Does Adderall cause early puberty?
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Not to my knowledge, no... it has been associated with aggression, mania, and growth suppression though.
Many different factors can cause an early onset of puberty. I suppose it is quite possible that Adderall may have had some influence on this. Keep in mind, however, that different children enter puberty at different times. I started puberty at a very young age, and I was never on any prescription drugs or exposed to any extreme environmental factors (that I know of, anyway).
My personal opinion is that doctors should not prescribe amphetamines to children in the first place. It's difficult to say for sure what sort of impact such a drug can have on the body chemistry of someone so young. Surely there is a better way to treat these so-called attention deficit disorders; I strongly oppose the medicating of any child whose health is not immediately threatened by their condition. But, that is just my opinion. I know you are simply doing what you think is best for your daughter. The pharmaceutical companies have all misled the public to believe that magical pills are perfectly safe solutions to all of our problems. The problem is, they are never 100% safe, and they rarely solve anything, at least not without causing other problems in the process.
I don't know but I sure do like the stuff. LOL.
Really though, talk to a doctor! That's a sure way of finding out. Best wishes! :) xoxo
I'm not sure but I heard that the long term affects of adderall can be kidney failure so my mum put me on Ritalin LA instead of adderall.
Could be that she's just an early bloomer. If you, your mother, or your husbands mother was it's possible she is too.
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