My two kids would have been on those horror drugs if I sent them to public schools (didn't have the money to think about private schools) when they were young! They were very active but loving children and in order to give them a better future, I home schooled them. They both graduated from college at the age other kids are entering college and went to prestigious graduate programs. Home school your children if you truly love them! Children need to be children, they can't be forced to sit like adults. They need to run, jump, climb trees, play in snow, dive in leaf piles, scream on swing . . . ! And good nutrition is also vital!
@sl5311
3 жыл бұрын
Wait until they're married and have kids. Your adjustments will no longer work. It is a physical measurable disorder in the brain. *You can only bend your environment so much, until you can't anymore.* Drugs are not 'horrors.' Being untreated and feeling like you can't learn is the real horror. Not being able to handle the demands of adult life are horrors. Don't throw out all medical like it is worthless. Each year that goes by they discover more of the cause of this-genetics. Go to this website: ADHDgene www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3245028/
@masonharris6648
3 жыл бұрын
Lul
@valeriabustos4100
2 жыл бұрын
@@sl5311 yes but adhd could also be lessened by lifestyle habits changes such as exercise, healthy eating, and certain supplements… going unmedicated isn’t an automatic fail in life. There is still other routes you can take… you could even choose to medicate periodically if you fear long term consequences. But there is many therapies and ways to help it.
@sl5311
2 жыл бұрын
@@valeriabustos4100 I know where you are coming from. I spent decades trying to treat it without meds. Now that I am on meds I am sad I didn't start when I was young. I wasted a lot of my life.
@valeriabustos4100
2 жыл бұрын
@@sl5311 which med did U find most effective ?
@beatrizrodriguez7465
Жыл бұрын
This was the information I have been longtime looking for. I was forced by a private school to put my child under medication, otherwise he will be expelled by the school. The principal and some teachers were advocating us about the huge benefits of putting our child under psychostimulant medication using not only the arguments about the benefits but also about the risks that we would make our child to undergone if we refused to medicate him. I could only rely on my maternal instinct to resist to such a pressure and remain convinced that the drug will not bring any benefit to our son, but even worse, it will disturb things in his life that were working well (sleep, growth and eating). Finally, this documentary was a relief. Many thanks to Robert Whitaker for having shading light on this important topic and bringing the scientific evidence about the long-term effects of the psychostimulant medication that are concealed to the ones who will bear the effects of that medication.
@liz51765
8 жыл бұрын
Fabulous video. This confirms my intuition. That when you pump artificial neurotransmitter altering meds, the brain "adapts" and quits making what it normally needs. Do you have any videos that follow up regarding making environmental/dietary changes? I changed my child's learning environment, pulled him off meds, and are working hard on cleaner eating too. But you articulated the risks perfectly and how getting on the meds are like "getting married". Excellent presentation.
@estelled389
3 жыл бұрын
God bless you 🙏you are a beautiful mother. You have just saved your babies life .
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
2 жыл бұрын
Try MCT oil
@JCResDoc94
9 жыл бұрын
And if there wasn't a society, a competitive one, where people need degrees and jobs - you'd be right. But we have to live in that world, ergo it is a disorder. Unless you are rich.
@artherladett442
4 жыл бұрын
Precisely!
@filthyheathen
2 жыл бұрын
Someone didn't really listen to the whole of this lecture.
