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October 14, 2005, 11:20 pm PDT
 Quote From: sltell While I agree that some people do jump the gun on medicating their children, my son is proof that they do work when correctly diagnosed. My husband and had heard all of the horor stories about kids being missed diagnoed and put on meds at teachers urging. However with our some we were talking with his teachers and doctors and tried many thing from the time he was three until he was six. He started school early due to a speech problem and his Dr said alot of it was probavly due to frustration so we tried the alternative treatments. Changing his diet did not help, neither did natural remedies. Finally we took him to a child psychiatrist and he diagnosed him. He said the medication should start working immediatly. It did the teacher said he was a different kid. He sat still, was participating in class and actually coming home telling me what he learned that day. And it is not a life sentence either. I have four friends who have had children on meds only to say by high school they no longer needed them and DID NOT lead to problems later. what has lead to problems are kids needing the medication and not getting it only to find ways to medicate themselves because the tried it somewhere and found they could concentate with it then getting hooked. So it is much better to get the meds your children need with the supervision of a doctor then for them to get the wrong ones later in life on their own. If a person is midiagnosed it can lead to problems, but it is not always the easy path. It can be but I can say for myself it was not. It tokk a lot of time soul searching and prayer . My son now gets upset if he misses his medication because he just cannot concentrate on his school work. Do this just imagine yourself in a room with a strobe light flashing. that is exactly what ADHD feel like there is just so much movement you just can't stay still or concentrate on anything. My son has been on different meds in the last two years. But he has been on the same one for a year now with no stunt in his growth and none of the other side effects that can happen. Now I know as he gets older I will have to watch him and communicate with him and his doctor but it is worth it for him to be learning. I have dealt with the issue and it is working. You have misdiagnosed the whole country, just because your son was misdiagnoesed by his teacher(neither one of you are qualifyed to do so!!). It does work if properly done. SLTELL I haven't diagnosed anyone. I am simply putting a warning out there about drugs that the pharmaceutical industry will not say, and psychiatrists will not say. I think it is a good thing that your son is able to learn. As a former teacher I understand that need. If you read the old messages you will find out more about what I am talking about. No, my son was not misdiagnosed by his teacher, I don't know if you are talking to me when you say that. I don't know where you got that from, which post, whatever. I was the teacher and my son is 15 months old now and I am a stay-at-home mom. I was the one who suffered on Zoloft. I speak from experience about the horrible adverse effects. I am not on here to make parents feel bad about meds, but I do want people to know about the potential for adverse effects and brain damage. Many people do not believe ADHD should be treated with meds. We are all entitled to our opinions but I encourage people to understand that the doctors and drug companies are only working off of theories, and not facts. If you knew the truth about the inadequate and unethical practices of the process of drug approval in this country you might take a second look at the information that is out there. For what it is worth I am glad your son is on meds if it helps him, though I do worry about the effect these meds have on people's brains and bodies long-term, and I think it is necessary that we push for further research into this area. Currently nobody wants to make the effort to discover what the long-term effects of the drugs may be on the human brain. It is a sad fact. Please see www.breggin.com for more info. Good luck to you and your family. |
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October 15, 2005, 12:38 am PDT
Quote From: sltell While I agree that some people do jump the gun on medicating their children, my son is proof that they do work when correctly diagnosed. My husband and had heard all of the horor stories about kids being missed diagnoed and put on meds at teachers urging. However with our some we were talking with his teachers and doctors and tried many thing from the time he was three until he was six. He started school early due to a speech problem and his Dr said alot of it was probavly due to frustration so we tried the alternative treatments. Changing his diet did not help, neither did natural remedies. Finally we took him to a child psychiatrist and he diagnosed him. He said the medication should start working immediatly. It did the teacher said he was a different kid. He sat still, was participating in class and actually coming home telling me what he learned that day. And it is not a life sentence either. I have four friends who have had children on meds only to say by high school they no longer needed them and DID NOT lead to problems later. what has lead to problems are kids needing the medication and not getting it only to find ways to medicate themselves because the tried it somewhere and found they could concentate with it then getting hooked. So it is much better to get the meds your children need with the supervision of a doctor then for them to get the wrong ones later in life on their own. If a person is midiagnosed it can lead to problems, but it is not always the easy path. It can be but I can say for myself it was not. It tokk a lot of time soul searching and prayer . My son now gets upset if he misses his medication because he just cannot concentrate on his school work. Do this just imagine yourself in a room with a strobe light flashing. that is exactly what ADHD feel like there is just so much movement you just can't stay still or concentrate on anything. My son has been on different meds in the last two years. But he has been on the same one for a year now with no stunt in his growth and none of the other side effects that can happen. Now I know as he gets older I will have to watch him and communicate with him and his doctor but it is worth it for him to be learning. I have dealt with the issue and it is working. You have misdiagnosed the whole country, just because your son was misdiagnoesed by his teacher(neither one of you are qualifyed to do so!!). It does work if properly done. SLTELL P.S. People who are not correctly diagnosed with a disorder are not the only ones who suffer on meds. Besides the fact that anyone can potentially have a severely horrible reaction, the meds are prescribed for so many different disorders that it just makes no sense. How can a drug be helpful in treating both anxiety and depression, OCD, migraines, insomnia, obesity, blood pressure dysfunction, smoking addiction, PMS, PMDD, PPD, psychosis, ADHD, etc. etc. etc. One counselor posted on this board that antipsychotics were a jack of all trades. How can that really be? Think about it. I think the meds can have an initial mood elevating effect or calming effect much like LSD or cocaine, but the process of addiction takes little time to set in. The horrible withdrawal people go through when they attempt to quit these meds should be evidence enough that the drugs should be viewed as addictive, foreign, unnatural, and harmful. Of course if someone needs to concentrate a stimulant can help them do that. But that doesn't make it safe, and it doesn't necessarily prove that the drug is "working" or "universally effective" or even that the child was properly diagnosed. |
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