Our society today are so obsessed with so many things including how we feel, look and perform in public. It is the reason we have turned into a people who are “medicated freaks.” In this article we will try to give some reasons and problems our society are faced with in regards to bipolar and the use of bipolar medication.
The 1st Problem ” Outside Pressures”
When teachers and everybody are met with an overactive child people around are fast to advise parents for their child to go on bipolar medication. This is because we and teachers want to have a cookie cutter classroom.” Everybody has turned into what we call self taught authorities” in determining the problems with children. This is very frightening but more frightening is; more than half of parents were advised by these smart authorities that their children should go on medication. Our children are put on medicated drugs because of the amount of pressures from these non professionals.
2nd Problem ” Quick Fix”
What happens most of the time, instead of helping to de-stress our lives, we take a pill when we are not feeling well and if its does not get better, we add another dose. We must give time for a headache to heal itself slowly. Another scenario, our little son coughs, we immediately rush for the their cough and cold medications. If they don’t want to take it because of the flavor, we run out and get another flavor. It is important we give our body the chance to work out the problem; its probably some dust that is stuck in the throat. But no, we pump our children up with all sort of medicine we can get our hands on.
Third Problem ” Wrong Diagnosis
We find that a lot of doctors are fast in prescribing strong medication to very young children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ( ADHD). In a lot of cases it may cure the present illness, sometime other symptoms which were not present resurface, so other drugs is given. This can be compared to the person who swallowed a fly and to get the fly she had to take in the spider to catch the fly and the rat to get rid of the spider. Most doctors are too proud to admit that they they are lost in their diagnosis and so pump medication after medication, stimulants and ant stimulants, antidepressants and antipsychotics into the young child’s body.
Fourth Problem ” Easy Excess of Drugs
Because the present society is hooked with immediate gratification, the easy excess of drugs adds wood to the fire. Most of us who have the money to burn want the fix it NOW problem. Instead of becoming patient, we become very impatient to what is happening in our body.The body must be helped to use its own natural ability to fight its problems.
Fifth ” Money Obsession
All pharmaceuticals are wanting to sell their drugs whatever the cost. Most doctors do not know the real strength of bipolar medications so familiar with outcome. Sometimes those who make the drugs and those prescribing it are all driven by money. This may offend some people, but aren’t we fed up with system.
Finally
After all that is said I believe that before we run of to get medications for our children, why don’t you sit down and try the non medication approach which many parents have proven successful with,or do you want your bipolar child to be a walking chemist with bipolar symptoms?