JP> JP>Ritilin is not addictive, allows children to integrate better into
JP> JP>social situations and control their aggressive behavior.
JP> JK> By making zombies out of them?  That is not integration into social
JP> JK> situations as far as I am concerned.  The same effect can also be
JP> JK> obtained by tying the kid up and gagging him or her.
JP>Zombie???  I don't think so.  A bit more subdued than normal, but no
JP>zombie.
According to two adults who are recovering alcoholics today, they were
given the stuff as children for their hyperactive behavior and it turned
them into zombies.  They have no use for it today for anyone.
  I know that if the dosage is too high, it can make the kids
JP>a bit quieter than I would like to see.  For this reason I would
JP>like to see ritilin in a greater range of dosages so that the effect
JP>can be better controlled. Instead of 5 and 10 mg perhaps supply them
JP>in 2 mg increments.  I have seen the too little too much in my son.
Your son may mot be at risk for alcoholism and I don't have any
experience in dealing with this type of child.  There is a lot more I
would like to know about the use of other, more alternative therapies,
but that would mean learning a lot more than I chose to study at this
time of life.
JP> JK> Perhaps it JP> JP>is a shot in the dark but until we learn more
about the cause of JP> JP>AD(H)D and find better drugs, are you really
willing just to hang JP> JP>these kids out to dry.
I DON"T WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH KIDS WHO ARE NOT AT RISK FOR
ALCOHOLISM.  Period.  Do you understand this?
My quarrel is with those who will not take the time to make a
differential diagnosis between those who are and those who are not at
risk. And treat them accordingly.
Children at risk for genetic alcoholism need someone who understands
this problem.
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