He may have made up the whole thing up to trick you, which we like to call "SHIZNICK."
The answer will appear at the end of this newsletter in the the Medical Director's message to our patients.
The Case of the Budding Brain Surgeon
Nick was ten years old when his parents became concerned about poor school performance and increasing hyperactivity over the last several years. He was not focusing on his school work. He would pull the girls' pigtails in front of him and throw spitwads on the blackboard. He was commonly in detention and regularly picked up trash after school as part of his discipline.
When Nick's parents brought him to the pediatrician, the evaluation revealed a probable diagnosis of ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder). The pediatrician prescribed Concerta, and Nick immediately began improving. He became an honor roll student and won the election for class president. He was named captain of the kickball team and was making preparations for his future career as a neurosurgeon.
On a hot August afternoon, Nick pushed himself very hard preparing for an upcoming tryout for the football team. On his 14th lap around the track, he collapsed, and paramedics were called. He was taken to the hospital where the doctors diagnosed a suspected arrhythmia that led to his fainting spell.
The chief of pediatrics told Nick's parents that it was most likely triggered by the Concerta. He had seen this many times in the past, and , although unusual, was a side effect to be monitored.
Nick's parents took him off the Concerta. Unfortunately, he had to repeat summer school and received straight Ds on his report card. The blackboard again was full of spitwads, but Nick never again had a cardiac event and his parents were happy to have him off the medication.
FACT or SHIZNICK?
Did the Concerta contribute to Nick's fainting spell?
Find the answer at the bottom of the newsletter...
