tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638067308642807429.post2788376415760579690..comments2014-03-13T15:33:22.535-07:00Comments on I So Cannot Make This Sh!t Up: A serving of Seroqu*l with a side of Lithi*mbeemommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08938594411342422060noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638067308642807429.post-30050103123278559922012-08-08T21:59:48.721-07:002012-08-08T21:59:48.721-07:00We discovered that my daughter had been "info...We discovered that my daughter had been "informally" diagnosed with bipolar and put on meds for it, but the doctor hadn't wanted to officially diagnose her because, "she won't be able to get life insurance when she's an adult." I kid you not! We told them we didn't give a crap about his theory, and that our priority was to get her the labels she needs to get the services and correct meds that she needs.marythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638067308642807429.post-1342730432971851522012-08-06T18:42:28.401-07:002012-08-06T18:42:28.401-07:00When we first had Maxim, he was allowed a weekend ...When we first had Maxim, he was allowed a weekend visit to our home ONLY if we signed a sheet saying we would give him his "medication" - well, he'd complained to me that it was making him groggy all the time, and what do you know? I had been given all the paperwork from the psych hospital - those sleeping meds had been prescribed AS NEEDED for NO MORE THAN a month. Well, this was many months in and the poor kids was being forced to take them, and me forced to give them. <br /><br />We contacted his Guardian Ad Litum who took care of it in short order. It did NOT go over well that they were a) drugging a child who didn't need it and b) charging the state for unnecessary medications.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638067308642807429.post-82356482208556196692012-07-28T09:42:09.736-07:002012-07-28T09:42:09.736-07:00I too wonder about the drug du jour. DCS here has ...I too wonder about the drug du jour. DCS here has their favorites too. Our son was on a med at age 7 that they aren't supposed to give children under age 10. LOTS of kids are on this same drug. I'm sorry about your son's issues because of the meds. (((hug)))Barb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160363075076811996noreply@blogger.com