Both my adolescent children have psychological disorders. One is in group DBT. The other is on Lexapro. It is *very* easy to get medications. In fact, our pediatrician pushed for me to send the daughter in therapy to a psychiatrist for medication because she was exhibiting "too much" anxiety at an annual physical and didn't want to hear that this was atypical.
Both my adolescent children have psychological disorders. One is in group DBT. The other is on Lexapro. It is *very* easy to get medications. In fact, our pediatrician pushed for me to send the daughter in therapy to a psychiatrist for medication because she was exhibiting "too much" anxiety at an annual physical and didn't want to hear that this was atypical.
I had an ex in college who was forced on prozac by his parents. He hated it, but they insisted because his OCD was causing so much weight loss, they were frightened for him. Since then, he's gotten off meds and seems to be doing well.
Both my adolescent children have psychological disorders. One is in group DBT. The other is on Lexapro. It is *very* easy to get medications. In fact, our pediatrician pushed for me to send the daughter in therapy to a psychiatrist for medication because she was exhibiting "too much" anxiety at an annual physical and didn't want to hear that this was atypical.
"and I didn't like the sense of dependency they fostered."
I know people who feel the same way even about things like insulin. I can say that I don't understand it at all.
I had an ex in college who was forced on prozac by his parents. He hated it, but they insisted because his OCD was causing so much weight loss, they were frightened for him. Since then, he's gotten off meds and seems to be doing well.
It's definitely a balancing act.