Posted by B2chica on June 9, 2008, at 14:05:56
In reply to 'Growing Up Bipolar' in Newsweek, posted by yxibow on June 6, 2008, at 4:44:18
that was an interesting article. thank you for sharing.
and i must say i agree with a lot of the comments.i have a child not even 2 and i'm hesitant to even give her the antibiotics the doctor Rx for chest colds...
but i do sympathize with being a parent and not knowing what to do and turning to a doctor for help. but i guess i'm in a position that i know these meds, and i just see so many issues with giving them to a child (as above mentioned).
possibility of increased suicidality, increased mood shifts, the slu of side effects, and most importantly the child being too young to truly tell you how the meds are effecting them.and for the record this is not a judgemental statement. these parents did what they felt they had to do.
but if the choice were mine, i would expire every other option first. before the heavy meds...i would ALSO question the diagnosis...very hard.
b2c.
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