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In reply to the discussion: I use anti-depressants, gratefully. [View all]PDJane
(10,103 posts)49. The school tried to put my son on ADHD drugs.
I refused. Why? Because a child who would come home, go into his room, and play with a building toy or read for three hours at a stretch is not ADHD.
The other problem with those drugs is that they can decrease the IQ by ten points, and the decrease is permanent. That's not something I wanted.
I managed to have him tested outside the school system, and had those tests written into the school records, which stopped that nonsense.
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I agree, people should make their own decisions, with any help they wish
get the red out
Dec 2012
#10
You all should give 5-htp and or St. Johns Wort a try. Safer, if it will work for ya!
grahamhgreen
Dec 2012
#21
True,but the problem is the Docs ignore the black box warning, and tend to
grahamhgreen
Dec 2012
#53
I think some people are arguing that medication shouldn't be the first tool used
ecstatic
Dec 2012
#28
I take antidepressants. It would be unfair to the people around me to do otherwise.
Flying Squirrel
Dec 2012
#30