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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 149047" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I grew up being with an anti-medication frame of mind. Not sure where that came from - I just decided that medications are bad for you - I also refused to color my hair, also not sure where that thought came from but I did let my easy child color my hair a few months ago (what we don't do for our kids!).</p><p> </p><p>I quickly changed my medications thought frame with my kids. Medications scare me, however, facing what my difficult child was going through without scared me more. So, I am o.k. with medications as long as 1. The doctor is truly committed to find the best combo/dose, and 2. They work.</p><p> </p><p>One thing that helps me is that our docs have told us that the medications are not the cure but just a part of the tool box to make the challenges more manageable. I am against medications that are given only to cover a problem - there has to be the treatment plan to go with it. That is where the counselling comes in to assist difficult child to recognize onsets of symptoms and learn how to deal before the problem is too big. </p><p> </p><p>Medications shouldn't be a definate "yes" or "no". I would hope our doctors don't prescribe just because. Though I changed Doctors because my last one said, "I don't know what this is so I am going to treat the symptom. I think it is anxiety so here is Zoloft." I just couldn't give difficult child Zoloft based on a "I don't know, I think ..." You have to feel comfortable with your doctor's plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 149047, member: 5096"] I grew up being with an anti-medication frame of mind. Not sure where that came from - I just decided that medications are bad for you - I also refused to color my hair, also not sure where that thought came from but I did let my easy child color my hair a few months ago (what we don't do for our kids!). I quickly changed my medications thought frame with my kids. Medications scare me, however, facing what my difficult child was going through without scared me more. So, I am o.k. with medications as long as 1. The doctor is truly committed to find the best combo/dose, and 2. They work. One thing that helps me is that our docs have told us that the medications are not the cure but just a part of the tool box to make the challenges more manageable. I am against medications that are given only to cover a problem - there has to be the treatment plan to go with it. That is where the counselling comes in to assist difficult child to recognize onsets of symptoms and learn how to deal before the problem is too big. Medications shouldn't be a definate "yes" or "no". I would hope our doctors don't prescribe just because. Though I changed Doctors because my last one said, "I don't know what this is so I am going to treat the symptom. I think it is anxiety so here is Zoloft." I just couldn't give difficult child Zoloft based on a "I don't know, I think ..." You have to feel comfortable with your doctor's plan. [/QUOTE]
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