Posted by DC on April 2, 2000, at 1:15:39
In reply to Bipolar Family, posted by Cynthia on April 1, 2000, at 10:41:51
I think you should exhaust all options before placing a child on any kind psychoactive drug. I would only use drugs as a last resort. While your sixteen your old is old enough to make his own decision, I don't think your eight year old or 3 year old are! I have taken ADs, stimulants, antianxiety drugs, depakote, neurontin, but I am old enough and desperate enough to risk trying them. But do you want to put your kid on something that could permanently alter his brain chemistry? shouldn't that be his decision?
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