How many agree that Psychiatric drugs have become the new form of Terrorism with our own people???

Question

So many people in todays world are strung out on many various Psychiatric medications. They go to many different Doctors and try many different variations of Psych drugs. They get on them and off of them with a drop of a hat, only making them worse instead of better. Why have so many people put faith in a pill instead of God. They not only hurt themselves, but many innocent others... Parents are the real culprits of this abuse of Psych medications. If there child becomes a problem take them to a Psych Facility and put them on Prescritpion Drugs!!!! I have a child that was diagnosed with an ADHD and bipolar diagnosis the Doctors wanted to string him out on medications, but they only made him something else, not my son.... We turned to God and put our trust in him, and we came across a Doctor that decided to do a Cat Scan and found that he had an Arachnoid Cyst that was causing his problems. We had him prayed for and we believed and he is an Honor Student, no MEDS just love.

To those of u who answered nicely thanks.... What I meant that we are making our own terroist in this country with an overdose of Psych Medication. They go in with simple depression and there given a prescription, then another and another.... I know I worked in the Psych field. It used to be middle aged folks, but now the numbers of children and teens is rising. These children have no respect for life they will threaten anyone who gets in there way. When all else fells then they become suicidal then homicidal....Where do they think that all these shootings are developing from. If u really listen and read these articals on these type of people u almost always find some mental health issues.....

AND NO I AM NOT AGAINST MEDICATIONS ALL TOGETHER......

Lamotrigine, Fluoxetin and Quetiapine some medications for Bipolar Treatment by the way.. And Terrorist are not just Arab's and Iranian's

Answer 1

That is a beautiful story, kate, thankyou.
Love and prayer can heal, not always, but they can.

Over medication and over treatment are serious problems. I've noticed that when people are over worked or over stressed, the only thing that is going to help is less work and less stress. Trying to treat stress and exhaustion, and in your child's case, misdiagnosis, with various drugs is obviously not working and is not going to work. And to think, they're going to try and make sure that everyone is insured so that everyone can get prescriptions to these damaging and less than helpful drugs. I guess being insured is a good thing, but not if it means finding treatments that are not going to help. I was just watching a lady, an author, on TV today discussing her new book, I think it was called "Overtreated", that talks about this very issue. I don't think the book goes into the religious or spiritual side of healing, but it does document and go into the details of the dangers of accessing treatments and tests that we just don't need and how important it is to get a second or third opinion.

Wow! I just visited the link to "Overtreated" the book.
Impressive!!!! http://www.overtreated.com/the_book.html

Thanks again for sharing your story. :)

Answer 2

Terrorism?

No, it's nothing at all like terrorism.

You fail to realize that a LOT of people have been and are being helped with psychiatric drugs.

Yes, there's a problem with too many people leaping on pills as an answer to things that they aren't really appropriate for, but that doesn't mean that no one should ever take their meds.

People don't put their faith in imaginary beings because the imaginary beings are imaginary.

Your implication that ALL people and ALL parents turn to meds is simply false.

Suggesting that people not get medical treatment for medical conditions borders on criminal, if it weren't for the fact that, fortunately, it's unlikely anyone would take what you've said seriously unless they were inclined that way before.

I hope that, were your son's appendix to burst, you wouldn't just sit around praying to the Sky Bully, but would allow doctors to operate.

Answer 3

When a person has no way of controlling their normal functions and a chemical imbalance causes things like depression or bipolarism, this is when meds are necessary.

But when we're using them to cover a problem or just 'make it easier to handle' then it's the same as using illegal drugs to 'help' the problem. (I'm not trying to start the illegal drugs argument, I'm trying to say we're using meds too much as a crutch...)

If we're trying to dull pain when there's no reason for it, fine. But when you have a deep-seated emotional issue, the best option is to get it worked out so the problem is solved, not just handled.

I wouldn't so much consider it terrorism but I would call it a problem.
Religion isn't for everybody, so replacing drugs with God may not always work (after all, everybody's different) but things of this nature are much better when you look at side-effects...

Parents should be held accountable when it's happening under their nose (or, expecially, when they're helping to get around the main problem rather than deal with it) but it's also up to the person taking the meds. You can't blame an outside force for everything when we're the ones doing harm to ourselves. (Not that I'm disagreeing, I'm just making the point.)

