My son has to take methylphenidate; can you inform me about this drug?

It is a drug used as part of a treatment programme for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with symptoms of more difficulty in focusing, controlling actions and remaining still or quite than others who are at the same age.

It is also used to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder which causes excessive daytime sleepiness.

The side effects methylphenidate include dizziness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, nervousness, loss of appetite, stomach pain, headache, painful menstruation, difficulty in falling sleep or staying sleep, fast and irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, faintness, excessive tiredness, slow or difficult speech, numbness of an arm or leg, seizures, agitation, blurred vision, hallucination, abnormal thoughts, mood changes, depression, fever, hives, sore throat, unusual bleeding, joint or muscle pain, skin rashes, itching and difficulty in breathing or swallowing.

Caution: Methylphenidate may cause sudden death in children and teenagers with serious heart problems or heart defects. In adults heart attack or stroke with heart defects or serious heart problems may occur. Talk to your doctor about these problems, particularly the risk of this drug in medication.

Methylphenidate may slow children’s growth and may give problems in weight gain. Your child’s doctor must accompany you both during the whole therapy to take necessary action immediately when it is necessary. All the other forms are not serious and may be dangerous to your child’s health.

Fixing the therapy for three months may not bring always the best results, the child’s doctor and the psychologist must work together to find the right medication and therapy. The role of phosphates in food and also a healthy food in general without any junk as well as processed foods is also necessary during this medication to achieve good results.

Methylphenidate should not be used in children under 6 years of age, since safety and efficacy in this age group have not been established.

There are no studies available in pregnant and breastfeeding women. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding while you use methylphenidate check with your doctor and he will advise you the benefits or risks. If it is possible to manage without drugs it is the best during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The half-life period of methylphenidate is 2 to 4 hours.

Breasts

Breasts play an important role in sexual life as well as in infant-feeding.

Many young women are not satisfied with the size of their breasts. What is the reason for that?

During puberty every girl thinks it could have been better if she has big breasts. Breasts are also the external sex organs of a woman. The girls and young women consider big breasts are beautiful and attractive. But breasts have a unique place in a woman’s life because it also plays a major role in the beauty of the women, according to men.

During puberty many young women are not satisfied with the size of their breasts. But with increasing age women with small breasts are happy compared to women who have big breasts. The reason is women with big breasts get various problems including back pain and hanging breasts.

Does breastfeeding harm the beauty of the women?

No, it is a myth. Good food and lifestyle with enough exercises keep the breasts always beautiful. Many children and long breastfeeding has no adverse effects if you know what to do.

What about the artificial methods to increase the size of the breast?

There are several methods starting from silica gel pad and these are inserted inside the breasts. Breast tissues are very sensitive and so there are several problems. There are enough women to do this because of different reasons. As a clinical toxicologist I know the adverse health effects and risks also.

Have breasts any reproductive function?

Breasts have directly no reproductive functions. But it is the natural source of food for the infant. Look, a baby has to suck well to get the milk from the breast and it is good for the health of the baby. Bottle-fed babies need not suck and the milk comes automatically and it is not good for the baby.

Breasts are important in a pairs married life. They play a vital role in foreplay and in sex as a whole.