It is really sad in our society today being so obsessed with “feeling good, looking good” and “performing well.” And because of that we have turned into a society of “medication freaks.” This article tries to outline some of the problems we as a society are faced with today when our child or members of our family have symptoms of bipolar.
Problem One – Outside Pressures
We are faced with big problems at school where teachers and everybody are trying to advise parents and those with the illness to go on medication. The problem is teachers would like to have children who are well behaved in their classroom. We seem to be self taught authorities” overnight and if that is not frightening enough, more than half of parents were told by smart people to put their children on special medication. The main reason these children were given drugs is because of outside pressures from these non professional people.
Second Problem ” Quick Fix
Instead of working at de-stressing our lives, we take a pill and if its not better in one hour, we double the dose. Actually we are not giving time for a headache to heal slowly. Or if our little son sneezes we rush for the childrens cough and cold medications. If they don’t like the flavor we must run out and get the right flavor. We don’t give the body a chance to work on what is causing the sneeze; its probably from some dust. Instead we pump the child up with every sort of medication.
Third Problem ” Wrong Diagnosis
For children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ( ADHD), a lot of doctors are quick to prescribe strong drugs to young children. While this may cure the present symptom, most of the time other symptoms which were not there before surface, so more drugs. Its like a person swallowing a fly, she had to swallow the spider to catch the fly and swallow the rat to get rid of the spider, that is what the medications are for. Most doctors do not want to admit that they do not know what they are doing and so pump drug after drug, stimulants, antidepressants and antipsychotics into the chills body.
4th Problem ” Availability of Drugs
The easy excess of medication is part of the reason our society is mad with immediate gratification. Most of us (especially the rich), have the money and want it fixed NOW. We become very impatient with our body’s illness and so do not help the body use its own natural resources to fight whatever is causing the problem.
Fifth ” Money Obsession
We all want earn money including pharmaceuticals and so these big powerful companies are willing to sell their drugs no matter who is hurt in the process. Secondly some doctors know their real strength and weakness with bipolar medications but cannot admit it. While this may offend some, many times those who are making the medicine and those giving it are all driven by earning more money.
Parting words
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. Do you want your child to be a walking chemist plus bipolar symptoms?