VERY, VERY, informative Thank-you once again SO VERY HAPPY you
two are doing well could have been a VERY bad outcome for one or both
of you!! Very astute of you to do the research yourself, wish many of the
parents of the kids put on these meds would have taken notice to the
changes before they shot up their schools, movie theaters, ect!
I believe Ritalin is good for the kids and adults who actually have ADD ADHD. The actual number who have it? I'm betting 10% of current diagnoses actually do. I do not believe enough of an exam is done beforehand to rule out more likely disorders first. I believe antidepressants can help some forms of depression, OCB, and anxiety. Again I do not believe enough effort goes into finding out if their is an underlying neurological disorder that these symptoms are a secondary symptom too and that is where the danger lies.
Unless a kid shows real convincing symptoms of a serious disorder like Bipolar etc they should not be given drugs especially antidepressants.