Re: PROZAC more questions

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Hi thanks for all the input on prozac. The big worry seems to be the possible link to sucide. I do however recognise that the implications of the drug on the developing child are for the most part unknown. Is this correct ???? Can we also say the improvements on CM protocol are relative ??? That all children come from different starting points and therefore will not all reach the same levels of development ???

If the above is true ( and please correct me if I am wrong ) then I need to ask another question. The notion of taking ones life would require a certain level of awareness, definetly a certain high level of self awareness?? Ok here is where I am talking about Sam and Sam alone. Sam has vast potiential that much I am sure of but even on this protocol I cannot see that Sam would ever attaining that level of awareness.

Of the very high functioning children and adults I know I have not seen that level of awareness. Perhaps its because I am not looking for it. Mabye or maybe its just not there . I dont know.

I also know that by the very nature of Sams disability he is never not under supervision , medical , and physical ( as in someone watching over him) and generally any other kind. His school constantly picks up on things , emtional , physical , medical as do I and as do his doctors. Sam since birth has been under a high level of supervision . That is really never likely to change.

So looking at the above , do they meet the objections put forth to some degree??? We still have the unknown factors of the long term implications of taking the drug. Still children take this drug for a host of complaints besides depression as pointed out. So if there were significant risks would this drug be liscensed for use with children ???? Does this answer to any degree the questions around taking prozac if you are not depressed ??? Prozac seems to address a number of needs ,neurogensis being just one perhaps ????

I would like to think I am cutting to the nub of the issues but realise that I am probably just over simplifying everything. I am really just trying to get to the bottom this and decide if my way of thinking is completely off!!!!