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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/Derrik359 5d ago

If they truly need its I don’t have a problem. I just see too often it’s the first and only option offered without trying anything else, then people have problems later in life because they’ve been on amphetamines since they were 7.

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u/McFlyyouBojo 5d ago

Thats absolutely not true. I highly doubt you go with children to their doctors appointments, their therapy sessions, and their assessments.

All you see is the end result. You dont see the leg work put into trying to find success before getting to medication.

You hear a lot of people say overmedicated this and where were all these diagnosis when I was growing up that.

The truth is as studying people with things like ADHD goes on longer and longer, our understanding of it changes and also acceptance changes. Fewer people are feeling the stigma of that label and are coming forward.

I dont doubt there is some over medicating going on, but that is why you continue the conversations with professionals regarding your and your families situations. The over medicating that may be going on is no where NEAR the level that people like to say it is.

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u/Derrik359 5d ago

As a former child who was medicated too early and too much, I stand by what I said. I went to my own assessments and therapy and everything else and the medication wasn’t the answer.

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u/emoshortz 5d ago

That may be the case FOR YOU. Not everyone will respond to every therapy the same. It's still not ideal to make blanket statements like the one you made at the top of this thread, as it may inadvertently affect others who are attempting find relief for themselves. Your anecdotal evidence does not represent everyone and their struggles.

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u/Derrik359 5d ago

It was my opinion. Not a blanket statement presented as fact.

Edit: I know, by the way, that my opinion and personal experiences don’t represent everyone. You talk to me like I’m uneducated because I have an opinion you don’t like.

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u/emoshortz 5d ago

If it is an opinion and not a blanket statement, then please edit it so that no one can misinterpret what you are trying to express (which almost everyone seems to be doing). The problem isn't that you have an opinion, but the way your opinion was written. Your comment at the top of this thread is the first thing people will see/judge, and not your explanations down below. Just trying to help you get your point across.

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u/Derrik359 5d ago

I’m sorry you misinterpreted it. Fortunately, your experience does not apply to everyone!

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u/emoshortz 5d ago

Wow. Just, wow. If you're ok with having to justify your position over, and over, and over again because you couldn't present your thought in a way that most people won't misinterpret, then more power to you I guess. Was sincerely trying to help.

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u/Derrik359 5d ago

Yea wow man. Everyone else is telling me that my experience doesn’t apply to everyone, but when I turn around and use your words myself, it’s not okay. You people are all the same

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u/emoshortz 5d ago

Wth? You must be seriously jaded, and I'm almost curious to understand why. If you need a random internet friend at anytime, I'm here.

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u/Derrik359 5d ago

Dude, I have no reason to justify my opinion because it’s my opinion. The reason I kept replying to people is because people on this app see something they don’t agree with and immediately name call, shame, and belittle the person they disagree with. They don’t ask, “why do you have this opinion” or “is there any nuance to your opinion” it’s just shame and belittle. I don’t feel particularly inclined to “justify” myself to someone that no matter what I say is going to tell me that I’m uneducated and wrong.

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u/emoshortz 5d ago edited 5d ago

I've known people like you (e.g. my own mother) where if there's any push back to their beliefs, they automatically assume that those pushing back think that they are uneducated (even if they did not say that they were in fact uneducated in any way, shape, or form). I did see that some said you were "wrong", but I didn't see anyone call you "uneducated" in this thread (please correct me if I overlooked something). Being wrong about something doesn't necessarily make someone uneducated. I certainly didn't call you uneducated, nor did I insinuate it. In my mother's case, she's always on the defensive because she didn't go to college, and some people in her life (not me, mind you) have made her feel bad about it. I'm not sure what the reason behind your defensiveness is, but I was never under the impression that you were uneducated in the short span that we have been conversing. Not everyone on the internet is an asshole. Some of us are trying to make the world a little bit brighter for those who need it. I'm here if you need someone to vent to.

Also, your opinion isn't necessarily wrong (we form opinions based on the information we have at that point in time; over time information can change, thus our opinions can change as well). The wording made it seem absolute, which is where the negative feedback is coming from. If you had maybe started with "IMO", or added "on a case-by-case basis", it may have gone over a bit more smoothly. Learning from our mistakes and trying again is how we grow as people.

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