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<blockquote data-quote="Big Bad Kitty" data-source="post: 81664" data-attributes="member: 3647"><p>I saw it. It was not a bunch of people who have no idea what they are talking about saying that nobody should take medication.</p><p></p><p>There was a doctor who runs a hospital in Washington state. This hospital is for kids who were improperly diagnosis'd as bipolar as young as age 5. The point was the bipolar has started to be the catch-all diagnosis for many hyper and out of control children, and that they are put on medications that have not been FDA approved for children. </p><p></p><p>They discussed side effects, and how dangerous some of them are. And how some can become permanent.</p><p></p><p>They had a woman on there who was awaiting trial for murder. Her young daughter (maybe 4? She was in daycare) died of a drug overdose. The pharmacy had replaced medication that the mom claims to have lost or damaged more than once. </p><p>Her daycare reported having to carry her off the school bus and lethargic behavior. The parents insist that she behaved just fine for them. They are accused of giving her too many drugs. </p><p></p><p>It is scary, because it is SUCH an imperfect science. But it was no an anti-drug statement. It was a be careful with drugs statement. in my humble opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Bad Kitty, post: 81664, member: 3647"] I saw it. It was not a bunch of people who have no idea what they are talking about saying that nobody should take medication. There was a doctor who runs a hospital in Washington state. This hospital is for kids who were improperly diagnosis'd as bipolar as young as age 5. The point was the bipolar has started to be the catch-all diagnosis for many hyper and out of control children, and that they are put on medications that have not been FDA approved for children. They discussed side effects, and how dangerous some of them are. And how some can become permanent. They had a woman on there who was awaiting trial for murder. Her young daughter (maybe 4? She was in daycare) died of a drug overdose. The pharmacy had replaced medication that the mom claims to have lost or damaged more than once. Her daycare reported having to carry her off the school bus and lethargic behavior. The parents insist that she behaved just fine for them. They are accused of giving her too many drugs. It is scary, because it is SUCH an imperfect science. But it was no an anti-drug statement. It was a be careful with drugs statement. in my humble opinion. [/QUOTE]
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