@blakedoyle7389
2 жыл бұрын
I don't know what to expect from this comment but I used to be on methylphenidate from 13 to about 18 and everything mentioned in this video was true i feel like im a recoverd crackhead I have no energy in the day and my lack of motivation is insane I push through and take vitamins and work out and do all the things to help but life is hard and I wish I never took them
@blakedoyle7389
2 жыл бұрын
After the first dose I stopped taking them to study it helped but the main reason I took them was because they made me feel amazing people would laugh at my jokes I was more confident in myself and I thought I could do anything now I don't talk to anyone I am scared for my future and I hate myself on a day to day basis I try news things from time to time like Journaling my feelings faking confidence and just about everything eles I can find but I still see no results I belive ill be like this the rest of my life and i wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy
@50newdude
2 жыл бұрын
Dude see if ur testosterone is good
@yokobyeol6255
Жыл бұрын
I started taking Strattera, which is a non stimulant, after i got diagnosed at 23 years old. And guess what. I have been at my worst with adhd before taking Strattera. Completely disconnected, fidgety, always missing appointments, low energy, falling asleep after completing a task i didn't wanna do. Always forgetting things, having big issues with emotional disregulation. Reminds you of something? ;)
@kathybehlen7088
2 жыл бұрын
had add my whole life. grew up small town 60s and 70s (female). never really had the h part altho very fidgety. found at young age that doodling and note taking helped me pay attention when difficult and being organized , making lists helped a great deal. ddnt even know what add was till I got to college, but dabbled with drugs and really clicked on amphetamines. made me feel like normal, but never got diagnosed till later in life. saw add in kids, but encouraged them to use coping behaviors, not drugs and they turned out pretty good. often questioned my decisions, but I guess it's a good thing I did what I did. I have known those heavy on the h part who were dysfunctional w/out the drugs. so hard to know. maybe better to err on side of no drugs.
@jaymcguigan2411
Жыл бұрын
He is not even close on behavior and how well the meds help a child. Even a teenager or young adults. Why would a parent give a medication to a child with these side effects. Ritalin can change a childs life. Prevent smoking, early sex, criminal activity.......the list goes on. They can improve the kids entire life. I do not know how long you can take them
@robertjkilgore
2 жыл бұрын
They don't tell you is the causation of "Disorders" like these? And others like autism?
@solomonKachi7000
2 жыл бұрын
I never realized it growing up but it makes your angry and have this motor in your mind when you dont manage it as an adult. Maybe kids shouldnt be medicated, not till adulthood or they need therapy and low doses
@yingyang1008
5 жыл бұрын
It's meth - grown adults take the same dose we give to children to party - it's insane to give this stuff to kids
@sl5311
3 жыл бұрын
Not meth. Poster doesn't want to learn. Skip to ADHDgene www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3245028/
@yingyang1008
3 жыл бұрын
@@sl5311 You are giving your child amphetamine every day Take a step back and think about that - seriously, your behavior is totally insane
@sl5311
3 жыл бұрын
@@yingyang1008 Little girl on the ground kicking and screaming is all I read
@yingyang1008
3 жыл бұрын
@@sl5311 sounds like you gave her too much meth
@kingpin1199
3 жыл бұрын
@@yingyang1008 sounds like you need to get your IQ tested
@estelled389
3 жыл бұрын
Robert Whitaker is a extraordinary human being. He has exposed the pharmaceutical industries heinous crimes against humanity, and all the Doctors that are turning a blind eye to this raping of one's mind . The only people that are mad at you for speaking the truth are those who are living a lie. Keep speaking the truth Robert Whitaker. God bless you 🙏🇦🇺
@thinkmackay8954
4 жыл бұрын
It is a huge crime (or it should be) to mentally medicate children, especially with taxpayer moneytary rewards to the lazy cruel parents. Is there anything more criminal?
@DanielAnderssson
4 жыл бұрын
Good parents don't let their kids take stimulants.
@kingpin1199
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanielAnderssson The parents should not allow children to use spectacles.
@theangriestoftabbies
Жыл бұрын
@@kingpin1199 hahaha found the pharma bot. They didn’t program you to use the more colloquial form of glasses?
@sludgemouf780
Жыл бұрын
@@theangriestoftabbies are you retarded or are you just pretending to be?
@SLRist
6 жыл бұрын
For every drug there are always contrarian skeptics like this who make themselves lucrative speaking and book publishing circuits out of some cod science which sounds superficially plausible.
@MagicNate
5 жыл бұрын
A dismissive ad-hominem is not an argument. You consider Allen Frances (chair and editor of DSM 4) a contrarian skeptic as well? He's saying the same thing.
@chamade166
4 жыл бұрын
Nate Nygren it’s parents emotionally invested in the decision to give speed to their kids or dogma following average doctors.
