just heard a news report saying prozac type drugs are best for adolescent depression, i think that's greed

Question

why not raise your kids right instead, if you messed up in raising your kids right i'm sure they'll grow up messed up and no pill can correct all the mistakes you made or allowed your child to make, kinda deceiving when you want to help your kid but you really hurt your kid

Answer 1

so dammmmed true. meds are NOT the answer. take away the violent vid games and such horse crap, put that kid out on a bike, in the fresh air and sunshine. only the RAREST of kids in my generation was truly depressed, and for good cause.
and this attention deficit disorder! BAH! in my day, the best cure for that disorder was a slap up-side the head to GET one's attention, and believe me! We would hear what was being said to us after that!
and, no, this is NOT sarcasm. kids today are soft!

Answer 2

Depression is a disease just like any other disease and is caused by chemical (neurotransmitters) imbalances in the brain. Parkinson's disease is caused by not enough dopamine (a neurotransmitter) in the brain and opposite of Parkinson's is schizophrenia, which is caused by too much dopamine in the brain. There are too many diseases that are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain to list here. But I would like to point out that if a child is raised poorly or is neglected, that can put alot of stress into that child's life. Stress that is not properly dealt with causes a hormone called cortisol to build up in the body and the ill effects of that include ^ weight gain or loss, ^ blood pressure, depression, and that list goes on and on, too. While I will concede that not all children/ppl who are depressed or act out need to be medicated with Prozac type drugs, but for those who really need them, they are a God-send. The problem with medicines is that they are developed for and tested on adults, not children. So prescribing them for teens and children is sometimes a 'crapshoot'. I used to think that ppl who were depressed needed to "pull themselves up by their bootstraps", but that was before I experienced depression after an accident, my house burning down, the loss of use of my arm which resulted in me losing my job, and my grandfather's passing in a 2 mo time period during the holidays. Ever tried living in a hotel room with 4 kids for 2mos straight after losing everything you worked your entire life for and with NO family in a 300 mile radius of you? Trust me....it was depressing to say the very least. Thank God for Zoloft! I'm happy you dont suffer from depression and hope you never do.

Answer 3

What a brilliant solution!

But what if you did not raise your kid right or what if their depression is due to school related harassment or bullying? What if they just have a natural chemical imbalance in their brain (low seratonin, ect.) ?

Throw them in the garbage and start again?

Have you ever even MET a human being before? They're fallible, fragile and make mistakes.

Answer 4

when i was growing up they did not drugs to kids (and adults) like they are doing today. its really sick. you are right it is greed.