When I was 16 my Dad left us and my house was in chaos. A couple of months later I went to the doctor for a check up. He asked me how I was feeling and I sad I was sad. Of course I was sad. He put me on Zoloft. I took it for 3 months and I quit. I hated that I felt like a zombie and even at that young age I recognized I need to go through the emotions of my Dad leaving.
I am a former teacher now educational diagnostician with the special education department. Schools absolutely encourage medication for kids. You cannot outright tell a parent that their child should be medicated but schools have a way of instructing teachers on what to say to get the kid on meds. For example, a teacher will say “Johnny can’t seem to pay attention in class. Have you spoken to your pediatrician about this?” Based on my experience, doctors seem to diagnose ADHD and write prescriptions like handing out candy. It’s crazy how many kids are taking prescription medication and parents aren’t provided true informed consent or told what the long-term impact is. These drugs stunt growth because the kids lose their appetite. It also impacts cognitive development. Their personality becomes dull and then mood changes begin to happen. Most of the time the medication has to be increased. It’s bad! I hate when teachers talk about kids that need to be on medication or didn’t take their pills today. I’ve also heard teachers speak negatively about parents who choose not to medicate as if they’re the parents who don’t care about their kid! I try to have conversations with co-workers and educate when I can but it’s very challenging.
Part of the reason we're choosing to start homeschooling next year is that my son, who is very bright, was prescribed ADHD medication that he actually refuses to take. I feel the public school atmosphere is not where he's going to flourish. Thank you for sharing your insights. I really appreciate them.
@@tanyabaker4809I don’t believe in public school children aren’t meant to sit still for over an hour at a time..even my daughter needs to run and burn off energy otherwise I don’t get her best attention…homeschooling is wonderful and she thrives!
I used to work at a pediatricians office and the dr used to joke about having candy dishes in the waiting area full of Adderrall for the parents because she feels like the parents were taking the meds. But she handed those prescriptions out to anyone that came in that said their kid couldn’t pay attention. It’s sad! We chose to do a virtual private school program from home because I saw first hand how many kids were sent in to be put on medication and more than half of them were just being kids!
This hits close to home. When I was 6, my parents had me put on the first ADHD med. I ended up on 8-9 different ones from 6-16 while they tried to figure out the one that worked. I would take the meds before I even woke up, and the next dose would be right after school. I was drugged for almost my whole childhood and it’s very grey to me. School memories are grey and I always remember feeling sad. I hated school and I hated homework. Now I homeschool my kids and I love it. I love that they can be wiggly and go run around if they need it. I so wish that option had been used for me. I just wanted to play.
I'm sorry you experienced that as a child! But what a joy to have the freedom and ability to homeschool your children and enjoy all their childlike enthusiasm and youthful energy! I home schooled 26 years (5 kids through high school) and loved it! Nice job, Mom! God bless you and your family! 🎉❤😊
The same thing happened to my grandson. So many meds to find out what worked for him including anxiety medication‘s that just caused him to talk constantly. I’m wondering what that’s doing to the developing brain.
My daughter was diagnosed with ADHD and a severe reading impairment at 3. I sent her to the special needs preschool in our school district which she attended until she was 6. They worked very hard with her and got her up to her level in time to start school. She still struggled with reading and by 5th grade, she was at a 2 grade reading level. I had heard of a little known research paper about the benefits of learning to read music and regular reading, so since she wanted to learn how to play the french horn, I got her private lessons. By the end of her 5th grade year she was reading at her 5th grade level and now loves to read, all of this was done without medication. When we first diagnosed her with ADHD her pediatrician was very AGAINST putting her on medication, but so was I and my husband, so she has never taken ANY meds except for some allergy meds and an advil if she gets a headache. My brother had the same issues as my daughter and I saw what all the meds did to him, so not for my kids at all. When my daughter got into high school she developed some real anxiety to the point of thinking of suicide. Her pediatrician gave us a list of names of therapists that DID NOT recommend drugs as the way to go and we found a really wonderful therapist for her that gave her coping mechanisms that work well for her. NOT using medication for everything can be done, you just have to be an advocate for your child, or yourself.
I may be ignorant but I didn’t know 3 year olds were expected to be able to read. My almost 5 year old is still learning the alphabet and sounds of letters.
