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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 18498" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>I have a diagnosis'ed husband and 2 kids. and myself. </p><p>Between us we have trialed nearly every psychiatric medication out there. For 18 yrs we have ridden the medication roller coaster. The last 2 yrs we have been in medication washes. </p><p>Do we have symptoms? Absolutely. Did we have symptoms with the medications? Oh yeah, much worse than the last 12 months. </p><p>Did we have negative results from the medications, without any doubt at all. </p><p>when did we have the greatest aggression, and the greatest suicide concerns? when we used the medications. </p><p>Were we in close contact with the docs? definelty. were we under the eyes of professionals? daily for more than 5 years. </p><p>Sadly, the many docs we had, the magic answer to any escalation was up the medications..which more often than not resulted in phsop stays. </p><p>Do my kids "need" the medications? depends on who you ask. The teachers thought so.....even when my dtrs blood pressure rose above stroke level on a medication----LOL- ironic, our school called CPS on us more than once for.......not medicating our kids, and for medicating our kids, depending on if they assumed we did not give our kids medications, ---usually they assumed we did NOT medicate at the times we DID and vice versa. When we gave our child zoloft and she got MORE suicidal, we had to submit our child for labs to prove that YES we DID give her her zoloft as per ordered by doctor. When we removed lexapro due to psychotic mania, we had to prove it was from lexapro before cps who the school called would permit us to remove it. </p><p>when we had failure to gain weight from ritalin, concerta and adderall and increased seizures, we had to prove it was the medications causing it. </p><p></p><p>I am glad we are no longer on the merry go round. </p><p></p><p>what I am trying to say is, yes life was hard before the medications, life was horrid with the medications, and life is difficult sometimes now without the medications......</p><p></p><p>I just posted another post on another thread. </p><p>Each of us has to decide for ourself which risks we are personally willing to accept. </p><p>ALL medications come with risks. Some risks are greater than others. SOme risks are more serious than the problem the medications are being used to treat. </p><p></p><p>It is easy for us to point our finger and say that kid is overmedicated, or that kid needs medications. </p><p>Truth is I have had both fingers pointed at me, and I have had it pointed at me whether my kids were on medications or not. </p><p>Another truth is for bipolar disorder, there is no concrete solid lab test that says THIS is bipolar. WHAT is bipolar exactly? </p><p>It is all relatively new in the world of medicine, dxing kids with BiPolar (BP). Using the medications is hit or miss, trial and error......</p><p></p><p>I cannot point my finger at those people or that doctor.....I drugged my child. </p><p>I also cannot point my finger at anyone who does not medicate their child- I no longer medicate mine. </p><p>I pushed to get my child ON medications cuz I bought into early intervention. I took my kid off medications when the adverse effects began to pile up and scare me. </p><p>(with a docs approval and guidance and agreement)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 18498, member: 1697"] I have a diagnosis'ed husband and 2 kids. and myself. Between us we have trialed nearly every psychiatric medication out there. For 18 yrs we have ridden the medication roller coaster. The last 2 yrs we have been in medication washes. Do we have symptoms? Absolutely. Did we have symptoms with the medications? Oh yeah, much worse than the last 12 months. Did we have negative results from the medications, without any doubt at all. when did we have the greatest aggression, and the greatest suicide concerns? when we used the medications. Were we in close contact with the docs? definelty. were we under the eyes of professionals? daily for more than 5 years. Sadly, the many docs we had, the magic answer to any escalation was up the medications..which more often than not resulted in phsop stays. Do my kids "need" the medications? depends on who you ask. The teachers thought so.....even when my dtrs blood pressure rose above stroke level on a medication----LOL- ironic, our school called CPS on us more than once for.......not medicating our kids, and for medicating our kids, depending on if they assumed we did not give our kids medications, ---usually they assumed we did NOT medicate at the times we DID and vice versa. When we gave our child zoloft and she got MORE suicidal, we had to submit our child for labs to prove that YES we DID give her her zoloft as per ordered by doctor. When we removed lexapro due to psychotic mania, we had to prove it was from lexapro before cps who the school called would permit us to remove it. when we had failure to gain weight from ritalin, concerta and adderall and increased seizures, we had to prove it was the medications causing it. I am glad we are no longer on the merry go round. what I am trying to say is, yes life was hard before the medications, life was horrid with the medications, and life is difficult sometimes now without the medications...... I just posted another post on another thread. Each of us has to decide for ourself which risks we are personally willing to accept. ALL medications come with risks. Some risks are greater than others. SOme risks are more serious than the problem the medications are being used to treat. It is easy for us to point our finger and say that kid is overmedicated, or that kid needs medications. Truth is I have had both fingers pointed at me, and I have had it pointed at me whether my kids were on medications or not. Another truth is for bipolar disorder, there is no concrete solid lab test that says THIS is bipolar. WHAT is bipolar exactly? It is all relatively new in the world of medicine, dxing kids with BiPolar (BP). Using the medications is hit or miss, trial and error...... I cannot point my finger at those people or that doctor.....I drugged my child. I also cannot point my finger at anyone who does not medicate their child- I no longer medicate mine. I pushed to get my child ON medications cuz I bought into early intervention. I took my kid off medications when the adverse effects began to pile up and scare me. (with a docs approval and guidance and agreement) [/QUOTE]
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