Runner.com wrote: Hello, We have a foster infant that was exposed to methamphetamine. She has been with us a year now and has a lot of medical problem (seizures, asthma, ear infections all the time). Her case is going to court soon and I would like any info I can get… Read more »
C and G K wrote: “I am a 48 year old attorney. Two and a half years ago, I was diagnosed with ADD and Narcolepsy, and have been taking Ritalin since that time…”
Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: Dear GK, There is a new, non-narcotic medication for narcolepsy (a real disease, presuming competent diagnosis). I believe the name of this drug is Provigil. It is new but your pharmacist or physician should be able to track it down for you. ADHD does not exist. See “Death by… Read more »
j @aol.com wrote: How can you say Adderal is addictive…
Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: There is an entire scientific literature that deals with the addictive potential of this and other Schedule II controlled substances. See the 1995 DEA Background Paper on Methylphenidate, which deals with this and similar drugs. Addiction is only one of the many brain and body ill effects,… Read more »
N @cs.com wrote: Are you familiar with Thom Hartman’s work? …
N @cs.com wrote: Are you familiar with Thom Hartman’s work? Particularly, the book, ADD: A Different Perception. It explains that “ADD” people are not the problem, our society is. Bonnie [Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: Bonnie, I am, Hartman is right. Here is the extent of the fraud made into business… Read more »
D A wrote: Have you had any dealings with Asperger Disorder for kids?
D A wrote: Mr. Baughman: Have you had any dealings with Asperger Disorder for kids. Thanks D A. [Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD: When a psychiatrist makes this or any diagnosis, they do so having done no examinations or diagnostic studies and having demonstrated no abnormalities. For this reason,… Read more »