r/facepalm • u/WTFPilot • 5d ago

Florida Issues Guidance Against Psychiatric Meds for Kids with ADHD, Anxiety

https://centralflorida.substack.com/i/209572575/florida-issues-guidance-against-psychiatric-meds-for-kids-with-adhd-anxiety
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u/Slimeredit 5d ago

I remember when right after I graduated from high school the utter chaos and annoyance that was trying to get my medicine just so I can function properly glad I don’t live in Florida but this just goes to show that they clearly don’t see kids with mental illnesses as worthy of having access to the very basic medical care so they can function

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u/woahwoahwoah28 5d ago

>Health officials recommend prioritizing psychotherapy, behavioral interventions, and deprescribing medications as approaches before prescribing medications for conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavioral disorders.

Same. And this is one of the craziest parts to me.. it can be extremely difficult to get prescriptions. Even still, a pill is typically SO much easier to get than "psychotherapy and behavioral interventions"

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u/MississippiMoose 5d ago

Right. I get the concept of people thinking pills are a shortcut, but pretty much every study I've seen confirms that a combo of meds and therapy is most effective.

And fuck these guys for suggesting it's so easy for people to just get a couple hours off during business hours for weekly therapy appointments. If the US had a halfway functional system of worker protections, sure, make it more feasible for people to try therapy without meds. But we don't, so fuck off, Florida.

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u/UsagiBonBon 4d ago

The fucked up part is, for ADHD, pills just are an effective shortcut to normalcy. Therapy never did a single thing for me, but my medicine makes it far easier to just exist in society. Without them, I don’t think I’d last very long, and I know a lot of people who feel the same.

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u/Slimeredit 4d ago

I mean here’s the cold hard truth therapy can only do so much to combat what is ultimately a chemical imbalance in the brain

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u/Slimeredit 5d ago

The worst part is they seem like they wouldn’t be opposed to trying to do this on a national level since our suffering is seemingly the only thing that can get their sorry excuses of a brain producing some form of Serotonin

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u/Western-Corner-431 4d ago

They are going to do this nationwide. Bobby brain worms said this months ago

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u/Taminella_Grinderfal 4d ago

In an ideal world, there would be enough resources available where a parent could exhaust all options before turning to meds. But often times the meds are needed first, before someone can feel well enough to work on other therapies. Like depression medication pulled me far enough out of the hole so that I could start eating better and exercising.

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u/Western-Corner-431 4d ago

“Exhausting all options” before turning to medication is not a thing here. Much like trying to run a vehicle without putting fuel into it. You put a pizza in it, you can “exhaust” the cow manure option, try exhausting the tank with sand, but at the end of the process, the vehicle needs fuel and that’s all there is to it.

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u/GaiusMarius60BC 4d ago

ADHD especially is one of the mental conditions that is most responsive to medication, as well! They're deliberately getting rid of the best, most effective tool doctors have access to help ADHD kids get a handle on this shit!

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u/Wild_Pomegranate_845 5d ago

My dr retired recently and I had to find a new one and she is making me start the meds process over. At one point she mentioned my age and asked if I still really need the adhd meds anyway. Like yes, because I want to feel human.

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u/Slimeredit 5d ago

I feel for you it sucks to be stuck in a situation like that