@sl5311
3 жыл бұрын
@@MagicNate Dismissive ad-hominem. Did you learn that on a Fox News website? Wow, pick out the .5% saying something and create a "side." What is that, a straw-man? You tell me.
@sl5311
3 жыл бұрын
@Chris Goddamn religion like creating the germ theory, right? Ok. You aren't wearing a mask I presume? Ok, My time is being wasted here.
@yingyang1008
3 жыл бұрын
Its meth
@CanadianBOT99
3 жыл бұрын
this guy has no business interpreting studies. This has blatant bias if you look up the studies for yourself. He has a vested interest in selling a book and good for him but take this with a grain of salt, look at both sides and look at the studies for yourself. Don't listen to ZEALOTS.
@dapoodusanya1232
3 жыл бұрын
Are you a victim of psychiatric rabbit hole?...😂😂
@yingyang1008
3 жыл бұрын
"He has a vested interest in selling a book" and pharma has a vested interest (and billions of lobbying and advertising dollars)to make you buy their drugs
@sl5311
3 жыл бұрын
@@dapoodusanya1232 Most of us are empowered by dealing with reality. ADHDgene: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3245028/
@dapoodusanya1232
3 жыл бұрын
@@sl5311 This is just an article which is not based on scientific evidence. 5% ADHD cases in the world...really?! Where did they gather there information from in Asia, South America and especially Africa. I am from African, nobody has all these fallaciuos disorder and nobody takes medications for what doesn't exist. Wake up!!
@dapoodusanya1232
3 жыл бұрын
Prove him wrong with facts.
@ginaadorno2036
5 жыл бұрын
This is horrifying for all the wrong reasons. Please look up the studies he mentions before believing what he says because he completely misrepresents them. I looked up the OHSU study as I found his claim surprising and interesting and the one he said “they were looking to see if this drug is helping these kids at all” was actually a COMPARATIVE study among different drugs already known to be effective, it was not in any way determining efficacy for stimulants in general. The quote was acknowledging a lack of research on comparisons, not efficacy. He either doesn’t know how to read research and is making bank on it, or worse - does know and is deliberately misleading people to sell his books, which would harm children and adults for whom the medication could be helpful or life-changing. I was hoping to hear some good solid arguments on the downsides of medication but after fact checking him, I find it difficult to believe anything he says.
@yingyang1008
5 жыл бұрын
It's giving meth to children based on a subjective questionnaire - what negatives don't you understand about that???
@newlifestartsnow4444
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing the due diligence. My radar went of when I started to realise how one-sided his narrative was. He also took a quote from Dr Russell Barkley who absolutely believes in medication for ADHD. I have only recently been diagnosed with ADHD at the tender age of 52 and have been trying to learn as much about it as I can. My impression is that given the prevalence of it even in adulthood, some scientists suggested it is a trait that is selected for. So, one has to ask the question what is it's purpose? I would suggest that the school system is set up for teaching neurotypicals and severely disadvantagesanyone who is different. If ADHD is a trait which is selected for then there clearly need to be different modes of teaching affected children. So, while I am not an advocate for medicating children for ADHD, this guy is making it sound like medication shouldn't be a treatment option. I'd like this guy to walk in my shoes for 52 years and see how demoralizing and fatigueing this condition is and then see whether he still has the same opinion about medication.
@sl5311
5 жыл бұрын
@@yingyang1008 Meth. lol Sure it is.
@yingyang1008
5 жыл бұрын
@@sl5311 Ritalin is Methylphenidate - it's meth
@JC-im1nf
5 жыл бұрын
Roginello 1 hey man it’s not bad I know it because that’s when I started taking it and my grades and productivity made a huge difference in school and I’ve taken it since I was ten and I’m 5,11” doesn’t stunt growth and helps focus on one thing for kids with mental illnesses don’t believe the internet if it works for him it works for him doesn’t work for everyone
@duckdom9965
Жыл бұрын
I strongly disagree. ADHD meds saved my life. I am doing so much better. I’m calmer. I have patience. I finally have a relationship with my family. I remember what I read. My mind doesn’t wander.
