Basically I'm trying to say that if a doctor wants to put your child on drugs you should always seek a second opinion.
I'm on six different types of medication (no, really ) right now, and I don't have a second opinion on any of those...
Clearly, all of my experiences in medication are for physical maladies, and I don't have mental problems. Maybe drugs for the body are safer than drugs for the brain, I dunno. But, you know, Aqueous Cream, I'm on that right now, and I don't think you even need a doctor's prescription to buy it from a phramacy. I doubt its really dangerous at all.
Or maybe its just the fact that since I am a child, the NHS is paying for all my medication, so a doctor wouldn't give me anything unless I did need it, because it isn't money that is going into his back pocket.
Basically I'm trying to say that if a doctor wants to put your child on drugs you should always seek a second opinion.
I'm on six different types of medication (no, really ) right now, and I don't have a second opinion on any of those...
Clearly, all of my experiences in medication are for physical maladies, and I don't have mental problems. Maybe drugs for the body are safer than drugs for the brain, I dunno. But, you know, Aqueous Cream, I'm on that right now, and I don't think you even need a doctor's prescription to buy it from a phramacy. I doubt its really dangerous at all.
Or maybe its just the fact that since I am a child, the NHS is paying for all my medication, so a doctor wouldn't give me anything unless I did need it, because it isn't money that is going into his back pocket.
I think if a doctor were to give you funny medicine, chld or not, you should always consult a second opinion.
When I went to Malaysia I got an allergic reaction (probably to this plant in the forest) and I got all these weird red spots on my skin and my hands, wrists, fingers, toes, and feet started swelling. The doctor prescribed me pills for the swelling, anti-bacterial cream, and some steriods? Now I've heard of these steroids before and from what I heard, they nasty stuff. I went to another walk in clinic and the docotr told me that if I had taken those, they'd have probably done more harm than good since they can induce hair loss, serious addiction, drowsiness, hallucinations, etc.
Being a walk in clinic the doctor may have been just getting me to pay up and probably even over charged me for some things, but still, I had a bad feeling about the steroids and I still don't think a doctor would prescribe them unless they really thought it'd do good.
I just thought I'd throw in my two cents here: The world is becoming waaaay too medicated. If they give meds to kids, thats one thing. But now they've approved Prozac for dogs.
I just thought I'd throw in my two cents here: The world is becoming waaaay too medicated. If they give meds to kids, thats one thing. But now they've approved Prozac for dogs.
seruously? can you post more information about it so i can read about it please?
I just thought I'd throw in my two cents here: The world is becoming waaaay too medicated. If they give meds to kids, thats one thing. But now they've approved Prozac for dogs.
seruously? can you post more information about it so i can read about it please?
Basically I'm trying to say that if a doctor wants to put your child on drugs you should always seek a second opinion.
I'm on six different types of medication (no, really ) right now, and I don't have a second opinion on any of those...
Clearly, all of my experiences in medication are for physical maladies, and I don't have mental problems. Maybe drugs for the body are safer than drugs for the brain, I dunno. But, you know, Aqueous Cream, I'm on that right now, and I don't think you even need a doctor's prescription to buy it from a phramacy. I doubt its really dangerous at all.
Or maybe its just the fact that since I am a child, the NHS is paying for all my medication, so a doctor wouldn't give me anything unless I did need it, because it isn't money that is going into his back pocket.
I think if a doctor were to give you funny medicine, chld or not, you should always consult a second opinion.
When I went to Malaysia I got an allergic reaction (probably to this plant in the forest) and I got all these weird red spots on my skin and my hands, wrists, fingers, toes, and feet started swelling. The doctor prescribed me pills for the swelling, anti-bacterial cream, and some steriods? Now I've heard of these steroids before and from what I heard, they nasty stuff. I went to another walk in clinic and the docotr told me that if I had taken those, they'd have probably done more harm than good since they can induce hair loss, serious addiction, drowsiness, hallucinations, etc.
