Posted by Celtic Angel on February 3, 2004, at 1:56:01
Recently my 8 year old step son was placed on Adderal without the consent of his father (my husband). He has 50% legal custody. The mother has the children during the week and we have the children on the weekends. We were not informed until after the doctor had prescribed it. Neither of us feel this child is truly ADHD and he certainly does not need medication. He does have some minor behavior problems but is most likely the result of all the changes in his life... parents divorced, both remarried, his mother is about is about to have a baby.. etc. Anyways.. my main question is the legality of prescribing a medication such as Adderal to a child without the consent of both parents, we were not even involved in any questionaires or consulted by the doctor as to his behavior when he is with us... also, what can we do about this? We are very concerned and very upset that he is being medicated but we also feel very helpless because we are not sure what we can do.
poster:Celtic Angel
thread:308761
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