@jaymcguigan2411
Жыл бұрын
70% of unmedicated boys comprise the juvenile criminal system. I think the chances of a unmedicated ADHD girl is 100 xs greater. The symptoms are improved. The 2 main components of ADHD are emotional and impulse irregululation .
@billybandyk0720
Жыл бұрын
Mr. McGuigan; the "treatment" (euphemism 4 medication) designed 4 ADHD actually AGGRAVATES THE CONDITION!!!!! Initially; it may provide "benefits" but if taken ovr a lifetime; the adverse effects do override the "benefits" (the proof's been out there but was SQUELCHED prior 2 approx 2018).
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
4 жыл бұрын
I am managing without meds I think I am going to leave it that way.
@thinkmackay8954
4 жыл бұрын
There are so many things in life you can do to get yourself well: food, enough nutrients (ENOUGH, not excess) for your body to function (most Americans lack vitamin D3 severely, magnesium, etc and some vital minerals our body needs but can't make like selenium in Brazil nuts) and make yourself good at some thing, reading history . Pharmaceutical products are no different from McDonald's hamburgers, the more we are enticed to eat, the more money for them! Always ask why, and follow the money. Think for yourself! Remember what the Greek sages said: Everything moderato, nothing in excess!
@unikuadam6035
2 жыл бұрын
I’m done ! Benn using them too long - I’m scared to lose my mind!
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
2 жыл бұрын
I should have elaborated a bit more I am certainly covering myself on vitamin D and Omega 3 by taking fish oil. I am taking a table spoonful of MCT oil with my breakfast which to me feels like meds. The issue I have with meds is the brain gets used to them then if you run out you dip down and feel worse. Check out polyunsaturated oil on the What I've Learned channel quite shocking.
@JoannaBorne
2 жыл бұрын
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: this is not med advice. This is my personal experience and how I feel. Fact: I’ve taken (generic version) of Concerta for 3 years How I feel: before taking it…I used to have a strong faith, sense of peace, my flaw was I was just tired a lot. So that was my answer… now I feel disconnected I don’t know where my faith went or how to feel anything again, I just feel sad. Like all the time. Maybe it’s time to go off of this.
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
2 жыл бұрын
Try MCT oil
@jolenereader1610
6 жыл бұрын
My son started on amphetamines at age 10. I would take him off every summer because I worried about his growth. But I noticed when I put him back on for the school year that his grades didn’t get any better. He was calm but not interacting or even felt present. When he got to age 14 he begged me not to put him on the medication again. He explained that he is not himself. He knew he was in the classroom but felt disconnected, not apart of himself. Not feeling, just watching. He would watch other’s and try to be like them because he knew he wasn’t normal but wanted to be. He felt suicidal because no one saw him anyway. As a parent I had no idea this was happening to him. He seemed calm, was naturally always kind and loving. He has been off his pill’s for 2 year’s now. He recently told me that he would not be bothered if any of his family died. He said, that he had been so isolated for so long that he doesn’t know any of us and doesn’t feel anything towards us. This was a frightening and bone chilling thing to hear. His grades have gone up and his confidence has improved. He is now able to talk to other kids and make friends. I hope as time goes on that we as a family be able to build a healthy loving relationship with him again.
@this1wisechic
6 жыл бұрын
You did the right thing by listening to your son
@debbies9838
5 жыл бұрын
Praying for you guys.
@yingyang1008
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's meth - grown adults take it party
@michaeljohnson2922
5 жыл бұрын
You also feel disconnected when you have ADHD.
@yingyang1008
5 жыл бұрын
@@michaeljohnson2922 adhd isn't a thing though
@unikuadam6035
2 жыл бұрын
I’m scared - I fall asleep - when off of them but it’s worth it- it makes me have anger issues too
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
2 жыл бұрын
MCT oil
@kathybehlen7088
2 жыл бұрын
wow. why is this not widely publicized?
