Brain Tumors and medication?
Got your attention didn't I ?? Actually this is not about ADHD meds. But allergy meds.
Antihistamine use tied to Brain Tumors
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/120/113896.htm
given the correct spin, Alarmists could make this a horrible dangerous drug.
I am being a bit sarcastic here.. My post for today is simply another rant and musing of medical treatment. All medicines have risks. The trick is measuring the risk against the benefits. I am a healthy ADDult. I have allergies, I take medication for them.. I now have possible risk for a brain tumor.. The likelihood that I get one is pretty nil.
At the same time, I am a healthy Adult, I have ADD. I take medication for it... I now have a possible risk to my heart.. But I have the best blood pressure and heart Rate for a woman of my age... The likelihood that I have a heart attack or stroke is pretty nil.
I choose the risks for the quality of life benefit. Without my allergy medication, I have been known to sneeze up to 36 times in a row! I am NOT kidding!! My family has actually counted!! Being tired all the time, feeling like I have a constant cold.. ewww.. its terrible. My day to day life is much better taking that Claritin.
Without my ADD medication, I am depressed, think I"m stupid, disconnect my self from others, get bombarded with too much at the same time.. I get so overwhelmed. I live life more fully with the aid of the metadate.
Do I need it all the time? Well, no.. not when I have no responsibilities.. but can you find a full time working mom with no responsibilities lately? We go 24/7 !
There are days when I skip just to make sure I'm not dependent.. I can usually accommodate my rightbrained style for a while.. but after a bit, it just gets too blasted difficult, and I slip back into all my ADD behaviors..
One day maybe they will find a cure for the negative traits of ADD.. till then, I'll eat healthy, watch my BP and stay under my Dr's supervision to minimize the risks of any prescribed medications that I have found necessary to put in my body.
My rant for the day ;)
Antihistamine use tied to Brain Tumors
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/120/113896.htm
given the correct spin, Alarmists could make this a horrible dangerous drug.
I am being a bit sarcastic here.. My post for today is simply another rant and musing of medical treatment. All medicines have risks. The trick is measuring the risk against the benefits. I am a healthy ADDult. I have allergies, I take medication for them.. I now have possible risk for a brain tumor.. The likelihood that I get one is pretty nil.
At the same time, I am a healthy Adult, I have ADD. I take medication for it... I now have a possible risk to my heart.. But I have the best blood pressure and heart Rate for a woman of my age... The likelihood that I have a heart attack or stroke is pretty nil.
I choose the risks for the quality of life benefit. Without my allergy medication, I have been known to sneeze up to 36 times in a row! I am NOT kidding!! My family has actually counted!! Being tired all the time, feeling like I have a constant cold.. ewww.. its terrible. My day to day life is much better taking that Claritin.
Without my ADD medication, I am depressed, think I"m stupid, disconnect my self from others, get bombarded with too much at the same time.. I get so overwhelmed. I live life more fully with the aid of the metadate.
Do I need it all the time? Well, no.. not when I have no responsibilities.. but can you find a full time working mom with no responsibilities lately? We go 24/7 !
There are days when I skip just to make sure I'm not dependent.. I can usually accommodate my rightbrained style for a while.. but after a bit, it just gets too blasted difficult, and I slip back into all my ADD behaviors..
One day maybe they will find a cure for the negative traits of ADD.. till then, I'll eat healthy, watch my BP and stay under my Dr's supervision to minimize the risks of any prescribed medications that I have found necessary to put in my body.
My rant for the day ;)
posted by sher at 6:52 PM
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