Kid Meds and Psych Problems

[RoseSiegel]

i mostly agree.

[Drewbie96]

what the eff r u wearing??

[PuffyCatTail]

I am so sorry. I did not mean to upset you, my friend. I realize that I can be a bit nonchalant about it. I took my first overdose at 17. I will try very hard to be a good girl. :)

You and Mel were my first favorites on youtube. Your sweet and bubbly personality are very special to me. You speak frankly about your MI and you inspired me to do the same.

Much love and hugs. :)

[PuffyCatTail]

I took an overdose Friday before last. I am okay, now. I have been so stable for the last couple of years. It kind of took me by surprise.

I made a vid about it. I forgot to mention in the vid that I ran out of Lexapro. That was a contributing factor. I am having trouble getting it approved because of insurance changes.

Much love and hugs. :)

[intrepidsoul76]

So I am up its like 2:43 am I see. After 5 weeks I finally have an appointment Wednesday. I went to this mental health place ran by the county here, and because my first story had alcohol in it they send me to go to drug rehab. They have been working with me to get back to the other side. Its so frustrating. On top of my crazy I have to deal with this bureaucracy, which doesn't help when my crazy tries to convince me that no one will help me. Anyways, thanks for share your experience

[MrRanger1234]

Stereostuart I used to agree with that opinion myself stay away from medication at alll costs ull never get of it. But I was wrong what happens if u suffer froma chemical inbalance of some kind for example serotonin and ur only option is seroxactine getting of that can have its problems lots of suicides n side effects but without taking it ur toast u carnt manage the reason i know this is coz it happned to me so their u go some times in life staying away aint an option unforntunatly.

[mextli826]

you are very beautifull for me if I had the chance to meet you Iwoul be very happy baby

[1471phillip]

We're not robots. Pills cant fix your brain.

[Maiyanna]

Excellent vlog! I liked your analogy. I have personally seen and experienced how meds can work, and would never totally discount them.

[MyBoyTeddy]

I've been having problems with sleeping since I was in 7th grade and I've been to several doctors who give me the lowest dosage of different medicines. None of them worked so I've stopped seeing the doctor's but I cannot get very much sleep still. I get 2-3 hrs of sleep a night and it is messing me up both physically and emotionally. I'm 15 years old and my doctors don't know what to do with me and I'm getting really angry. What should I do??

[ichbinkeinberliner]

Hmm...it sounds like you need new doctor. Have you been to see a neurologist yet? They specialize in sleep disorders...that sounds like what you might have. Possibly some form of insomnia. I'm glad you are still willing to get help, because you are right to be concerned about only getting 2-3 hours of sleep. Sleep is VERY important! So, my main question is: have you seen neurologists, or just general medicine doctors?

[MyBoyTeddy]

Thank you, I will have to ook into that. I'll try to do that soon.

:)

[Stereostuart]

Once you start the tablets that's you hooked for life,i know from experience. Look for another solution as anything is better than the tablets.

[Luv4Learning]

I love you, Kristin, but I don't agree with your stance on children and psychiatric medication. Children's brains are still developing, and adding a toxic medication into the mix is not healthy, safe or life-promoting in my opinion. I'd be more inclined to look at my child's diet and teach them the coping skills that are useful to them than to give them a medication that can have many horrible side effects and long-term consequences. That's my stance. Thanks for sharing your's :)

[utherwerlder]

Hey Kristin, did you see that episode of Oprah with the little 7yr old girl with schizophrenia?

She is at 7 how I was at 14.  Sad stuff.

[ichbinkeinberliner]

Wow. No I didn't see that episode! Too bad. Oh, that poor girl!!!

[Jkelquedi]

fifteen is young. i commend you on your ability to accept your situation and move on to live the best way you can.

[calisenior09]

thank you for this awesome update.

love u kristin

[luckyducttape]

you're so pretty. =)

[ozjthomas]

Thanks, Kristin. I have a lot of friends on psych meds so I definitely know they help, but come with terrible risks. I'm a believer that these mental problems may be part of systemic failures that aren't always diagnosed, child abuse and toxicity, but these things are not always easy to find, so meds really do have their place. When it comes to kids, though, the dangers are even higher, especially when it comes to suicide and not much is known about how it affects brain development so ...

[ozjthomas]

I don't know. It's kind of a lose-lose situation. Some of the things that exacerbate depression can be remedied, but some things that are cultural or socio-economic are not easily fixed. As a parent I would never put my kids on psych meds for depression, though I understand why one would.

[utherwerlder]

If your kid was severely depressed and you believed it was caused by a chemical imbalance, you wouldn't put them on an anti-depressant? Not even temporarily? Why not?

[ozjthomas]

There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance that causes depression. The drugs do relieve some symptoms, they do not cure anything and are very dangerous in the meantime. My own experience with antidepressants and antipsychotics leads me to be very cautious with them.

[utherwerlder]

There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance that causes depression? Really? What about hormonal changes, or the chemicals serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine and monoamine oxidase A? If there is no chemical (or physical) cause for depression, why would a 9 yr. old try suicide without any external cause? I know people will say "you just don't know the external cause yet", but can that really be true in every case? I doubt that.

P.S. I've also had experience with these.

[ozjthomas]

To answer your question, I never said there was not a physical cause, I simply don't believe in the "chemical imbalance" theory because there is no evidence to back it up. Hormonal Imbalances exists. Hypoglycemia exists. Problems caused by not sleeping and eating exist. Child abuse exists. The fact that SSRI's alleviate depression does not mean there is a chemical imbalance. Marijuana relieves depression. Opiates relieve depression. Cocaine relieves depression. ECT relieves depression.

[utherwerlder]

Perhaps it's not exclusively a chemical problem, but a physical problem causing the chemical problem, which causes the depression.  Even still, since we don't understand how to fix the problem just yet, we're forced to make the choice to either modify diet and regulate sleep (even though these problems are usually caused by the depression) or medicate so they don't kill themselves while we figure it out.

[ErikGusto]

you seem smaller....

[Julsinmaine101]

wow..you talk very well:)better than I do fo sure..I have a hard time putting my thoughts into words sometimes.you seem vey smart:)