@yokobyeol6255
Жыл бұрын
23 year old woman, diagnosed last month. Started Strattera, non stimulant. Experience before meds: Extremely fidgety, emotionally/ mentally disconnected in public places, emotional regulation difficulties, impulsive, forgetful. During primary school i had thoughts of hurting/punishing myself because of how bad my behaviour was and because i was highly perceptive, i couldn't unsee those feelings of not belonging and the "disgust" from my classmates. I never fitted. Also highly talented on both music and painting so that made the jealousy of my classmates worsen. During adolescence, i was extremely impulsive and during highschool I couldn't connect or make any friends. Always daydreaming, spacing out etc. No medication caused this to me. This video is celebrated mostly by people who don't really believe in ADHD and in the scientific methods and i dare say, are extremely suspicious in general.
@yokobyeol6255
Жыл бұрын
No amount of food and oils can fix the gap of dopamine and noradrenaline between your neurons. Being athletic, having good sleep and consuming fish oil have greatly helped me, but after some weeks, the anxiety kicks in again. Because these things improve my mood but can't fix the executive function difficulty of not being able to sit down and organise my fucking day. So when the effects of good diet and workouts wear off, the emotional disregulation kicks in HARDER.
@carolm3417
2 жыл бұрын
So how are the drugs working for all the adults getting diagnosed now? Like med and law students. I could have used some help lol.
@h.smeenk1273
3 жыл бұрын
where are the ufc fans?
@thinkmackay8954
4 жыл бұрын
Drug people to reduce crimes? What if the crime spike is the result of mental drug use?
@lolaispure4296
2 жыл бұрын
It IS the case.
@dr.davidgerstenaminoacidth2421
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. I took notes throughout. I wanted facts and figures to help me understand ADHD medications. Thank you for providing that.
@estelled389
3 жыл бұрын
Sir I admire you , every time I see a ethical Doctor I skip a heart beat ,in hope one day this madness will all stop . We look up to Doctors to help us not knowingly harm us for extra vacation money from big Pharma. God bless you Sir 🙏
@bobjary9382
2 жыл бұрын
Seconded. I know how busy doctors are and the medication mindset that is all encompassing with mental health, so it's really encouraging to hear you have an open and enquiring attitude. Bless B
@terriem3922
Жыл бұрын
Instead of analyzing by averages, maybe they should use several medians. Seems lazy to use averages, which might obscure important data near the median endpoints.
@Gman513
2 жыл бұрын
I'm an adult that has seen the horrors of prescription ADHD medications from a year of daily usage. I'm seeing global deficits including my cognitive functioning, my energy levels, mood stability, and also my memory. I've made much progress since I quit the medications 24 months ago and am still seeing improvements. I hope that if anyone is out there facing a similar decline in their functioning and reads this, they know they're not alone and that things get better. It will be an unbearably slow process, but if you can hang in there... There's hope.
@BGWee
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@elianeschlossberg984
8 жыл бұрын
is there a transcript for this video? thanks
@CarpeDiemColey
2 жыл бұрын
This video is profoundly disturbing. I’ve been sick to my stomach listening, but greatly appreciate the information presented. This video needs to be in every parent’s hands ASAP!
@handdrawnsquares
3 жыл бұрын
why don't they do scans before prescribing the drug and then after? this isn't a difficult medical practice to understand. how is it that the entire medical community can't do this simple thing. this will help to pin point the cause for brain differences. is it the disease or drug? When a so elemental a question isn't addressed in this simple manner how can we have confidence in our existing medical practices and operating philosophies?
@Baghdadbatterymusic
2 жыл бұрын
I had to get brain scans before and after lol chill
@Gman513
2 жыл бұрын
Because you can't follow a human around 24/7 and control their environment. Who is to say the differences aren't from one occurrence in their life/environment versus the medications
@justinward3218
2 жыл бұрын
I’m only about 10 minutes in, and having listened to a few dozen hours of Dr. Russel Barkley talks, it sounds like this doc is saying a bunch of stuff I’ve heard before, minus a few details, and therefore drawing different conclusions.