Trusting in God is something to be commended for - at least you're doing something proactive for the situation, so I have no harsh or backward word for you there.

Again, everybody's different and, for some, it's necessary to have them on A FEW medications. But to completely drown-out or change a person with the things they put into themselves, it's just the same as a junkie looking for that next hit. Nothing is the same without that pain-easing 'help' and so we rely too heavily on things that are not helping anything.

Unfortunately, in some areas they're realizing just how much they're letting out to the wrong people and so the people that suffer get nothing for it, for fear that they'll abuse what was given in aid. But if a person is hurting constantly (mentally, physically or both) then they should be allowed at least something to help them out. Temporarily if nothing else but, regardless, we have to find that happy medium and it's not going to happen if we continue to be so ignorant as a society.

It's a catch-22, really.

Glad things have worked out for you so far...

Answer 4

"Praise The Lord", So many people want to just sleep or not face life today. We live in a pill for everything society,most of the time, if we ask they are given. Not all medication works on ADHD. It make some children mean. I know this from a nephew. Glad to hear someone else feels this way too.

Answer 5

I do agree that drugs are being used to treat behaviour problems way too much. There are way too many medicated children out there that don't need it.
I also know a few adults who do go to several Dr.'s and have more pills than a pharmacy. And of course the Dr.'s don't know these person is collecting perscriptions.
It's kind of ironic the people that need Psych meds don't want to take them and the ones who don't need them are using them to cover up their problems. Sad.

Answer 6

I agree that psychiatric drugs are a problem. Too many people would rather hide from their problems with a pill instead of dealing with their problem. Schools are bad for misdiagnosing kids just so they can generate more income for their school for having a learning disabled child rather then putting forth more of an effort with them. Sure, some kids just have bad parenting, which in turns cause them to have problems with authority, but putting them on drugs won't solve the problem.

Answer 7

It's wonderful to hear that your son got an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.

It is also wonderful for moms and sons just like you, when accurate diagnosis and treatment may take the form of medication. In your son's case, bipolar illness and ADHD were NOT accurate diagnoses.

For MANY, however, those ARE accurate diagnoses. The treatment your son received was not effective b/c the diagnosis was inaccurate. Do not make the mistake of believing that these treatments are ineffective for those suffering from the conditions they were designed to treat.

QUITE the opposite. Many of these medications have led to amazing turnarounds for children who were suffering with symptoms NOT UNLIKE THOSE OF YOUR SON.

Bipolar illness and ADHD are very real, physiological conditions with psychiatric manifestations. They lead to suffering just as your son's condition did. In the case of Bipolar disorder and ADHD, surgery is not necessary - TREATMENT, however, IS necessary. And that treatment takes the form of medication.

Would you deny another mother and son the healing that YOU found? Would you discount THEIR suffering?

In your (justified) thankfulness and jubilance regarding your sons recovery, be careful not to discount the VERY REAL suffering of those who have yet to be diagnosed and adequately treated.

Although their diagnosis (and treatment ) may differ from that of your son's, they deserve the same relief, as well, do they not?

...but by the Grace of God, there go I!

p.s. Your profile that indicates that you work on a psychiatric ward as a CNA. It is surprising that you weren't trained in the physiological bases of and appropriate interventions for psychiatric conditions, given your occupation. It would be interesting to hear how you integrate the notion that treating bipolar illness with meds constitutes an act of terrorism, with your work in the psychiatric field.

Answer 8

Wow, are you a Scientologist or something?
I'm sorry, I am a person of a very strong faith, but I am disgusted by the "anti medication" mindset of some of my fellow persons of faith. AS IF PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS IS ANY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ILLNESSES!!!!!!
Would you say "insulin is the terrorism of diabetes?"
Would you say "nitroglycerin is the terrorism of heart attack patients?"
Would you say "chemotherapy is the terrorism of cancer?"

GROW SOME COMMON SENSE and stop condemning people for treating brain illnesses with proper medication

Answer 9

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Answer 10

*Sigh* ... I just can't even be bothered to answer this kind of nonsense... I was going to type something but, I know it would fall on deaf ears so whats the point...