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Do you feel doctors prescribe medications too fast?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 188133" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>I disagree with parent's wanting a quick fix. </p><p>I think parents coming to psychiatrists,pediatricians, specialists in desparate states. Begging for help. No one wants drugs in their kid. </p><p>Our kids are guinea pigs. What other choice is there? You have a kid who is raging, not functioning, hallucinating, anxious to the point of not being able to leave the house. Tell me what else is there? </p><p>I hate that my son has been on medications since he was 5yrs old. Is he cured? No!</p><p>Is he able to function? yes somewhat. </p><p>Is there anything else difficult child could have done? we could have done? doctors. could have done? Any other tests we could have done? I don't think so. It wouldn't have changed the outcome. </p><p></p><p>The best we can do is try to make current tools fit our kids needs.</p><p> Until something better comes along I'm stuck with medications,therapy,tutoring,behavior modification and a lot of love and patience. If anyone knows anything better, let me know. I'll ask difficult child try it. Guinea pig or not. </p><p></p><p>Is there better tests to direct physicians care or our direction? I don't think so. We are all guinea pigs. We are all learning about abnormal behavior. How to diagnose it, how to treat it and how to parent it. The blame isn't doctors, medications,teachers,parenting or schools. Our kids are a mystery still.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 188133, member: 3"] I disagree with parent's wanting a quick fix. I think parents coming to psychiatrists,pediatricians, specialists in desparate states. Begging for help. No one wants drugs in their kid. Our kids are guinea pigs. What other choice is there? You have a kid who is raging, not functioning, hallucinating, anxious to the point of not being able to leave the house. Tell me what else is there? I hate that my son has been on medications since he was 5yrs old. Is he cured? No! Is he able to function? yes somewhat. Is there anything else difficult child could have done? we could have done? doctors. could have done? Any other tests we could have done? I don't think so. It wouldn't have changed the outcome. The best we can do is try to make current tools fit our kids needs. Until something better comes along I'm stuck with medications,therapy,tutoring,behavior modification and a lot of love and patience. If anyone knows anything better, let me know. I'll ask difficult child try it. Guinea pig or not. Is there better tests to direct physicians care or our direction? I don't think so. We are all guinea pigs. We are all learning about abnormal behavior. How to diagnose it, how to treat it and how to parent it. The blame isn't doctors, medications,teachers,parenting or schools. Our kids are a mystery still. [/QUOTE]
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