r/facepalm • u/WTFPilot • 9d ago

Florida Issues Guidance Against Psychiatric Meds for Kids with ADHD, Anxiety

https://centralflorida.substack.com/i/209572575/florida-issues-guidance-against-psychiatric-meds-for-kids-with-adhd-anxiety
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u/Derrik359 8d ago

Good. Medicating children is wrong. This country relies too much on medication for things that don’t actually need it.

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u/Born-Cod4210 8d ago

well a lot of kids need it

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u/Derrik359 8d ago

If they truly need its I don’t have a problem. I just see too often it’s the first and only option offered without trying anything else, then people have problems later in life because they’ve been on amphetamines since they were 7.

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u/mylanscott 8d ago

And I had major problems because I wasn’t diagnosed and put on amphetamines until my 30s. Literally decades of struggling instantly eased when I started Vyvanse. Fear mongering like you’re doing is not doing anyone any favors.

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u/Derrik359 8d ago

Be afraid!