Being a walk in clinic the doctor may have been just getting me to pay up and probably even over charged me for some things, but still, I had a bad feeling about the steroids and I still don't think a doctor would prescribe them unless they really thought it'd do good.
Wow, seriously?
I've been on steroids before (some type of Prednisone, I think) and I suffeerd from hair loss and drowsiness etc. Also drastic weight gain. I dunno, what you said made me remember. They sound vaguely familiar. Actually, when I was a kid, I used to love taking the steriods because they were pink tablets, and being about 4 at the time I thought it was so cool.
And actually, two of the medications I'm taking right now are steroid creams, but I still don't go in for the whole 'second opinion' thing. I think the health system is waaay different here, its not as flexible in that you can't just walk into another clinic and ask a doctor for his opinion. And in america, you're paying to see the doctors, so they won't say "no, you don't have a referal, we won't see you" like they would here. 'Cause that's basially it, the system is very strict about who you can see and what appointments you can get and how long you have to be on a waiting list before you're seen. Occupational hazard of having 'free' healthcare, I guess.
Basically I'm trying to say that if a doctor wants to put your child on drugs you should always seek a second opinion.
I'm on six different types of medication (no, really ) right now, and I don't have a second opinion on any of those...
Clearly, all of my experiences in medication are for physical maladies, and I don't have mental problems. Maybe drugs for the body are safer than drugs for the brain, I dunno. But, you know, Aqueous Cream, I'm on that right now, and I don't think you even need a doctor's prescription to buy it from a phramacy. I doubt its really dangerous at all.
Or maybe its just the fact that since I am a child, the NHS is paying for all my medication, so a doctor wouldn't give me anything unless I did need it, because it isn't money that is going into his back pocket.
I think if a doctor were to give you funny medicine, chld or not, you should always consult a second opinion.
When I went to Malaysia I got an allergic reaction (probably to this plant in the forest) and I got all these weird red spots on my skin and my hands, wrists, fingers, toes, and feet started swelling. The doctor prescribed me pills for the swelling, anti-bacterial cream, and some steriods? Now I've heard of these steroids before and from what I heard, they nasty stuff. I went to another walk in clinic and the docotr told me that if I had taken those, they'd have probably done more harm than good since they can induce hair loss, serious addiction, drowsiness, hallucinations, etc.
Being a walk in clinic the doctor may have been just getting me to pay up and probably even over charged me for some things, but still, I had a bad feeling about the steroids and I still don't think a doctor would prescribe them unless they really thought it'd do good.
Wow, seriously?
I've been on steroids before (some type of Prednisone, I think) and I suffeerd from hair loss and drowsiness etc. Also drastic weight gain. I dunno, what you said made me remember. They sound vaguely familiar. Actually, when I was a kid, I used to love taking the steriods because they were pink tablets, and being about 4 at the time I thought it was so cool.
And actually, two of the medications I'm taking right now are steroid creams, but I still don't go in for the whole 'second opinion' thing. I think the health system is waaay different here, its not as flexible in that you can't just walk into another clinic and ask a doctor for his opinion. And in america, you're paying to see the doctors, so they won't say "no, you don't have a referal, we won't see you" like they would here. 'Cause that's basially it, the system is very strict about who you can see and what appointments you can get and how long you have to be on a waiting list before you're seen. Occupational hazard of having 'free' healthcare, I guess.
This was at like midnight. There was no one else there so the doctor let me talk with him.
i know young people get depressed too, but putting them on meds? im 14, and im not going on any meds at all, even if i had bipolar or adhd. my parents hate the ideas of meds too.
but, even putting some kid on anti-depressants is not going to keep them from being depressed. a lot of the countries tragedies came from kids that were on meds (like columbine, and the one guy who was going to send a bomb to bjork, and committed suicide while cameras were rolling). i dont like meds for anyone!
and putting your little daughter on these pills that basically make you a walking zombie is just abuse. its like giving her something to kill herself with, which is ultimately what happened, rest her soul. its like giving a little kid a loaded gun to play with.