Hi Boo Boo,

You've had first hand experience with so much of this that I'm sure your points are valid! Experience is the best teacher, and I'm sure that's why you have been solicited and cherished by the mental health professionals in your workplace.

I'll have to go back and read Daniel's post by Dr. Brennin tomorrow cuz I've been on line all day when I was supposed to be doing something else, probably.

I love you! Mommy

>

So Dr. Breggin has a valid point about
> children. I agree there are way too many
> children out there on "Ritalin - the
> Alternative to Parenting."
> but one thing he writes is positively false:

> "Well, almost all medical disorders in
> fact have biological markers of one kind or
> another, ... But beyond that, all medical
> disorders have some definitive physical
> aspect to them, if only physical pain. Now,
> there is no such physical aspect to any
> psychiatric disorder, so we have to look at
> how did it even become defined as a
> disorder."

> To state that THERE IS NO SUCH PHYSICAL PAIN
> TO A PSYCIATRIC DISORDER is evidence that
> Dr. Breggin's has never suffered from
> Depression or Bi-polar disorder, or, say
> schizophrenia.
> Depression is very painful, physically. It
> is exhausting, physically painful and
> mentally painful, including headaches. And
> the headaches and body aches caused by the
> racing thoughts of someone on a manic high
> are not an illusion, they are real pain. He
> also knocks the Serotonin theory, which has
> been proven in multiple studies. Alcoholics
> and people with depression have lower levels
> of serotonin and dopamine in their brains.
> Prozac helps elevate it, thus alleviating
> many symptoms.
> Like any drug, it's not perfect and doesn't
> work for anybody, but many people I know
> swear by it. Just because this Dr. is
> outraged by the misuse of certain drugs does
> not mean he needs to try to refute them all.
> He is obviously very emotional about this
> issue and, therefore, his opinion should be
> viewed with a rather large grain of salt.
> He is, however entitled to his opinion. I
> consider it just that: An opinion. And we
> all know what most opinions are.

> LOL