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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 6938" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I wish doctors would do much more intensive testing to see which problems our children really seem to have. It's a guess at best, but I don't feel they take adequate time with the kids and often I worry that they are affected by "trends." I never felt this way before, but finding out how wrong they've been about ME all these years scares me for the kids who are young NOW, including my own child who was so misdiagnosed and so readily thrown all sorts of medications. "Let's see, he's hyper, yeah, it's ADHD, stims." "Yeah, has to be bipolar, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics are the ticket." Welll, he didn't have either and more testing would have shown that he had Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Then they could have tried Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) therapies before medications, but nobody wanted to be bothered with all the testing. So our kids often get mislabeled and misdiagnosed and put on wrong medications...or medications when they aren't even needed.</p><p></p><p>Some people NEED medications just to face the day. I get debilitating depression without medication and have been this way since childhood. I couldn't get out of bed; couldn't even leave the house for a while, and, yes, I tried just therapy (many times--no luck). It took about twenty years to find a medication combo that REALLY helped me and I wonder if that's because the doctors just had no clue what was really wrong (I'm not sure they know still, but the medications are working, so I don't really care). My son never needed medications. He needed Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) therapies. I'm far from anti-medication. I just wish professionals would be more careful about their diagnostics and less apt to throw pills at our kids before they are sure what they are dealing with. Stims, in particular, to me (just my opinion) seen way overused, and, let's face it, if it's not clear-cut ADHD, what child needs speed? I don't know--I'm kind of leery of all professionals these days. I really feel they don't take enough time, don't listen to the parents enough, and don't keep up on research. Doctors can rely too heavily on non-MD therapists who haven't had their schooling and then just medicate according to what their non-MD collegues say. </p><p></p><p>I do believe medications can save lives. They did mine. But spend more time getting to know each child. And, as parents, we have every right to question, question, question and get second, third, and forth opinions. Just my own little vent :wink:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 6938, member: 1550"] I wish doctors would do much more intensive testing to see which problems our children really seem to have. It's a guess at best, but I don't feel they take adequate time with the kids and often I worry that they are affected by "trends." I never felt this way before, but finding out how wrong they've been about ME all these years scares me for the kids who are young NOW, including my own child who was so misdiagnosed and so readily thrown all sorts of medications. "Let's see, he's hyper, yeah, it's ADHD, stims." "Yeah, has to be bipolar, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics are the ticket." Welll, he didn't have either and more testing would have shown that he had Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Then they could have tried Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) therapies before medications, but nobody wanted to be bothered with all the testing. So our kids often get mislabeled and misdiagnosed and put on wrong medications...or medications when they aren't even needed. Some people NEED medications just to face the day. I get debilitating depression without medication and have been this way since childhood. I couldn't get out of bed; couldn't even leave the house for a while, and, yes, I tried just therapy (many times--no luck). It took about twenty years to find a medication combo that REALLY helped me and I wonder if that's because the doctors just had no clue what was really wrong (I'm not sure they know still, but the medications are working, so I don't really care). My son never needed medications. He needed Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) therapies. I'm far from anti-medication. I just wish professionals would be more careful about their diagnostics and less apt to throw pills at our kids before they are sure what they are dealing with. Stims, in particular, to me (just my opinion) seen way overused, and, let's face it, if it's not clear-cut ADHD, what child needs speed? I don't know--I'm kind of leery of all professionals these days. I really feel they don't take enough time, don't listen to the parents enough, and don't keep up on research. Doctors can rely too heavily on non-MD therapists who haven't had their schooling and then just medicate according to what their non-MD collegues say. I do believe medications can save lives. They did mine. But spend more time getting to know each child. And, as parents, we have every right to question, question, question and get second, third, and forth opinions. Just my own little vent [img]:wink:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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