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Autism and medicines/treatments

DaisyGirl

Hi,

I am posting this in the hope that someone can point me in the right direction. I am an adult female with Asperger's, I have no learning disability, but my Aspie traits are very pronounced.

I have been ill recently and have again had a real problem with being prescribed medicines which I then have side effects to. These side effects are known problems asociated with the drugs, but are classed as rare, so the Docs don't think I will get them. However, I ALWAYS have bad side effects to medicines. I once ended up in hospital because of side effects.

My first question is this, I know that many autistic people have this problem, but does anyone know of any studies, or articles by respected autism professionals where this is discussed?

Secondly, on a related theme, does anyone else have a problem in recovering from illnesses and medical treatments (like operations)? I had an operation which the recovery time until being back to normal is 2 weeks, it took me over 6 months. I also heal VERY slowly, and have repeated illnesses that are associated with childhood, like tonsilitis and ear infections (which take weeks to clear), and I have always been like this, so it is not a new things associated with stress or anxiety in adulthood.

Any information at all would be appreciated. Thanks.

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  • Thanks so much for your replies.

    I did not know that there was any possible link with ENT problems and dyslexia or ADHD. It is interesting. Perhaps as more people become interested in autism in adults there will be some investigation into it. Even a correlation style study would flag whether there might be a link which could then be investigated further.

    I think I have read elsewhere on these forums about people with problems regarding medication and needing low doses, or having side effects. Maybe one day this will be associated with autism too (like all things on the spectrum some people will be badly affected and some not).

    Thanks again.

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  • Thanks so much for your replies.

    I did not know that there was any possible link with ENT problems and dyslexia or ADHD. It is interesting. Perhaps as more people become interested in autism in adults there will be some investigation into it. Even a correlation style study would flag whether there might be a link which could then be investigated further.

    I think I have read elsewhere on these forums about people with problems regarding medication and needing low doses, or having side effects. Maybe one day this will be associated with autism too (like all things on the spectrum some people will be badly affected and some not).

    Thanks again.

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