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Have you read this.."Girl dies from Bi-polar medications"
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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 29644" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>I admite my webtv would only let me read the first page of this article that has been posted and this computer at the library would not access the story at all. BUT I had been following this story in my local paper and on TV, since it was first reported a couple/few weeks ago. </p><p></p><p>I am wondering if this mom maybe belonged to this forum? DId anyone here encourage her to have her child evaluated? DId anyone here hold her mothers or fathers hand as they began the journey with medications? Did anyone sympathize with the chaos the parents may have been living in with 2 other kids also diagnosis'ed bipolar? </p><p></p><p>I read a post earlier this week from a mother who complained her childs psychiatrist did not listen to her.........I have read posts from mothers who could not cope or deal with the chaos, activity level etc their ill children were causing. I have read posts from people who have come here and said the school kept saying they did not see the same behaviors in the children that the parents did. I have read posts about parents who were upset certain medications got denied for their kids becuz insurance did not have them on insurance formularies, or becuz docs did not feel comfortable Rx'ing them, or other reasons. I have read here parents who have said they do not care how certain medications make their children feel, they ARE going to take them. I have also read here people whose pets have gobbled up spilled pills, whose kids have knocked pill bottles out of parents hands and pills have gone down the sink or scattered all over the house etc. I do not remember the ages of the older children, but over the years I have read posts here of older kids who have sold their medications on the street, stolen parents medications for recreational use or to sell.........</p><p></p><p>I have first hand experience with professionals not being able to agree between themself, and putting me or my kids in the middle and being stuck between one doctor saying use this medication and another saying no don't. Stuck between a doctor saying use this medication and school calling cps to find out why in the world we would use this medication, and I have been there done that with removing a medication that the doctor told me to remove to have school call cps becuz we DID remove such and such medication. </p><p></p><p>This article might help sink it home why sometimes some docs do not seem to listen.......or why some schools question things, or why a pharmacist might refuse to do something ... or why a therapist might throw in input to treatment plans. </p><p></p><p>I have read parents here get quite upset when a school nurse questions something or a respite worker has a comment. </p><p>We know people can all have their own version of a story, their own side, their own tale to tell. Most of the time a person is going to want to cover their own bottom if things go bad or wrong. </p><p></p><p>When people come here and post you support them. But here we are reading this story and we are not being very supportive or sympathetic or compassionate for this family. </p><p>The media does not always tell the truth. DOcumentation is not always clear, and often can have a spin on it or several twists. (Boy was I horrified when I got copies of my childs medical charts, and school records, it did not sound much at all like how I saw things happening) </p><p></p><p>We were not there, in person. we do not really know exactly what happened. or how. We do not know the day to day life of this family, or the conversations that really happened with this family and any of the professionals involved. </p><p></p><p>I am a little disturbed with how easily some can stand back and point a finger at this family during their time of tragedy. </p><p></p><p>Think how difficult it must be to have 3 children with a diagnosis? SOme of us do have more than one. Think how difficult life is some days. (even with one) </p><p>A tragedy has occurred and many of us should be able to at least understand parts of how it might have been. </p><p>Please do not stand in such critical judgement since we were not there. But for the grace of G-d some of us could very easily find ourself up there on the alter getting blasted by the general (and non understanding) public. </p><p></p><p>Mourn the child and situation. Hope for better OBJECTIVE criteria to base a diagnosis on, and for betetr treatment that is not so much trial and error or hit and miss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 29644, member: 1697"] I admite my webtv would only let me read the first page of this article that has been posted and this computer at the library would not access the story at all. BUT I had been following this story in my local paper and on TV, since it was first reported a couple/few weeks ago. I am wondering if this mom maybe belonged to this forum? DId anyone here encourage her to have her child evaluated? DId anyone here hold her mothers or fathers hand as they began the journey with medications? Did anyone sympathize with the chaos the parents may have been living in with 2 other kids also diagnosis'ed bipolar? I read a post earlier this week from a mother who complained her childs psychiatrist did not listen to her.........I have read posts from mothers who could not cope or deal with the chaos, activity level etc their ill children were causing. I have read posts from people who have come here and said the school kept saying they did not see the same behaviors in the children that the parents did. I have read posts about parents who were upset certain medications got denied for their kids becuz insurance did not have them on insurance formularies, or becuz docs did not feel comfortable Rx'ing them, or other reasons. I have read here parents who have said they do not care how certain medications make their children feel, they ARE going to take them. I have also read here people whose pets have gobbled up spilled pills, whose kids have knocked pill bottles out of parents hands and pills have gone down the sink or scattered all over the house etc. I do not remember the ages of the older children, but over the years I have read posts here of older kids who have sold their medications on the street, stolen parents medications for recreational use or to sell......... I have first hand experience with professionals not being able to agree between themself, and putting me or my kids in the middle and being stuck between one doctor saying use this medication and another saying no don't. Stuck between a doctor saying use this medication and school calling cps to find out why in the world we would use this medication, and I have been there done that with removing a medication that the doctor told me to remove to have school call cps becuz we DID remove such and such medication. This article might help sink it home why sometimes some docs do not seem to listen.......or why some schools question things, or why a pharmacist might refuse to do something ... or why a therapist might throw in input to treatment plans. I have read parents here get quite upset when a school nurse questions something or a respite worker has a comment. We know people can all have their own version of a story, their own side, their own tale to tell. Most of the time a person is going to want to cover their own bottom if things go bad or wrong. When people come here and post you support them. But here we are reading this story and we are not being very supportive or sympathetic or compassionate for this family. The media does not always tell the truth. DOcumentation is not always clear, and often can have a spin on it or several twists. (Boy was I horrified when I got copies of my childs medical charts, and school records, it did not sound much at all like how I saw things happening) We were not there, in person. we do not really know exactly what happened. or how. We do not know the day to day life of this family, or the conversations that really happened with this family and any of the professionals involved. I am a little disturbed with how easily some can stand back and point a finger at this family during their time of tragedy. Think how difficult it must be to have 3 children with a diagnosis? SOme of us do have more than one. Think how difficult life is some days. (even with one) A tragedy has occurred and many of us should be able to at least understand parts of how it might have been. Please do not stand in such critical judgement since we were not there. But for the grace of G-d some of us could very easily find ourself up there on the alter getting blasted by the general (and non understanding) public. Mourn the child and situation. Hope for better OBJECTIVE criteria to base a diagnosis on, and for betetr treatment that is not so much trial and error or hit and miss. [/QUOTE]
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