ADD/ADHD - Debates

Krisha · 07-28-2006, 11:06 AM

Why do you feel that more and more children are being diagnosed with ADD and ADHD? Do you feel as though meds are over used?

Rach · 07-28-2006, 11:08 AM

I do not know a lot about it, but from what I hear and see, it does seem like parents are too quick to jump the gun and medicate just b/c their too lazy to deal w/ behavior issues.

I do think there ARE children & adults who do need medication though.

Sometimes kids are just kids...Lots of energy w/ no outlets

Kara · 07-28-2006, 11:08 AM

I think in some cases meds are overused. DF, his father, and two brothers all have ADHD. They all take medication everyday-except for DF because his isn't severe enough to be medicated.

Chevy_Gurl · 07-28-2006, 11:11 AM

I personally think that before a child is deemed ADD/ADHD they should be given a complete genetic work up. There are alot of conditions out there that are

rare

only becuase they have been misdiagnosied as ADD/ADHD.

Lately ADD/ADHD seem to be the new in diagnosis for doctors.

An easy way to label why a child is having issues.

CoffeeGirl · 07-28-2006, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by wileys_cherries

Lately ADD/ADHD seem to be the new in diagnosis for doctors.

An easy way to label why a child is having issues.

I have to agree

missinghim · 07-28-2006, 11:14 AM

Lately ADD/ADHD seem to be the new in diagnosis for doctors. An easy way to label why a child is having issues.

I agree...I also find it ridiculous that so many parents whose children need the medicine find it ok to only give the child the medication while they are in school.

Jill · 07-28-2006, 11:20 AM

i had a friend that told me her son was ADHD and had to be put on medicine. whatever medicine is was made him extremely tired SO they then gave him medicine to give him energy!!!

he was taking different medicines while i believe if they had left him alone, he might just be fine. it should be a last resort.

~~HEIDI~~ · 07-28-2006, 11:30 AM

My dd does have ADHD.... I hated having to put her on meds and I refuse Ritalin... She is on Straterra and it is amazing. She also recently has been diagnosied with dislexyia and I know that had ALOT to do with her behavior issues!!!

=Mrs.AiNokeA= · 07-28-2006, 11:34 AM

My brother has ADHD and the pubil school he went to tried to make my mom put him on medication. Well my mom didnt want that for her own reasons which I agree with and he isnt taking any medication now at all. Sure he has trouble in school but it's not cuz he's ADHD it's just cuz he is a highschool boy and doesnt want to do the darn work lol. He can do it he is a very smart boy he just rather do more fun stuff hehe. He is doing well in school now and doesnt have to be on medication. My dad has it too plus some other things he wont admit too... now him I think should be put on medication.

Cat · 07-28-2006, 11:45 AM

well my older son has it and i have done the research on it before putting him on ritalin. i stopped letting him take it when he started middle school because i couldnt see where it helped him all that much. you have to have a certain criteria of symptoms to be properly diagnosed as having it and there have to be a certain number of them. sure some kid might exhibit a few of the symptoms or signs but if they dont meet the criteria then i dont think they should be labeled as having ADHD and put on meds unnecessarily. we didnt know at the time what the long term affects were of having our older son on ritalin so that was another reason why we stopped giving it to him. i dont know if that was a big mistake now or not because he is now 20 and is now seeming to have some problems still but manifested in different ways. I truly believe that if a child has this before the age of 7 it will continue to manifest itself in adulthood. if the exhibit these conditions after the age of 7 or older then i dont think its truly ADD or ADHD and alot of these kids have other underlying problems like learning differences as well as which my son does. but i do agree that i think alot of schools or teachers are misdiagnosing kids just to get them medicated so they dont have to deal with them.. to me thats wrong. but thats just my 2 cents worth. i think the kids that have it and it carries thru adulthood need to get on some kind of program that helps them learn how to compensate for what people that dont have ADHD can do on their own like learning to hold a steady job and learn how to take care of their financial matters and learn how to function on their own.

