Hi! I am sorry to hear you and your daughter were having bad experiences, I hope things have imprkverd for your family. I would like to express my thoughts on the subject and I hope that no offense is taken from it as that is not my intentions. It's jut something to think about is all. The child is 14 years of age. Tough times for girls that age with peuberty, boys, struggling to find your own identity, feeling of being grown but not even close and so much more. I vividly remember what a joy I was at that age for myself as well as my family. I can also vividly recall my oldest daughter going through this stage as is was just 4 years ago. My point is, it's a tough time during those years but I believe it is those tough times and learning and experiencing them and overcoming them is a very important time for us. It gives us the skills we need throughout our adult life. Let's face it, the world is not so pretty at times and there will be many more hard times to come. It really hard and frustrating and heartbreaking all together to watch your beautiful happy child turn into something you've never thought could be, I know. I'm dreading my next round with my youngest daughter just starting middle school. And when my kids have daughters we shall have another round. Together. There is nothing wrong with your child and I think it's important that don't give our children this idea that there is something not right with them, like they are not normal...it only makes things worse. I know there will be many many many of you who are going to be upset with what I am about to ask...When is it ever ok to tamper with a child's brain whether they say it's ok or not? Think about it with an open mind here...how do these meds work? They are designed to influence the serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin influences mood, appitite and happininess and it also plays a role in cognitive functions and memory. So, as we medicate children, we are not helping them, rather we are setting them up for failure. 1) they are not learning the skills to overcome tough times. Like I said, there are a lot more to come but each time you make it through you become stronger and wiser and are more capable to get through the next. 2) not only are we depriving them of learning important skills, we make it worse by tampering with their brains and ability to learn and have memeories. 3) who or what determines who they really are? Themsleves or the meds? 4) the likely hood of relapse is quite high, and guess what? The meds are changed or the doses change, but rarely are they stopped. Why? Because everyone who is using them credit the pill for making them happy. Think about that... it is the pill that makes them happy. 5) no one wants to be unhappy and so the meds are continued, but then stop working and need to be changed around. Relapse hits hard, mental hospitalization is needed to stabilize and then the cycle goes on and on. Pills work pills don't work hospitalization to stabalize and repeat. Is this what we want for our children? 6) iss are told depression and other mental disorders are because chemical imbalance. How is it known someone has this imbalance and how is it measured? What is considered balanced and what is not? We don't do t know we can't measure it. We only have symptoms. Are symptoms of cancer enough to go by to prescribe radiation and chemo? Absolutely not. These are just things we should all consider before choosing to alter our child's brain. Or anyone else's for that matter. Our mind is the only thing that is truely our own and it's not right to take that ownership from another. Its the most basic human right there is. ... View more