Posted by War-Face on November 14, 2007, at 20:53:25
In reply to Re: Cardiovascular toxicity of stimulants, posted by linkadge on November 14, 2007, at 15:53:09
> At lot passes the radar on the premise that psychiatric problems justify harsh treatments.Amen to that.
With regard to Ritalin, it just FEELS bad for the body when using it. I had chest pains for most of the time I took it. You always hear stories about millions of people taking it, some for 30 or 40 years, without any serious health problems. I have to think however that the longterm effects over a large sampling are mostly unknown. At the same time, my ADD is really lousy without Adderall for the past month.
I suppose we all need to weigh our own potential risks and benefits from every medication. But of course, this presumes that potential risks are being fully disclosed to the drug consumers, even if actual risks are not fully understood. I fear that average consumer of psychopharmas doesn't really understand the risks to rationally make the decision for themselves, either because of the lack of disclosure of known risks, or because of lack of research or data collection on a drug's use history.
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