@utubeuserintheusa
2 жыл бұрын
I tried watching it too and this gentleman clearly is biased against standard treatments used in the US. I went unmedicated for the first 42 years of my life- it was mostly a nightmare and I never could understand why I was always falling behind everyone else/ screwing everything up. But for the grace of my Creator I may have died on many different occasions where life was too much for me. And for those that are skeptical about it being a European/ Western fake news, my uncle who likely had something similar to me had his life cut short before hitting 30 in a very poor part of the world. It can exist anywhere, that person you think is weird, a drunk or killed themselves because life was too much and no one understood... maybe they could have been saved if only their family had known and got them the help they needed. If you do not have ADHD go to Reddit to know what it's like- read the threads there to see what life is like for us. No one wants to switch jobs every other month and have bill collectors chasing them their whole life or have all their family so tired of bailing them out that shunning the problem child was their way of staying sane. It isn't just about concentration, for those that have it bad- their emotions are like a runaway train crashing through a town when it derails. Meds aren't going to help everyone, they certainly have not made me neurotypical, but I am not as close to being fired as I once was... for that I am grateful. May peace be with you all and be kind to one another. To the parents out there, bless you for your patience and love for your children .. as an ADHD'er most kids will not have ANY true friends to make them feel human, will be ridiculed as outcasts by classmates/ school staff and left behind unless you fight for them until they can do it for themselves.
@faitht3643
Жыл бұрын
@@utubeuserintheusa Whitaker is biased against psychiatric drugs based upon decades of researching clinical trials. As he explained in this interview, he originally thought the drugs worked and the chemical imbalance myth was true. But as he began to find out otherwise, he started doing more research and based upon evidence based science, he learned that they do not work and they actually cause the problem they attempt to fix. He has no skin in the game. He's not selling an alternative drug or treatment. He's trying to save people's lives. kzitem.info/news/bejne/qYWC13dvqaijZqA This is an excellent presentation where Whitaker presents the research on drugs and how trial was only short term so any adverse events are not discovered. "Our Psychiatric Drug Epidemic" kzitem.info/news/bejne/q2qd25dtimqBlIY Time mark: 13:39 chemical imbalance was an urban legend... the drugs cause brain abnormalities ,Time mark 15:28 what happens to the brain when you go on the drug... the chronic administration of these drugs cause substantial and long lasting alterations in neuro function...
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
2 жыл бұрын
I tried meds for a few months and the quit but that time gave me the opportunity to see life differently. I now take a tablespoon full of MCT oil and it has helped tremendously. Creativity is a big benefit of ADHD and this is not decreased with the MCT oil.
@DavidPaulNewtonScott
2 жыл бұрын
No but it did help me it helped me to see things from a different perspective and learn, as in put together stuff I had not previously understood. That was good and I kept 3 tablets for emergency use in situations of overwhelm once they are gone that's that. My wife left me so I have used them. My issue is that if the brain just readjusts to a new setting what do you do? When I came off I had a rather tough time going cold turkey with feeling depressed and unmotivated. Its all very hard to separate out as I have every good reason to feel like that anyway. The bottom line is I have high blood pressure and these tablets are not good for me and could in fact kill me. I got fired from a teaching job within 15 minutes of the school finding out I had ADHD. I am retired now so I am going public on this once I get down to Portugal so watch my channel. You may settle down but I would say if you are an American your food system is really screwing you up so try and do some basic brain care. Fish oils for omega 3 Vitamin B12 and D Magnesium (leafy greens) Get rid of polyunsaturated cooking oils (Inflammatory). Plenty of sleep and at the right time. I would give the MCT oil a try. One last thing set an alarm for the end of the day and you have to write down the two best positive things that have happened. This forces you to go through a whole load of positive thoughts. If you are religious go to church, it helps. Good luck and God bless. Subscribe to my channel and see what a person with ADHD and ADHD creativity can do.
@ToanTheNomad
2 жыл бұрын
Placebo
@chanelschannel4705
4 жыл бұрын
After an hour, we conclude your personal non medical opinion is as such that is not relevant~
@yingyang1008
3 жыл бұрын
Doctors lie for money
@masonharris6648
3 жыл бұрын
@@yingyang1008 you idiot. She said this because it was 7 years ago
@yingyang1008
3 жыл бұрын
@@masonharris6648 good luck giving your kid amphetamine, hope that works out for you
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