Hallucinations Reported As Side Effect of ADHD Medication

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madinamerica
 Peter Simons
September 4, 2018

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https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/09/hallucinations-reported-side-effect-adhd-medication/

Hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms have been reported after methylphenidate (Ritalin) treatment for ADHD, according to a new study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. Erica Ramstad led the research at the Psychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.

A previous FDA report exclusively focused on published, pharmaceutical-industry-sponsored trials of stimulants, which the authors note were at high risk of bias (including under-reporting of adverse effects). Even this report noted the prevalence of psychotic symptoms among children taking methylphenidate and the complete absence of these symptoms in the placebo group.

The current study consisted of two Cochrane systematic meta-analyses—one focused on randomized clinical trials (RCTs), and the other including observational studies and reports from non-placebo-controlled trials. Cochrane systematic meta-analyses are designed to include all available data, not just industry-supported trials, and add a method for rating the risk of bias.

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Estimated prevalence of ADHD
https://www.addrc.org/adhd-numbers-facts-statistics-and-you/

ADHD: A Destructive Psychiatric Hoax
https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/10/adhd-destructive-psychiatric-hoax/

The Scientism of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/02/scientism-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/


quote from orig article

"The current analysis synthesized the data from 10 RCTs, 17 non-randomized studies, and 12 patient reports, for a total of 77,358 included patients. Most of the patients were in the non-randomized studies. Very few of the published studies on methylphenidate assessed for psychotic symptoms, so this research is based on those studies that did include this data.

Because the non-randomized studies only involve children taking the drug, there is no way to judge whether the drug caused the effect. Nonetheless, these studies can be used to estimate the prevalence of a symptom, and from these studies, the researchers found that approximately 1-2% of children who began taking methylphenidate then experienced psychotic symptoms as a reported adverse effect of the drug."


Withdrawal From ADHD Medications
http://psychroaches.blogspot.com/2017/04/withdrawal-from-adhd-medications.html