[Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD:
K D wrote: Dr.Baughman, I have narcolepsy and was prescribed Ritalin. I only took it for a short time (2-3 months) because I hated it's effect on me. It made me feel awful. I don't see how children can take it. If I want to stay awake, my only choice is to take some sort of amphetamine because that is all the doctors will prescribe. Codeine has been proven to work for narcoleptics (and does for me and without making me feel awful). Doctors won't prescribe this because it is "addictive", but they'll prescribe speed without question and as much as you want. Why? Speed is highly addictive and has worse health consequences than codeine. Why do they push the speed? Please answer my question about this situation and what I should do. It is not only the children being poisoned by these drugs but sleep disorder patients as well. Thank you, K D (K****************.com) |
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