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PDJane

(10,103 posts)
49. The school tried to put my son on ADHD drugs.
Mon Dec 31, 2012, 02:53 PM
Dec 2012

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.

I use anti-depressants, gratefully. [View all] get the red out Dec 2012 OP
Thank you! hedgehog Dec 2012 #1
Color me Zoloft malz Dec 2012 #2
What you've missed in discussions about taking medications lunatica Dec 2012 #3
I agree, people should make their own decisions, with any help they wish get the red out Dec 2012 #10
I have that same concern lunatica Dec 2012 #11
Like the diary earlier today, this is very interesting, enough Dec 2012 #4
Cymbalta and Trazodone here! n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2012 #5
Lamictal generic equivalent, 300 mgs a day. Denninmi Dec 2012 #6
I take a generic med also get the red out Dec 2012 #12
Agreed. ellie Dec 2012 #7
STIGMA. You said it all right there dballance Dec 2012 #8
You're really lucky to have found Control-Z Dec 2012 #9
Generic Lexapro here. phylny Dec 2012 #13
Thank you for posting this. LisaLynne Dec 2012 #14
The "little stuff", that's a good point! get the red out Dec 2012 #17
Wise decision, it sounds like. sibelian Dec 2012 #15
I was probably the only depressed three year old anyone's ever encountered. PDJane Dec 2012 #16
I am glad you stood up for yourself get the red out Dec 2012 #18
It's been my experience that depressives DO drink, often to oblivion. PDJane Dec 2012 #24
Yep zaireeka Dec 2012 #41
Good for you. progressoid Dec 2012 #44
Wonderful!!! get the red out Dec 2012 #46
Celexa is the drug of choice here for depressives who drink. PDJane Dec 2012 #48
same here musette_sf Dec 2012 #52
Me, too. nt s-cubed Dec 2012 #19
I think a lot of people don't get "depression" justiceischeap Dec 2012 #20
You all should give 5-htp and or St. Johns Wort a try. Safer, if it will work for ya! grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #21
I did try both get the red out Dec 2012 #23
Yep, done that. Short term relief, and the dosage had to be rather high. PDJane Dec 2012 #25
Don't play doctor on the Internet. REP Dec 2012 #27
thank you. firehorse Dec 2012 #47
True,but the problem is the Docs ignore the black box warning, and tend to grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #53
I found I had depression after taking wort Confusious Dec 2012 #33
Or, they could continue taking what works for them... SidDithers Dec 2012 #35
The problem with SJW Sgent Dec 2012 #40
St. John's wort is just a weak SSRI. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #43
Don't be so sure they're safer naturallyselected Dec 2012 #51
Thanks for sharing. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #22
Good for you for speaking out. bitchkitty Dec 2012 #26
I think some people are arguing that medication shouldn't be the first tool used ecstatic Dec 2012 #28
The school tried to put my son on ADHD drugs. PDJane Dec 2012 #49
Good post. musical_soul Dec 2012 #29
I take antidepressants. It would be unfair to the people around me to do otherwise. Flying Squirrel Dec 2012 #30
I just made a post in another thread ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #31
That's an old study Confusious Dec 2012 #34
I wish I still had a Physician's Desk Reference. ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #36
Wellbutrin here. I identified that on my mom's side of the family... Hekate Dec 2012 #32
I identify! get the red out Dec 2012 #38
I wouldn't be alive without them TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #37
Blessings to you get the red out Dec 2012 #39
I have not had a single panic attack since taking Paxil. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #42
Depression is extremely serious etherealtruth Dec 2012 #45
Thank you for your story! backscatter712 Dec 2012 #50
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