That's awesome and seems so rare TBH. I know of too many kids on meds anymore. My nephew was put on ADHD meds by age 4. Which shocked me because the people we saw refused to diagnose ADHD until at least age 4. But my nephew was by age 2. His parents always had him drinking slurpees, on the computer, and even drinking caffinated soda by age 4. My child had symptoms while barely having sugar. No added sugars until age 4, and then it was one or two cookies at a time. Now 11 years old and she still chooses fruit over cookies etc many times. But it's been a heck of a fight again the creepy hive mind....so many arguments with family and friends that were practically calling us abusive for not allowing tons of candy and crap. Since she still has ADHD symptoms and is in puberty (which changes things a lot- we thought maybe it would die off...) We still didn't want to try drugs. We had to try prescription meds for our ASD child before and it made the symptoms worse, he was just more tired and choking on his own spit (at 7 years old). So instead of going to the psychiatrist for the ADHD we tried 1 cup of organic green tea early in the day. It's been only a bit over a month but we've seen a lot of positive changes. Meanwhile her cousin that's been on ADHD meds for about a decade now, is still on them, the parents take him off during summer to save money ...and he has MAJOR withdrawals. He has both types of diabetes. Idk if it's related...but it's very sad. He also has major anger issues. So I feel terrible for him, and am glad my husband agreed that we need to go another route. Which was easy because my husband was forced to be on meds when he was young and he now hates them.
I had been praying for God to show me if I should get off of these medications sooner rather than later and I feel like this series was an answer to my prayers. Please pray for me as I detox. Thank you!!!
Please research how to do a slow, harm reduction taper. Your brain has made adjusted to the presence of the medications. If you remove it too abruptly you can suffer difficult withdrawal effects. I have been dealing with this for a couple of years.
I don’t know what meds you are getting off of.. but I quit Adderall this year.. and almost ten years of Xanax last June.. the Xanax was of course very hard, just a lot of anxiety
@@jamiezuzu7326 I rapidly tapered off of abilify, gabapentin, and ativan. Now I am slowly tapering off of mirtazapine. My nervous system has been injured from all this.
I have personal experience with this, being told I would “probably always be depressed” being a victim, being told I had a chemical imbalance, yadda yadda, and guess what? As soon as I managed to do research and break free and learn critical thinking, my “problems” (which were just normal human emotions) went away. I am so grateful I found the truth. I know some who still want to think they are victims of an unchangeable tragedy.
It is so discouraging to go in to see the doctor and be open about how you've been feeling emotionally ( which can be very hard to admit as a mom), I told her my hormones were imbalanced. Then have the doctor immediately tell me she can prescribe me birth control, depression or anxiety medication. I got very upset with her. I said, " so there's not other steps to take before you go straight to offering me medication? Because that is not what I am here for." She literally refused to run any tests on my hormones or anything. Even when I told her my family has a long history of Thyroid and testosterone issues. Not to mention the fact that I had started experiencing migrains when I had never had them before. So infuriating. I refused and told her Inwould find a doctor that wasn't trying to just line big Pharma's pockets.
I had this exact experience. I went to the doctor asking to have my hormones tested, she said no and gave me birth control. After three years of searching for answers myself, I learned my problem was black mold exposure!!! Doctors these days won’t dig at all, it’s insane.
I really like this channel, and this was a wonderful episode per usual. I do have to say from my experience with having bipolar type one that the RIGHT pharmaceuticals have completely given me a new lease on life. I struggled self medicating with benzodiazepines and alcohol, and had two suicide attempts with episodes of psychosis prior to my bipolar diagnosis. I had to go to treatment- but boy, being on the right meds for me and my condition….it’s truly a gift from God. I have been nearly a year symptom free- I have a good job, I got my family back. I can’t imagine not being on them, and honestly I’d probably be dead.
I’m glad you’re doing well, but I’d like to suggest looking into your diet. My husband was on medications for depression and anxiety and he changed his diet and was able to get off all his medication (he’d been on for over 16 years) making this suggestion with lots of respect and good intentions. God bless you
I believe he mentioned on this video that lumping depression/anxiety etc with actual psychosis-type disorders is a big problem he deals with in speaking about this. He says in this video that drugs can help those types of disorders at least for a time. Hope that helps clarify ☺️
Yes, my son also has been hospitalized with bipolar 1. He is now only on lithium, and likely will always be, but we were thankful for the other medications for the short term, as he was in very rough shape. He has now finished College and is a Pastor🙏💕
My 6,7 year old nephews were put on ADHD medication and they walked around like zombies. Falling asleep in the middle of the day. Didn’t say anything because I was afraid to overstep. I am already seen as a black sheep. I hope they’re doing ok :( That was 5 years ago.
