Antidepressants and children

[bubblze30]

Just as I am watching the news I see something I feared long ago when it became popular for parents to put there children on antidepressants. The news is now saying that suicide deaths are on the rise with children on antidepressants. See I always believed children should not be labeled and put on antidepressants unless all other options were taken for fear of this. I just never believed in it. Now on the news confirming my thought on it. See when my daughter would act out from time to time I have had the suggestion to put her on something but never would. I believed she was mearly being herself. I don't think children should be labeled and be given a quick fix. I know and do believe there are some children out there that do need this but I also believe there are lots on them that don't need them. Children sometimes act out and for whatever reason us as parents need to find out why and work on a solution not give them a pill thinking it will go away. Wheather it be a seperation of parents or like me being on drugs and my daughter being raised by my sister or even a women to young to be a mother there are reasons why our children act out. I believe working with them closely can help find a solution. Just thought it was something interesting to share with the Moms in here. They are thinking about stopping it all together. It has always been interesting to me. As I said I do believe some chilfren do have a chemical embalance in there brain. However, alot of children are being labeled that don't. Sometimes we get caught up on feeding the symptoms with medications we neglect to see the underlining issue.

[splendra]

Bubblze-

Amen my sister!!

[Rowan]

Hi Terri
Boy do I agree with you! I work for the police, and so many moms and dads call in
on 911 because they can't control their pre-teen or adolescent .. and what is
unbelievable is how many of them have been diagnosed with depressive type symptoms, or ADD, etc .. and so many of them are on medication, and their behaviour usually escalates to the point where they are abusive, hostile, violent, etc. I agree ..
it's a 'quick fix' society that we are in. I do not ever intend to put my kids on medication unless I absolutely agree 100% with the diagnosis; I too believe that most of these 'behaviours' are just kids being kids. I don't want to label my kid as having ADD or depression so early on in life; I would rather try to teach them ways to cope and manage their symptoms, much as I have done. Thanks for starting this thread it's good to know I'm not the only one who feels this way.
God Bless
Love Rowan

[Cangel]

I agree.

[wastedtime4me]

i agree only as a last resort!!! after many months of my son being depressed he went on welbutrin..he was 16 1/2..thinking about suicide ALOT!!! i put him in counseling after a few months the therapst recomended he try something...well long story short he had a headache for a week!! he couldnt sleep and said he felt weird..i didnt make him take them anymore..he still has his mments but doesnt talk of sying anymore...looking back he needed therapy but not drugs!!! my daughter has alot of issues with trust and depression at times but im watching her and we are very close...im in no hurry to put her meds either...unless i feel there is no other option...i am very afraid of the suicide reports of teenagers taking these meds!! i took a med not too long ago and know EXACTALLY how it feels to be so sad and wanting to die yet nothing or noone can help....im in no hurry to experiment on my kids with the statistics i have seen...