt of it ( Steve Williamson, …show more content…
ADHD prescription medication delievers the recipient with more than just a clear mind and the recipient may not notice the dangers until it is too late to control. There are millions of people who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) everyday and the only relief is to take prescription drugs that all have different side affects. When the patient stops taking the prescription drugs then the symptoms come back. These drugs can be highly addictive and can lead to needing to take higher doses or needing to take different medication to acchieve the same feeling that they did in the beginning because their body eventually gets used to the drug and the drug is no longer as