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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Prescribing at all is arguably overprescribing if we are talking about a 4 year old, for example.
Prescribing at all is arguably overprescribing if we are talking about adults and children who may not have the conditions that they have been diagnosed with.
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I agree, but look at what PiKA2001 said, which is what I was responding to:
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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
Generally speaking I think it's ridiculous how people are so eager to take a pill to supposedly solve their (non) problems. Aren't they saying that 60% of kids have ADD now? I'm waiting for the day they start putting Ritalin in the water supply along side fluoride (which by the way is being blamed by some for causing health problems. You apply fluoride, you dont ingest it). I suffer from depression and I've yet to take any anti-depressants or any other mind altering chemicals to "fix" me.
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The underlying message here is that
any medication in and of itself is bad, whether needed or not. There is also the underlying message that AD(H)D may be a non-problem. Sure, too many people label some kids as having it without any basis, but that doesn't mean that some kids actually do deal with it and are sometimes significantly affected by it.
I think it's great when anyone can manage AD(H)D, depression or other issues without any medications. I truly do. And when possible, I think that should be the goal. But some people can't do that, either in the long-term or in the short term while they develop other strategies for dealing.
I will readily agree that overprescribing -- prescribing medicines for children or adults who don't need them -- is a wrong and is a problem. But I think it is equally wrong and problematic to under-prescribe -- to not provide medicines that are needed and are helpful.
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