I was prescribed Concerta in high school, and it had a caffeine-like effect on me. I became extremely social (from being a very shy, anxious person in school), my grades improved greatly....yet still...by 2pm I would either have to take another weaker pill, or crash and burn so hard that I would fall asleep as soon as I got home. For those 8ish hours though, I felt like the best version of myself. The juice wasn't worth the squeeze. I should have been working on my anxiety and low self esteem from it's root cause. Almost 30 now, and that is so clear in hindsight.
Dirty little secret of foster care is that foster parents are financially rewarded to put the children onto drugs. My sister foster to adopted a 6 year old girl who came to her with prescription for psychotropic drugs that were at higher levels than a legal adult dosage. She was underweight and could not sleep so my sister had to fight tooth and nail with the doctor to get her off these nasty drugs and then when she was successful the state paid her less even though her coming off the drugs caused very difficult behavior. Unfortunately my sister was not the norm and many foster parents manipulate the system and force the kids into receiving drugs since this makes them a higher level of care which then translates to higher monthly payments.
That's why my adoptive mom had me on a shoebox full of antipsychotics and antidepressants. Makes so much sense. On top of that I didn't realize she was collecting disability for me until I was an adult and found out that I was eligible for disability since I had been emotionally disabled by the time I was 13. I was put on Concerta at the age of 5 and by the time I was 15, I was in 11 different medications. I finally got off the medications at the age of 27. That's 22 years of chemicals to my growing brain and body.
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4:36 same, was diagnosed with ADD as a child in elementary, after assessment at child study center. They recommended to put me on Ritalin. Mom constantly asked me how I felt talking that stuff. I was very depressed, didn’t help kids made fun of me too. Told her how I felt and she took me off of it immediately. Went through school very successfully without the meds but with a tutor thru the school. Graduated in the top 15% of my HS class. So, parents with actual care and consideration for their child, should trust their gut when it comes to their kiddos well being. A pill will not fix the problems the schools want to find in every child to pad their budgets with special ed kids.
When I worked in Pharmacy about nine or ten years ago I saw a two-year-old was being prescribed adderal. I don't even know how they were giving it to him but my heart broke
@@kristenadornoYeah that would not be good either but I would rather them take it than their two year old....... Ugh..... I didn't even realize that was legal to prescribe amphetamines to babies. 🤮
I’m in grad school for mental health counseling. And I do not like the DSM. There are so many variables that go into mental issues. Brain health, gut Heath are critical and our system doesn’t even properly check for these. I am a huge fan of dr Daniel Amen who actually looks at peoples brains and checks there gut to determine holistic treatments.
Thank you for talking about this!!! Meds are absolutely terrible for your body. They have so many side effects and are sooo overprescribed. I really enjoyed listening to this. There is something that was missed though, but it’s probably not in his area of expertise. He pretty much said that anxiety and depression are the result of circumstances in your life, or your attitude towards things in your life… that’s true sometimes but not always. Anxiety and depression are SYMPTOMS of lots of health issues too. Hormone imbalance, low thyroid, low adrenals, Lyme disease, autoimmune disease, parasitic infection, toxic mold exposure, things like that. When your body is so inflamed and fighting something so hard, it affects your brain too. Or, Lyme for example can attack every system in your body, including your brain and your nervous system. A few years ago I started having really severe mental health issues completely out of the blue. I’ve always been fine (minus rough days/seasons like a normal person)… I’m very social, I’ve traveled a lot, love adventures and love to go go go. But suddenly I could barely leave the house. I just knew something was wrong with me. I spent two years seeing doctor after doctor, and they ALL just tried to get me on birth control, antidepressants and anti anxiety meds. They all said “it’s in your head” and “it’s normal to be tired and stressed when you’re a mom.” After doing a ton of my own research and talking to people, we FINALLY discovered we had black mold in our house!!! My anxiety started right after we moved into that house!! I had a severe black mold infection and it was causing so many health issues. I’m SO glad I didn’t listen to any of those doctors. They are so unhelpful nowadays and so unwilling to dig to find answers. Anyway… maybe in the future it’d be interesting to have a naturopath or functional medicine doctor on the show to talk about causes of mental health symptoms!!
