God bless your daughter and thank goodness things turned out ok.
I can't speak for everyone here but I think what most are objecting to is using mind-altering drugs as a treatment rather than a short-term stop gap tool. You mentioned yourself that the key was developing coping skills rather than the drugs (which suppressed anti-social beh…
God bless your daughter and thank goodness things turned out ok.
I can't speak for everyone here but I think what most are objecting to is using mind-altering drugs as a treatment rather than a short-term stop gap tool. You mentioned yourself that the key was developing coping skills rather than the drugs (which suppressed anti-social behavior). No doubt drugs can be useful with broken impulse control but it's done by quelling emotions rather than actually fixing the problem. It can help keep the peace in the home but it doesn't actually correct the issue, that was done by her learning to deal with reality rather than denying it (i.e. the coping skills).
The goal of every drug started should be to stop using it. Drugs are poisons that can be very helpful when short-term, judiciously, and wisely applied. The problem now is that drugs are treated as fertilizers to be taken daily for decades. It's not by accident as that's where the money is.
Cannot agree with you more! The saddest thing we discovered was how many local pediatricians dispense 1000's of Ritalin prescriptions, but not a single one ever recommends or referred them for therapy! Therapy should be required! It made all of the difference! And, not one of them had any idea the generics don't work the same as brand.
God bless your daughter and thank goodness things turned out ok.
I can't speak for everyone here but I think what most are objecting to is using mind-altering drugs as a treatment rather than a short-term stop gap tool. You mentioned yourself that the key was developing coping skills rather than the drugs (which suppressed anti-social behavior). No doubt drugs can be useful with broken impulse control but it's done by quelling emotions rather than actually fixing the problem. It can help keep the peace in the home but it doesn't actually correct the issue, that was done by her learning to deal with reality rather than denying it (i.e. the coping skills).
The goal of every drug started should be to stop using it. Drugs are poisons that can be very helpful when short-term, judiciously, and wisely applied. The problem now is that drugs are treated as fertilizers to be taken daily for decades. It's not by accident as that's where the money is.
Cannot agree with you more! The saddest thing we discovered was how many local pediatricians dispense 1000's of Ritalin prescriptions, but not a single one ever recommends or referred them for therapy! Therapy should be required! It made all of the difference! And, not one of them had any idea the generics don't work the same as brand.