[Sweet_Sunflower29]

The doctors are also accused of diagnosing Michael with additional psychiatric problems, instead of realizing that the ADHD drug Ritalin and the drugs Paxil and Dexedrine were responsible for his anxiety attacks, insomnia and other ailments

I have a difficult time believing that. That being said, I have to wonder how a mother and father would dare consent to *any* medical treatment for their child without dilligent research of the subject in question??


...prescribed a combination of Dexedrine and Paxil, although both drugs, alone or combined, are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for children.

Not quite accurate. While Paxil is contraindicated in children under 18,

Dexedrine is FDA approved for children three (3) years of age and up

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Hey, a very school that my oldest son used to go to tried to get him on Ritalin. However, we had already seen Ritalin wreck the life of a family member. The school nurse tried to force it on us, but we were adamant against it. In fact, she even gave articles to us in support of it (we gave her articles against it). She turned the teachers of my son against him. Finally, we were forced to take my son to a psychiatrist. When the psychiatrist agreed with our position, he said that he was unhappy with the school, because they were pressuring him to change his decision. Even after all that, the school nurse tried to overrule the psychiatrist. We moved our son to a charter school - where he did extremely well. To this day, I wish we had reported her to the AMA or threatened to sue her.

[goodieD]

Because they were threatened with negligence and abuse charges...no small thing when you consider that CPS is almost completely autonomous and answers to no one. They can pretty much do what they please when they decide they want your child.