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The amount of drugs being given to U.S. children is outrageous, and the extent of the problem becomes clear when you compare the statistics with other countries. U.S. children are getting three times more prescriptions for antidepressants and stimulants, and up to double the amount of antipsychotic drugs than kids from Germany and the Netherlands.
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Seeded on Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:02 PM EDT
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The Author Points Out:
Long-term studies now indicate that of people with major depression, only about 15 percent that are treated with an antidepressant go into remission and stay well for a long period of time.
The remaining 85 percent start having continuing relapses and become chronically depressed.
“By the 1990s, this change in the long term course of depression was so pronounced that finally it was addressed by researchers,” says Whitaker.
“Giovanni Fava from Italy said, “Hey, listen, the course is changing with antidepressants. We’re changing it from an episodic illness to a chronic illness, and we really need to address this.”
Not only that, but the depression is sinking into people [on antidepressants] in a deeper way than before.”
According to Whitaker’s research, this tendency to sensitize the brain to long-term depression appears to be the same both for the earlier tricyclic antidepressants and the newer SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors).
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#1 - Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:04 PM EDTThis drug may affect the development of the CNS.
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#2 - Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:10 PM EDTNothing more fraudulent than to professionally influence the suffering patient to "Ask their doctor about" poison attached to lies and deceit.
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Someone who took the Hipporcratic oath, doing this to children? Josef Mengele would be proud.
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Sigh. Like with anything, I'm sure that there are exceptional cases that do require pharmaceutical treatment, but barring those, I think it's criminal to put children on these powerful psychiatric medications. Their brains are still developing and do not need to be exposed to these drugs.
But of course, a pill is a hell of a lot easier than proper discipline, feeding them a nutritious diet that is free from chemical additives/hormones/dyes/crap you can't pronounce, not enrolling them in every single activity out there (I remember being stunned at hearing the term "playdate" - it's done by appointment now?), getting over your fear of fresh air, sunshine, and the outside world and letting them play outside to burn off their energy, and accepting that your kids are not vessels for you to live vicariously through.
In about 99% of these cases, it's the parents who are the problem - not the kid. And the kid is the one who will ultimately be paying the price.
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