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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
They should for sure be watched/monitored very closely when they first start their meds, but I believe the risk is very much worth it BECAUSE of that. When they start the meds, there's a more definite time when they're going to start to feel that upswing. When a depressed teenager is left unmedicated, there is a chance they'll start feeling better on their own at some random time and commit suicide. At least with the meds, you have a very definite time to watch them more carefully and intervene if help is needed.
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I'm not sure the time is all that well defined, to be honest, and I think that's my main issue - as far as "careful monitoring" I would imagine most parents already think they
are doing this . . . so I was kind of asking, in effect, what more can actually be done, if anything?