07-28-2006, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Krisha Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Va Beach Posts: 4,388 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 67%	ADD/ADHD Why do you feel that more and more children are being diagnosed with ADD and ADHD? Do you feel as though meds are over used?

07-28-2006, 11:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kara Psych Student by Day.. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 13,111 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 65%	I think in some cases meds are overused. DF, his father, and two brothers all have ADHD. They all take medication everyday-except for DF because his isn't severe enough to be medicated. __________________ Thank you for my siggy Stacey! He's home from Iraq!

07-28-2006, 11:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chevy_Gurl Wah Its called life idiot Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: fluffyflubbernickeling Ville Posts: 31,081 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 29% Longevity: 80%	I personally think that before a child is deemed ADD/ADHD they should be given a complete genetic work up. There are alot of conditions out there that are rare only becuase they have been misdiagnosied as ADD/ADHD. Lately ADD/ADHD seem to be the new in diagnosis for doctors. An easy way to label why a child is having issues. __________________

07-28-2006, 11:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
=Mrs.AiNokeA= I just give up already... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 25,916 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 63% Longevity: 65%	My brother has ADHD and the pubil school he went to tried to make my mom put him on medication. Well my mom didnt want that for her own reasons which I agree with and he isnt taking any medication now at all. Sure he has trouble in school but it's not cuz he's ADHD it's just cuz he is a highschool boy and doesnt want to do the darn work lol. He can do it he is a very smart boy he just rather do more fun stuff hehe. He is doing well in school now and doesnt have to be on medication. My dad has it too plus some other things he wont admit too... now him I think should be put on medication. __________________ Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality. -- Michael Ellner

07-28-2006, 11:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cat wife2Rob mom2Robbie Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 21,167 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 98%	well my older son has it and i have done the research on it before putting him on ritalin. i stopped letting him take it when he started middle school because i couldnt see where it helped him all that much. you have to have a certain criteria of symptoms to be properly diagnosed as having it and there have to be a certain number of them. sure some kid might exhibit a few of the symptoms or signs but if they dont meet the criteria then i dont think they should be labeled as having ADHD and put on meds unnecessarily. we didnt know at the time what the long term affects were of having our older son on ritalin so that was another reason why we stopped giving it to him. i dont know if that was a big mistake now or not because he is now 20 and is now seeming to have some problems still but manifested in different ways. I truly believe that if a child has this before the age of 7 it will continue to manifest itself in adulthood. if the exhibit these conditions after the age of 7 or older then i dont think its truly ADD or ADHD and alot of these kids have other underlying problems like learning differences as well as which my son does. but i do agree that i think alot of schools or teachers are misdiagnosing kids just to get them medicated so they dont have to deal with them.. to me thats wrong. but thats just my 2 cents worth. i think the kids that have it and it carries thru adulthood need to get on some kind of program that helps them learn how to compensate for what people that dont have ADHD can do on their own like learning to hold a steady job and learn how to take care of their financial matters and learn how to function on their own. __________________ www.beautipage.com/cdiesta My wifeys are Kris, Jessica and Fireflys Girl.

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07-28-2006, 11:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rach Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 23,941 Classifieds: (5) Activity: 17% Longevity: 91%	I do not know a lot about it, but from what I hear and see, it does seem like parents are too quick to jump the gun and medicate just b/c their too lazy to deal w/ behavior issues. I do think there ARE children & adults who do need medication though. Sometimes kids are just kids...Lots of energy w/ no outlets

07-28-2006, 11:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jill It must be nice to live in your world Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,086 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 16% Longevity: 87%	i had a friend that told me her son was ADHD and had to be put on medicine. whatever medicine is was made him extremely tired SO they then gave him medicine to give him energy!!! he was taking different medicines while i believe if they had left him alone, he might just be fine. it should be a last resort.

07-28-2006, 11:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
~~HEIDI~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 16,260 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 98%	My dd does have ADHD.... I hated having to put her on meds and I refuse Ritalin... She is on Straterra and it is amazing. She also recently has been diagnosied with dislexyia and I know that had ALOT to do with her behavior issues!!!