Thank you for this! You are such an amazing woman! I feel like I just spent time with a dear friend every time I listen! Only objection to your guest, was when he brought up yoga.
I'm barely 5 minutes into this video and I'm already clicking the thumbs down sign as usual. As a Christian, I avoided anti-depressants for awhile, but I ended up with what I thought was post partum depression after my 2nd child was born. So I went on Zoloft for 10 years or so, and was diagnosed with general anxiety because I wasn't really clinically depressed. I went to a lot of personal counseling to work on some personality issues, especially anxiety. Fast forward to a few years ago when that child was actually 15 and didn't have the greatest 9th grade year, despite being homeschooled. We took him to the doctor that summer, and lo and behold, he was diagnosed with ADHD, the inattentive type. So the good mom I am, I go and check out library books and Google and research ADHD. And in the middle of my research, I discover, that I, too, am feeling like I match up well with this diagnosis. So I go back to my regular doctor and chat with her about what if my general anxiety is just a symptom of ADHD based on what I experienced in childhood (in public school and when I was homeschooled as well, and what I've experienced as an adult with social anxiety and interactions). And yes, I was diagnosed with ADHD, inattenative type as well. Both my son and I are on medication now, and we both do better when we are on our medication. I am also on a different anti anxiety medication. I deal with anxiety and when I'm at my worst, it comes out as anger, and I decided long ago, when I was on Zoloft, that I cannot be like that towards my kids. Again, I have been through tons and tons of expensive Christian counseling. I have done extensive Bible study and prayer and have been a Christian my whole life in an excellent Bible believing churches. This is my "thorn in my flesh" as Paul calls it. But there comes a time where God uses modern medicine and doctors and even pharmaceutical companies, their labs, and their employees, for His purposes. I absolutely 100% believe that are plenty of times they are in it for the money, I don't disagree with that. But when you present things like this as a complete farce, you are doing the story a disservice to those who really need to hear the other side of the story and that it really helps. And you are telling Christians that it's all in their head, when really, truly, there is something going on. And if something is helping, then it's helping. Placebo or not. I've tried to be off of my medication. Oh have I tried! I've tried essential oils. I've tried supplements. I do chiropractic treatments and massage therapies for my other issues like fibromyalgia. I've got 10 doctor offices on speed dial. I'm only 42 years old. I know the medical system and how it works forwards and backwards. I've watched video after video from all ends of the spectrum from those who believe in conspiracy theories to those fully indoctrinated in the medical system. I just wish for once that people on channels like this one who stop, please, please stop, dismissing us that do suffer from these issues. Or at least stop saying like you know it as a fact that these things aren't true. You aren't in our heads. You have no idea how hard we try to to be "normal." You don't know how many nights we stay up literally crying out to God begging for Him to take away these ailments. It's not a matter of a lack of faith or Bible reading or church attendance. We just think differently. But I tell you the truth, anxiety, depression, and ADHD are all extremely real. And these medications can do just as much good as they do harm, when they are applied correctly. One more story. My 8 yr old has also been diagnosed with ADHD, but either hyperactive or combined. We tried medication with him. It made him way too groggy and not himself. We stopped after 3 doses. Because we homeschool, we can allow him to move as much as he wants to between his lessons. He doesn't have to sit still in a chair in a classroom all day. And he's so smart! Which is part of being ADHD. We can all hyperfixate on something and learn deeply when we want to. Being ADHD is a superpower! I did really well in school as well. That is why I was never diagnosis. I was told I was just shy and introverted. And I've learned to overcome some of that. But at my core, I still have some of those traits when in public. You don't grow out of ADHD. You can never really fix anxiety and depression. It's a friend that stays forever. And it's more than just being in a short term moment of crisis or sadness. Trust me. Unless you've walked in my shoes. You don't know what you are talking about. Sorry.
try these useful books ADHD is Not an Illness and Ritalin is Not a Cure A Comprehensive Rebuttal of the (alleged) Scientific Consensus By: Yaakov Ophir Insane Medicine by Sami Timimi - there's a free version on the excellent site mad in america. Allen Frances - saving normal - Frances was chair of DSM 4, he believes in the DSM labels- however he stated back in 2014 that we would see what have have clearly got 'a fake epidemic of adhd, autism and bipolar'
I'm 40 and I've been on an SSRI for 9 years, starting after I gave birth to my youngest son. I'm weaning down and it's the most horrible withdrawal, but I'm determined to get off.
