Posted on 03/31/2006 7:07:06 PM PST by blam
It's like the horrific use of antibiotics once they were discovered!
Little boys at the mercy of our ilustrious education system. I've got a great idea, let's double the budget again, wheeeeeeeeeeeeee...
I would like to see where this little unchallenged factoid came from.
Me too. I'm sure that conclusion is speculative at best.
Why don't they prescribe some intensive physical education? When I run 7-10 miles a week I feel less jittery, it strengthens my posture muscles so I sleep better, and I feel like I'm getting more oxygen to my brain.
And it works for my pup as well. If I don't walk her every day, she's a lot harder to deal with.
Been there, done that. Went to war with a school system when they wanted to medicate step-son. Did some serious research on a (to me) new topic. The diagnosis is purely subjective. There is no physical test, so the set of questions are such as; Does the student fidget too much? Does the students attention wander more than others? Is the student involved in more than normal disciplinary problems?
Obvious that the upper 50% on any one question are by comparison "more" whatever than the class. I finally fell out cackling when I read one defender of ADHD meds who assured me that the Scedule 2 narcotics they wanted to prescribe for the boy absolutely were not addictive, he knew this because he had been taking them daily for 26 years!
Told the school to pound sand and was threatened with a charge of "child abuse" for withholding essential medication. Instead of tugging my forelock, I invited the SOBs to court and never heard any more about it.
Good for you! How long ago was this?
What is absolutely incredible to me, is that it doesn't even require a physician to make the call. As I understand it, school staff members essentially prescribe and dispense. If this isn't against every DEA rule known to man, I don't know what is. As you stated, it's a Class II medication.
If the DEA was worth it's salt, it would be breaking down doors across this nation and prosecuting these people and placing them in prison where I think they belong.
I am glad this worked out well for you. I can't imagine how many people get intimidated and give in.
Kudos to you.
Nicely done! I am glad you were able to avoid the profound waste of everything that court appearances represent.
As you can see from my screen name, I solved this problem long ago, now I'm trying to go the other way!
Just kidding. Congrats!
Her doc prescribed 5mg Ritalin, twice a day, to give her an "energizing spark", so to speak.
I quizzed the pharmacist, and he totally concurred....strange, because the higher doses used to drug kids into compliance, have the exact 90 degree different effect.
"What is absolutely incredible to me, is that it doesn't even require a physician to make the call. As I understand it, school staff members essentially prescribe and dispense."
Umm, where did this come from? Never heard of such a thing. School staff members can't just prescribe a medication unless they're doctors.
I have read reports that led me to believe what I said was true. If you know otherwise I'll stand corrected. I'm not trying to decieve anyone, but I'm not convinced that physicians are always in the loop on school administration of Ritalin in particular.
It would take a physician to get the meds on campus, but from then on out as along as records were kept... do you know?
#1. Your mother would have done better with venlafaxine.
#2. Children with ADD/ADHD have "sleepy" brains. Scans of these kid's brains look like a normal person who is sleepy/fatigued. You know how kids act when they are VERY tired and fighting sleep - they go nuts. When ADD/ADHD kids are given a stimulant, their brains more closely resemble a brain that is not sleepy.
There are reasons for paradoxical reactions. ADD/ADHD kids are normalized by proper doses of stimulants. Kids with a discipline problem, treated by stimulants, turn into zombies.
Well, 5% of 4 million is 200,000 - a year.
Add to that the fact that these drugs were never tested for safety with children - and the fact that almost to a case, the school shootings were done by kids on these drugs!
It's not the guns or the pipe bombs - it's the cult of legal drug pushing on our most venerable.
The brightest boys, who are bored in the dumbed down schools, often clown around and are a prime target to get quieted down for the teacher's benefit - rather than upping the level of teaching. And if the parent complains and fights the drugging they can be charged with child abuse.
It's time for this horror to be stopped. Child abuse, pure and simple.
THIS is exactly what is needed.
The lack of natural exercise and fresh oxygen is also a big part of the growing (no pun) obesity with our children.
The solution is to only let child psychiatrists evaluate and prescribe these medications. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of child psychiatrists in this country.
So what is happening? Some Dr Feelgood is writing prescriptions for the school nurse and she just gives them to whomever she thinks needs them? Truly, that is just insane. I can't get my wheezing son an inhaler into school without a ton of documentation for it. But, of course, the school administrators are EVIL and want to DRUG CHILDREN!!!
My son's teacher suggested that my son be looked at for ADD. I consulted my pediatrician who suggested testing with a psychologist. The tests were done. My son has problems with short term memory and a visual processing disorder. I would recommend the testing to anyone who has a child with attention problems.
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