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<blockquote data-quote="Davedad" data-source="post: 367" data-attributes="member: 2201"><p>I have been reading but not posting for months now. My 15 year old son was diagnosed ADHD at the age of 5. We fought putting him on medication for over a 1 1/2 years. We used those studies that previous people in this posting have referred to to finally agree to put him on medications. Over the years we have tried various treatments in symphony with the medications. I'm not going to write a book here, but I will summarize what we have learned. We should have researched more, we should not have believed the studies that were funded by the drug companies. There are now studies that demonstrate just the reverse is true. When you put children on medications they are MORE likely to self medicate. If you don't believe those studies then go to the treatment centers for adolescents and speak with the clinicians. The ones that I have talked to state that the kids that have been on legal medications, not all but a large % are inclinded to take anything they can ingest. Looking for the perfect High. That is what has happened to my son and now we have to live with it. I don't have the answer to the problem, but I will never trust the medical profession with doing the right thing when it comes to writing prescriptions for Kids. It's way too big a business and they make way to much money to be trusted. The natural treatments may not be the answer to all of it, selective diets may not be the magic pill; but if God gave me another chance to try this again! I would never have put my child on medication.s. Yes it's very complicated and life with out medication was almost unbearable. But you know what, with my son now in his 7th month of treatment to try and overcome his desire for that perfect drug, you don't know what hell is. Good luck and God Bless. Please remember we only get one chance to do the right thing and in todays world it is very difficult to figure out what that is; but please do yourself a favor don't give in to the teachers/ schools/ doctors to start medicating until you have exhausted all other means.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davedad, post: 367, member: 2201"] I have been reading but not posting for months now. My 15 year old son was diagnosed ADHD at the age of 5. We fought putting him on medication for over a 1 1/2 years. We used those studies that previous people in this posting have referred to to finally agree to put him on medications. Over the years we have tried various treatments in symphony with the medications. I'm not going to write a book here, but I will summarize what we have learned. We should have researched more, we should not have believed the studies that were funded by the drug companies. There are now studies that demonstrate just the reverse is true. When you put children on medications they are MORE likely to self medicate. If you don't believe those studies then go to the treatment centers for adolescents and speak with the clinicians. The ones that I have talked to state that the kids that have been on legal medications, not all but a large % are inclinded to take anything they can ingest. Looking for the perfect High. That is what has happened to my son and now we have to live with it. I don't have the answer to the problem, but I will never trust the medical profession with doing the right thing when it comes to writing prescriptions for Kids. It's way too big a business and they make way to much money to be trusted. The natural treatments may not be the answer to all of it, selective diets may not be the magic pill; but if God gave me another chance to try this again! I would never have put my child on medication.s. Yes it's very complicated and life with out medication was almost unbearable. But you know what, with my son now in his 7th month of treatment to try and overcome his desire for that perfect drug, you don't know what hell is. Good luck and God Bless. Please remember we only get one chance to do the right thing and in todays world it is very difficult to figure out what that is; but please do yourself a favor don't give in to the teachers/ schools/ doctors to start medicating until you have exhausted all other means. [/QUOTE]
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