@@melissac6774 ugh, I've warned my oldest son, as he's been on a low dose for two years.... "You're going to take this for 50-60 more years?" 🙄 I listened to doctors on that too. I kick myself for ever listening to doctors, and not listening to my gut instinct.
Thank you for the conversation. After years of avoiding putting my child on meds, I finally allowed my teen to make her own decision and she so easily got Prozac from the dr. 3 weeks later, she attempted suicide. At that point I had no say at all on her care. She was put on so many anti-psychotics. And, I learned through this that Prozac has that side effect of suicidal Thoughts and suicide and it is the most dangerous at that 3 week mark. Our family dr never disclosed this and didn’t even care to follow up when I informed the office of what happened. The psychiatrist at the mental hospital was our God-send. She told me that we could get my daughter off the drugs after she completed therapy. That gave me hope. My daughter was doing better less than a year after the suicide attempt and after we had eased her off 2 of the anti-psychotic drugs that were making her hallucinate. However, the withdrawal symptoms are scary - even with a slow tapering off. 3 years later, she is so close to being off. She has 2 more decreases of Effexor but she is not doing well with the withdrawal effects. I wish we had known all this.
I remember in third grade one day we left our classroom to go next door to learn from the other third grade teacher for about an hour a day. The first day there, I looked around taking it all in that I didn't listen to what the teacher was saying. We were learning about homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, etc. And each day, she built on what we learned the day before. So I felt lost and just gazed around the room even more. So my parents were eventually notified that I wasn't doing well in that class and the other third grade teacher thought I was being this way on purpose. So I told my parents what was happening and then the teacher understood and the situation was remedied. I was born in '68 so those drugs had not come into their own yet; thank goodness. Nowadays, our children are so much more toxified with childhood toxic injections that they make a customer for life as I used to believe in them and my children were injured, one with severe autism, as a result.
The medicines do help pull you out of a hole to help you get started on better choices when used correctly. I was on them in the past and have to be on them again right now. Life happens, and sometimes we need some help.
I was on several different antidepressants and mood stabilizers several years ago, to treat depression and (misdiagnosed) bipolar disorder. They made me an emotional robot. I felt nothing for about two years. I quit cold turkey and felt no side effects...actually started feeling better naturally. I hate those types of medications and will never take them if they are ever prescribed to me again
I see an integrative, holistic psychiatrist who says that bipolar is often inappropriately diagnosed. First doctor I’ve seen to give me holistic options like herbs, supplements, diet changes, lifestyle factors. I have been on my fair share of SSRIs and mood stabilizers- NEVER again!!! I refuse to go back on psych meds.
I have a family member with severe schizophrenia- without meds he’s been arrested multiple times. He’s not wrong the drugs come with side effects but the cost benefit analysis is something to consider.
I completely understand! But I’ve heard great things about the keto diet and schizophrenia. An integrative, holistic psychiatrist might be able to advise on that. The keto diet has worked wonders for my brother.
My Grandson from a small age (4) used to break down and cry. It started while his parents separated and divorced. I asked that they have him speak with someone to allow him to express his feelings to someone. They never made an appt and it's only gotten worse. He is now 12, struggles in school, doesn't read on grade level and gets angry a lot. He met once with a school psychologist (fresh out of school) one meeting and my grandson had Daniel thinking he was being followed by someone and hearing him tell him things. I called my grandson out b/c I knew he was messing with Daniel, and he was. The point is...Daniel told my daughter he needed to be on meds and quick! Thank goodness, she didn't listen to him. They always tell him he has ADHD or ADD just like his dad! and I don't see it. My grandson isn't hyper, he can sit for hours building a lego, fish for hours and has the patience of a saint doing so. I enjoyed listening to what you had to say and I'm going to encourage my daughter to watch this. Thank you
As a therapist this episode was very important to me. However it was very difficult to watch as there were ads about every 5 mins . Usually there are only ads before your sponsors but this time they were constant . Hope this isn’t a new thing 🥴 love your podcast Allie!
