Growth Stunting ADHD Medications

Growth Stunting ADHD Medications

These are 3 major findings from an ADHD Treatment Study that are truly shocking:

1. When using 10mg for at least 180 days, growth was stunted 2 inches!

   Growth being stunted by 2 inches may not seem like a big deal. They are just 2 inches shorter, but there is a deeper issue here. Why were the kids in this study averaging 2 inches shorter than the control group? Where are growth hormones? In the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus at the base of the brain.
   This study was testing with Methylphenidate, otherwise known as Ritalin. Ritalin affects the brain in more ways than calming someone down or giving more focus. It affects the entire brain and hinders the natural functioning.

2. As symptoms persist into adulthood, the symptoms were worse than ever before.

   An ADHD brain pattern is a pattern. This pattern is not something you grow out of. This is a neuro-developmental issue. An unhealthy brain pattern continues to be unhealthy and often becomes more dysregulated as you age. The pattern does not go away with time. Changing the brain is the only way to redirect a dysregulated brain pattern.

3. Medication is not taken consistently.

   Many kids do not take medication regularly because of how it makes them feel. Children being aware of how medication adversely affects them is heartbreaking. Covering symptoms is not fixing anything. Through neurofeedback, symptoms are changed because the brain is being changed, not being covered up.

Sources: Dr. David Rabiner, Child Clinical Psychologist from Duke University (www.sharpbrains.com), National Institute of Mental Health, and Trish Leigh, BCN (https://leighbrainandspine.com/about/the-science/).