Shakopee Valley NewsWrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, WRONG!
Zyprexa, as well as the other atypical antipsychotics, are being prescribed for children, even though this is an unapproved, off-label use. Eli Lilly has been charged in allegedly pushing the drug for children in more than one state.
This is nothing more than lazy parents and teachers looking for the easier, softer way to deal with children.
Children are naturally hyper. Children are naturally loud. Children have a tendency to be mean and cruel to each other. Name calling, anger, temper; it is all par for the course with children. They become overwhelmed with their own growing energy. They have short attention spans. They do not need medication.
An ADHD diagnosis should not be made by a primary physician at the local clinic. Nor a child put on any type of antipsychotics, or any mood-altering chemicals, unless they have been thoroughly evaluated by competent, trained and experienced psychiatrists.
All any child really needs is patience, tolerance, and love; with firm, consistent, and continuous boundaries (which requires constant effort by parents to think about more than themselves) that will teach them proper social behavior. And finally, parental realization that they will not see instantaneous results.
I swear, some days it seems our society is one big addict; always wanting what it wants when it wants it and wanting it Right-God-Damn-Now!
Thanks for the Zyprexa info, and the childrearing info, also. Some of the chemical additives in packaged, and fast foods can cause behavior problems also. I had a friend who quit feeding her kids hot dogs, mac N'cheese, McDonald's and some of the fruit roll type stuff (which is mostly sugar, additives, preservatives, and food coloring) and her kids didn't have to go onto ADHD medication. She had the luxury of not shuffling them off to daycare centers, so she noticed a difference right away.
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