Guest guest Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Hey Loretta - My youngest daughter who is now 14 was put on anti-d's at age 7 or 8. It is very possible for children to have the chemical imbalances in their brains. I believe Allie spoke of wanting to die around that time as well, which scared the hell out of me, but she showed other sides of depression and she stole money from my purse, and other places she could find it. So, something else we have in common. Jeanne in WI Hello Jill! Thanks for the info on the aDDERALL. I think my pdoc will raise my provigil instead, because it has worked for focus in clinical trials. I have to see when I go to see her. It's funny because my son was dxed with ADD, they put him on adderall and I took him off because he lost too much weight. I have him on a herbal formula for children that I got from Whole Foods, and he is doing better. I was 14 when they dxed me with bipolar, but I know it was way before that I had it. Don't want to scare you, this is just my case. I remember being in kindergarten and wishing I could die. I think that if your son is having unmanageable or dangerous symptoms, it would not hurt to have him evaluated. I know many people feel 5 is too young for this, but they have not lived in my shoes. 5 may be too young for meds according to some, but 5 is also too young to live in a nightmare of emotions. But if you think he is fine, talk to the doc and see why he feels the need to eval him. Might just be a doc that likes to rush into diagnosis. Just my thoughts on it... gentle hugs, Loretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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