Adderall
I have been doing some research into the prescription medications that Grahamhas taken…I was on the Richwood website, and I see that Adderall has lactoselisted as an inert ingredient. We just took Graham off Adderall about threeweeks ago, as it depressed his appetite and I was seeing no gains from it. So,just an FYI for anyone who has a child taking Adderall. It seems like someonewas asking about it after the Ritalin/lactose thread. I also checked out Zoloftas Graham is still taking that, and I couldn’t see anything that was obviouslynot GFCF, but I am going to write to them anyway.Have a great week everyone!
Lesley Alberthal said,
Wrote on April 16, 2007 @ 1:08 pm
FYI: Adderall contains lactose.
Patricia Hiraoka said,
Wrote on April 18, 2007 @ 6:39 am
My son Peter is PDD-NOS, AD/ADHD, SI issues, Aud Processing issues. Westarted him on Aderall in January, did better in school. Then Idiscovered the diet, etc. He started the diet in August. I am seeingno profound changes. I just saw a DAN Dr. last Wed. for the firsttime. I started him on AFP Peptizyde, and increased his protien intake.
I have to say, he has been very detached and inattentive at school.He’s angry about the dietary changes, too.
I REALLY don’t want to up or change meds - that’s why I started thisdiet!! Is there a chance the Aderall is becoming a detriment, or am Ijust hoping that’s the case? Help!
Lyle Farrington said,
Wrote on April 19, 2007 @ 9:00 pm
If he takes the pills, then he’s not on the casein-free diet anymore as thepills are coated with lactose. There is also corn starch in there. Seehttp://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/amphet.htm
Aside from the dietary issues, amphetamines have their own set of issues andaffect people differently. There is that to think about as well, when youthink about his current attitude and state of mind.
Lyle Farrington said,
Wrote on April 21, 2007 @ 2:16 pm
Actually, those are free of starch and lactose…
Patricia Hiraoka said,
Wrote on April 22, 2007 @ 3:09 pm
Thanks - you’ve helped me be more aware when it comes to anymedications.
Lyle Farrington said,
Wrote on April 24, 2007 @ 9:03 am
Don’t forget that this includes all over the counter meds and supplementsthat are sold in pill form, and you should always ask the pharmacist aboutgeneric drugs and suspensions that they prepare in the pharmacy. Many ofthose have all sorts of ingredients.
Santina Winkelbauer said,
Wrote on April 25, 2007 @ 11:40 am
Very true. I am sensitive to an “inactive” ingredient in many OTC andprescription medicines, and was checking out a pharmacy’s store-brand equivalentto Motrin recently. Much as it didn’t have the one I can’t have in it, therewere several other things that looked pretty nasty in it. We have agrocery-store-brand-equivalent to Motrin that has many fewer ingredients in the”inactives” list, so even different generics vary. I had a pharmacist a fewyears ago tell me he’d much rather sell a generic drug made by one of the bigmanufacturers that also makes name-brand drugs than the ones that are made by asmall company that only does generics (there are also big companies that also dogenerics, but they weren’t mentioned in this discussion). The reason for hispreference is that the bigger, name-brand-also company often does more testingof the products and/or if something happens they have to deal with it, whereasif there’s a problem with a product from the smaller generic-only company they can close up shop, rename themselves, move a block down thestreet, reopen, but as far as legal recourse, the old company doesn’t exist/hasno assets, so you’re stuck.
What it comes down to is reading labels, like we’re all used to for foods, forsupplements, medicines, etc., as you may be amazed (and horrified) at what’s inthings. My “favorite” was the one that listed a bunch of stuff and then had thenerve to say “and other ingredients” or words to that effect. Real helpful!!!