Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 The reason they upped his dosage so much is because during our last visit to the developemental doc he tried to beat her up when she asked him if it hurt when he pooped. Since he got combative in her office she decided that he needed more meds If you were on that much speed, you'd be combative too. My God, I sympathize with what you are dealing with, and it seems absolutely CRIMINAL to me that a school has the ability to strongarm you into doping your children. Have you been to the Ablechild.org site? This was started by a woman who REFUSED to drug her child and it went to court and set a precedent. That organization might be able to assist you and I know they have a branch in Georgia. "Blind Reason" a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 ur in the right place the most important thing that helped me was the book by dr ann blake tracy prozac pandora or panacea also get the tape furthermore catherine has helped me alot peace shannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 > > > > > " I do not trust these doctors, but I have > felt much pressure to conform to allopathic protocols especially > from the school system here " > > What school system are you in? What grades are they in? Who is > involved in the process? School shrink? > > I have taught for a while and now teach in special ed so I have some > experience with dealing with kids who are medicated. Perhaps I can > give you some help in this regard. God bless, > > Casey Hi, I aapreciate your interest. I am in the Richmond County school district of Georgia. I feel like we are living in the dark ages. My daughter has an IEP and spends 2 hours a day in resource. She doesn't receive OT or speech anymore because they say that she doesn't qualify. The most problems I am having are from her regular Ed teacher who keeps insisting that I need to keep increasing her stimulants so that she doesn't cause problems in the classroom. I don't even think they really go by her IEP. I have sent in numerous reports for the teacher to read concerning her disorder and tips on how to deal with it, but she likes the chemical babysitter. Currently my daughter takes 36mgs of Concerta in the AM before school and then she gets 10 mgs of Ritalin after lunch and then the p-doc wants me to give her 10 more of the ritalin when she gets home, then sedate her for bed. It's ridiculous! I am not giving her the sedatives for bed and I refuse to give her the tenex and or clonidine because i don't like how she is on it. They have also had me try Remeron for sleep and I don't like it either. The teacher seems to think that she need sto be on 54 mgs in the AM of Concerta and all the other dosages. She's only 60lbs for pete's sake! That is why I am trying to find the alternatives. But in the meantime with the school, I will have to send her medicated until something else is found or pull her out, because i have been threatened by the board of Ed that I will have legal ramifications if I reuse to give her the meds when the school feels that it is in her best interest to have them. I need to back up just a bit here and let you know that I am giving her melatonin at night when she is having a really ruff night. My son is supposed to take 54mgs of Concerta and 10 mgs of ritalin when he gets home and then 15mgs of remeron for bed, but I have only been giving the 36mgs in the AM. He is doing ok for now on that. The reason they upped his dosage so much is because during our last visit to the developemental doc he tried to beat her up when she asked him if it hurt when he pooped. Since he got combative in her office she decided that he needed more meds. This was one week after his father had just left for Iraq!! Stupid idiot! I asked for behavioral therapy and I get more drugs. The school is doing absolutely nothing for him because they clain that his disability doesn't impact his learning. I told them that if i sent him without his chemical babysitter that his learning would be impacted and they said that is why he needs it then. I asked them if you give a blind person a seeing eye dog does that mean that they are no longer debilitated by their blindness? They didn't appreciate that very much, but they are looking into his speech now.Anyway, what to do now?? Sheri, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 First, who the hell is the teacher to be suggesting increasing meds? THis is very interesting to me because I see it so much differently. My inclination is to try to get the kids off the meds, but I am at a school that is nothing but severely emotionally disturbed students. In fact, I have to tread very carefully when it comes to the subject of meds. Anyways, check out the site Glitter suggested. That sounds like a good start. I am gonna do some research and make some calls to some friends in education I have sprinkled about and I will see what I can find out in terms of your legal rights and the school districts. I will say this, though. That teacher stepped well beyond his bounds to even discuss that subject with you. Lets not even address the fact that he or she isn't qualified. If he/she was worth anything then they would be able to negotiate and adapt to whatever his learning difficulties and modalities are. Instead, the teacher probably just wants pacification so he or she can........ Oh, never mind. I'll check this week and get back to you. In the meantime, you will be in my prayers. God bless you, Casey > > > > > > > > > > " I do not trust these doctors, but I have > > felt much pressure to conform to allopathic protocols especially > > from the school system here " > > > > What school system are you in? What grades are they in? Who is > > involved in the process? School shrink? > > > > I have taught for a while and now teach in special ed so I have > some > > experience with dealing with kids who are medicated. Perhaps I can > > give you some help in this regard. God bless, > > > > Casey > > > > > Hi, I aapreciate your interest. I am in the Richmond County school > district of Georgia. I feel like we are living in the dark ages. My > daughter has an IEP and spends 2 hours a day in resource. She > doesn't receive OT or speech anymore because they say that she > doesn't qualify. The most problems I am having are from her regular > Ed teacher who keeps insisting that I need to keep increasing her > stimulants so that she doesn't cause problems in the classroom. I > don't even think they really go by her IEP. I have sent in numerous > reports for the teacher to read concerning her disorder and tips on > how to deal with it, but she likes the chemical babysitter. > Currently my daughter takes 36mgs of Concerta in the AM before > school and then she gets 10 mgs of Ritalin after lunch and then the > p-doc wants me to give her 10 more of the ritalin when she gets > home, then sedate her for bed. It's ridiculous! I am not giving her > the sedatives for bed and I refuse to give her the tenex and or > clonidine because i don't like how she is on it. They have also had > me try Remeron for sleep and I don't like it either. The teacher > seems to think that she need sto be on 54 mgs in the AM of Concerta > and all the other dosages. She's only 60lbs for pete's sake! That is > why I am trying to find the alternatives. But in the meantime with > the school, I will have to send her medicated until something else > is found or pull her out, because i have been threatened by the > board of Ed that I will have legal ramifications if I reuse to give > her the meds when the school feels that it is in her best interest > to have them. I need to back up just a bit here and let you know > that I am giving her melatonin at night when she is having a really > ruff night. My son is supposed to take 54mgs of Concerta and 10 mgs > of ritalin when he gets home and then 15mgs of remeron for bed, but > I have only been giving the 36mgs in the AM. He is doing ok for now > on that. The reason they upped his dosage so much is because during > our last visit to the developemental doc he tried to beat her up > when she asked him if it hurt when he pooped. Since he got combative > in her office she decided that he needed more meds. This was one > week after his father had just left for Iraq!! Stupid idiot! I asked > for behavioral therapy and I get more drugs. The school is doing > absolutely nothing for him because they clain that his disability > doesn't impact his learning. I told them that if i sent him without > his chemical babysitter that his learning would be impacted and they > said that is why he needs it then. I asked them if you give a blind > person a seeing eye dog does that mean that they are no longer > debilitated by their blindness? They didn't appreciate that very > much, but they are looking into his speech now.Anyway, what to do > now?? Sheri, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 You have a copy of the IEP, correct? If you do can you email me a copy of it at mcpark@... I'll let you know what I think and I'll be able to see what they are thinking(or if they even are) Casey > > > > > > > > > > " I do not trust these doctors, but I have > > felt much pressure to conform to allopathic protocols especially > > from the school system here " > > > > What school system are you in? What grades are they in? Who is > > involved in the process? School shrink? > > > > I have taught for a while and now teach in special ed so I have > some > > experience with dealing with kids who are medicated. Perhaps I can > > give you some help in this regard. God bless, > > > > Casey > > > > > Hi, I aapreciate your interest. I am in the Richmond County school > district of Georgia. I feel like we are living in the dark ages. My > daughter has an IEP and spends 2 hours a day in resource. She > doesn't receive OT or speech anymore because they say that she > doesn't qualify. The most problems I am having are from her regular > Ed teacher who keeps insisting that I need to keep increasing her > stimulants so that she doesn't cause problems in the classroom. I > don't even think they really go by her IEP. I have sent in numerous > reports for the teacher to read concerning her disorder and tips on > how to deal with it, but she likes the chemical babysitter. > Currently my daughter takes 36mgs of Concerta in the AM before > school and then she gets 10 mgs of Ritalin after lunch and then the > p-doc wants me to give her 10 more of the ritalin when she gets > home, then sedate her for bed. It's ridiculous! I am not giving her > the sedatives for bed and I refuse to give her the tenex and or > clonidine because i don't like how she is on it. They have also had > me try Remeron for sleep and I don't like it either. The teacher > seems to think that she need sto be on 54 mgs in the AM of Concerta > and all the other dosages. She's only 60lbs for pete's sake! That is > why I am trying to find the alternatives. But in the meantime with > the school, I will have to send her medicated until something else > is found or pull her out, because i have been threatened by the > board of Ed that I will have legal ramifications if I reuse to give > her the meds when the school feels that it is in her best interest > to have them. I need to back up just a bit here and let you know > that I am giving her melatonin at night when she is having a really > ruff night. My son is supposed to take 54mgs of Concerta and 10 mgs > of ritalin when he gets home and then 15mgs of remeron for bed, but > I have only been giving the 36mgs in the AM. He is doing ok for now > on that. The reason they upped his dosage so much is because during > our last visit to the developemental doc he tried to beat her up > when she asked him if it hurt when he pooped. Since he got combative > in her office she decided that he needed more meds. This was one > week after his father had just left for Iraq!! Stupid idiot! I asked > for behavioral therapy and I get more drugs. The school is doing > absolutely nothing for him because they clain that his disability > doesn't impact his learning. I told them that if i sent him without > his chemical babysitter that his learning would be impacted and they > said that is why he needs it then. I asked them if you give a blind > person a seeing eye dog does that mean that they are no longer > debilitated by their blindness? They didn't appreciate that very > much, but they are looking into his speech now.Anyway, what to do > now?? Sheri, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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