Digging deeper so families don't have to. Functional Medicine Advocate | Author | Researcher | Founder "Faith gives us the courage to ask the questions.
@WhitmanXAI@jamescoder12 I have been waiting to have a intelligent person show me how to do this. I'll even pay you to help me. I hope I hear from you.
The FDA label for Focalin a common ADHD drug states it may: • Lower the seizure threshold • Cause a patient to have a seizure for the first time • Even in patients with NO prior history A Lancet study found a 4x increased seizure risk in the first 30 days. #ADHD My granddaughter Ava took it for years. Nobody read us this label. Thread on what the white papers say 🧵 🔗 https://t.co/te2rGZoCLY #Focalin
My granddaughter Ava is 15 years old. She is funny, fierce, deeply faithful, and one of the most resilient people I have ever known. I became her legal guardian when she was five fought for her in courts across three states and won. For the last ten years, keeping Ava safe has been my one non-negotiable. #ADHD
In November 2025, she had a major seizure. Two EEGs later, we learned that the eye fluttering she had experienced for five years dismissed by doctors as a tic had been seizures all along. The drug she had been taking for ADHD since age seven carries an FDA warning about seizures. Nobody ever told me. This is Ava's story. And I am done staying quiet. #EpilepsyAwareness
— DeAnn Hoeft · https://t.co/te2rGZoCLY