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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 81762" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Everytime one of these shows is on it causes an uproar. I think what happens is we all watch fromour own perspectives with our own biases instead of listening to what is really being said.</p><p></p><p>Legitimate medications were not condemned. They talked about off label use, the same thing many of us talk about here. They discussed that these medications are not approved for children, we talk about that too. They interviewed a doctor who has seen children as young as three put on many different medications at a time, one child was on 10 different medications. They interviewed a woman who is on trial for murder for giving her four year old child an overdose of medications that were prescribed by a doctor for her bipolar, a condition that the mother now does not even think the child has. </p><p></p><p>The show discussed that while bipolar can present in younger children, the possible signs are so wide encompassing that many children would fall into this category that do not develop bipolar. </p><p></p><p>It's important that these topics are discussed. Perhaps if the woman who is on trial for murder had had more information on the topic she may have questioned the doctor or gotten a second opinion. She may have been more cautious in giving her child more medication than was prescribed. She may have listened to teachers and others who said her daughter was like a rag doll and often slept during the day. </p><p></p><p>I for one would not want my 3-4 year old child on lithium or clonidine at such an early age, only to find out later that she did not have bipolar and the medications did permanent damage to her development.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 81762, member: 59"] Everytime one of these shows is on it causes an uproar. I think what happens is we all watch fromour own perspectives with our own biases instead of listening to what is really being said. Legitimate medications were not condemned. They talked about off label use, the same thing many of us talk about here. They discussed that these medications are not approved for children, we talk about that too. They interviewed a doctor who has seen children as young as three put on many different medications at a time, one child was on 10 different medications. They interviewed a woman who is on trial for murder for giving her four year old child an overdose of medications that were prescribed by a doctor for her bipolar, a condition that the mother now does not even think the child has. The show discussed that while bipolar can present in younger children, the possible signs are so wide encompassing that many children would fall into this category that do not develop bipolar. It's important that these topics are discussed. Perhaps if the woman who is on trial for murder had had more information on the topic she may have questioned the doctor or gotten a second opinion. She may have been more cautious in giving her child more medication than was prescribed. She may have listened to teachers and others who said her daughter was like a rag doll and often slept during the day. I for one would not want my 3-4 year old child on lithium or clonidine at such an early age, only to find out later that she did not have bipolar and the medications did permanent damage to her development. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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