Which opinion do you trust more?
My own, of course. The answer is NO!
That's a joke.
These guys and gals are not always up on the latest and real research -- they are only people. My wife went to one doctor for chest pains (a muscle other than the heart) -- he prescribed Valium on the spot. VALIUM!!!!!!!
Our doctor, who I like in general and since I'm a man don't have to worry, is pro-abortion. But she's also anti-Atkins. She also wants me to take Lipitor for Cholesterol, but I'm battling it with diet and exercise.
The point is, the are human beings, and they react to whatever they've read and they buy into. That's why you get second opinions. AND RESEARCH FOR YOURSELF and do what feels right.
But there are real consquences for assuming your child has this new fad illness and then doping them up. Once taken, it's over. My daughter's first grade teacher suggested Ritalin and we all but told her to stick it. My daughter is in ninth grade now, near top of her classes. She's a great kid who is not hyper and didn't need it at all.
But as someone said "Ritalin is for the teacher, not the kid."
non sequitur
I trust the opinion that I feel comfortable with, after multiple consultations with multiple experts -- not just the first doctor who whips out a prescription. As for GWB being the best president that ever lived, well, I trust those people's opinions as well. I think history will be much kinder to GWB than the mainstream media or the Democrat hate machine. He will rank right up there with Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan.
Especially since some people though McManiac would have made a good president.
I don't always trust doctors, sorry. They usually refuse to look at dietary problems and are willing to drug before anything else is considered. Diet can often mean the difference, not always perhaps, but it should be looked into.