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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 139661" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I agree...and disagree. I think the idea of medication for every symptom is counterproductive and can make a child a zombie. I know this from having been zombied out on medications myself. My own personal limit is two psychiatric medications. Any more than my Paxil and Clonazapan and my head is so foggy I can't think. If we used medications, and many kids NEED medications, I think it's best to try to get as much as you can for as little as you can. Once the child is doing better, for example, giving him a stimulant because he still has trouble focusing, in my opinion, is better served by getting special supports in school. I really get queasy when child psychiatrists throw medications at the kids for every single symptom until they may be cognitively dulled or just plain doped. One psychiatrist at our mental health center has a child on FIFTEEN pills a day. That blows my mind. There are some things, in my opinion, you can work on without a pill. We medicate more than any other country in the world. medications are great if they work, but some psychiatrists really overdo it in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 139661, member: 1550"] I agree...and disagree. I think the idea of medication for every symptom is counterproductive and can make a child a zombie. I know this from having been zombied out on medications myself. My own personal limit is two psychiatric medications. Any more than my Paxil and Clonazapan and my head is so foggy I can't think. If we used medications, and many kids NEED medications, I think it's best to try to get as much as you can for as little as you can. Once the child is doing better, for example, giving him a stimulant because he still has trouble focusing, in my opinion, is better served by getting special supports in school. I really get queasy when child psychiatrists throw medications at the kids for every single symptom until they may be cognitively dulled or just plain doped. One psychiatrist at our mental health center has a child on FIFTEEN pills a day. That blows my mind. There are some things, in my opinion, you can work on without a pill. We medicate more than any other country in the world. medications are great if they work, but some psychiatrists really overdo it in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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