Adderall and Death: It’s Team FDA versus Team Canada!
On February 9, 2005, Health Canada (HC) announced that it was suspending sales of Adderall XR in Canada because of concerns that it might lead to sudden death and stroke. The FDA, however, has begged to differ.
Both agencies claim to have analyzed the same data, yet according to their respective health advisories, their numbers look different. HC reported 20 sudden unexplained deaths (“SUD”s) linked to Adderall from 1999-2003, while the FDA reported only 12. What gives?
We called both agencies for answers, but only the FDA responded. According to FDA spokeswoman Crystal Rice, six of HC’s deaths were in adults, which the FDA ommitted from its analysis because of the high baseline rate of SUDs in adults. Of HC’s 14 remaining pediatric SUDs, the FDA claims that one was a duplicate case, and that another should not be included because it involved a child who was found with cocaine “on his lap” at death.
Allright, so the number of pediatric Adderall-related deaths is actually 12. But is this greater than the rate associated with other stimulants?
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“Adderall and Death: It’s Team FDA versus Team Canada!”
I do not personaly do not think that these 12 SUD’s are at all related to the use of Adderall. I am a strong believer in the utilizeation of stimulent’s in the treatment of many medical conditions such as ADD, ADHD, Anergic Depression, ect.. These medication in my oppinion, based on clinical knowledge and research, are VERY safe and have yet to see any serius adverse events.
And to answer that last question no, methylphenidate is no safer than
the tried and true amphetimine’s. And Cylert? WANT TO KEEP YOUR LIVER?!
In my opinion, don’t ever take drugs from a doctor. Health Canada and the FDA do not care about curing disease, but rather being paid by pharmaceutical companies. Look into natural cures based on vitamins and minerals. You can cure anything with NO side effects. Health care in our countries is a complete SHAM. There are conflicts of interest throughout, which defeats the purpose of the system. In 30 years we haven’t made any progress on actually curing things. Drug companies get paid more by making it worse.
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