Before we throw the baby out with the bath water, understand that recreational drug use these days is way higher than it was when we were growing up. Women who use drugs while pregnant can end up with children who are hyperactive. As an adoptive mom of a child who had to suffer through neonatal abstinence syndrome, our kiddo is taking a non-stimulant medicine for ADD because of impulsivity and borderline oppositional defiance disorder stemming from what he experienced in the womb. So, yeah, there might be a bunch of kids on them that don't need them, but there are a lot of kids who might.
Amen ! Big pharma is a problem but because psychiatry is such a soft science and blood test cannot detect add or serotonin levels for depression some people think all psychiatric drugs are bad. I do believe their is spiritual warfare and and God could heal us at any time. I also believe the brain is an organ and at times medicine can be helpful just like your heart isn't working and people take blood thinners or people take medicine for their kidneys. I know it's a controversial topic and it's not also helpful for Christians who take a psychiatric medicine to feel like they're doing something wrong. There is plenty of studies that show people who are treated with mental health issues or Add with medication are less likely to abuse recreational drugs.
Spurgeon, in “Man unknown to Man.” “Especially judge not the sons and daughters of sorrow. Allow no ungenerous suspicions of the afflicted, the poor, and the despondent. Do not hastily say they ought to be more brave, and exhibit a greater faith. Ask not ‘why are they so nervous and so absurdly fearful?’ No… I beseech you, remember that you understand not your fellow man.”
The American Academy of Pediatrics is captured for sure. I was hoping they'd go deeper into the details of this rather than just stating that they're captured.
Some Drs prescribe without regard but other DR keep a conservative treatment but truthfully Americans are the first one to go seeking for medications because they google so much that they don’t care to be educated anymore they go to their Dr asking for a specific medication not even caring about drs opinion. I see this a lot in primary care. And if you don’t prescribe a medication they leave bad reviews. Lack of Education from early age is part of the problem
Excellent, logical explanation of mental health! So good to hear! This really helps us to know how to react to the insanity around us. Reminds me a lot of what Dr.Petersen has been saying as well.
Please pray for my stepdaughter, her mother has her on ADHD meds since she was (6/7, now 14)and I believe she experiences alot of the terrible symptoms that come with it…
Jesus Christ died for our Sins According to the scriptures and that he was Buried and that he rose again the third day praying for everyone everyday God bless you all 🙏🙌
Took my 8 year old daughter to a psychiatrist once because she was having trouble sleeping at night, and saying she was very scared. She’s always dealt with anxiety since about 2.5 years old, but we had always managed to deal with it by talking to her, providing her with ways to cope, changing her diet. When she hit 8 and was having trouble sleeping, her anxiety got worse, and my mother kept pressuring me to have a therapist see her. I didn’t want to take her because I knew they would just push medication on her. And i was right. After only talking to her for about 20 min. And me for 15 min. the psychiatrist prescribed her prozac. I left the place and threw the prescription in the trash. I ended up buying her a weighted blanket that same day. She used it and it was the first time she slept through the night in 6 months. She used it for the next few weeks and her sleep went back to normal and her anxiety decreased. She’s never been on medication, and I’m so glad I knew how the pharma mafia pushes drugs, and so do the doctors who get funded by them.
Just wanted to comment to say you are an amazing mother. And thank you for doing your own research! Too many parents follow their doctor’s word and don’t ask questions.
I wish he would have given more insight on healthy alternatives to these medications. What are elementary teachers supposed to do with students harming other students, throwing things in the classroom, and being so disruptive it's almost impossible to teach? Yes, there are things at home contributing to this distressing behavior, but it's not getting addressed. What needs to be done to help this type of student?
Don't you know? The alternative to these evil, big pharma medications is prayer and the LORD and THE BIBLE! Got cancer? PRAYER! NOT chemo! The answer is God and his will for all things evil and unnatural!
Very very good. The only thing I would caution against is at the end, the mention of yoga. It’s not what it’s made out to be. It has spiritual consequences … so be aware😊🙏
My niece has been on Prozac since she was 8 for depression. They later said she had ADHD so they added on adderall and another depression medication because the Prozac stopped working. Now she is on another medication for sleep and allergies because her parents won’t get rid of their cats. It’s heartbreaking to see.
@@ANNEWHETSTONE it’s heartbreaking and now they think she has some form of narcolepsy because she’s always tired and falls asleep. I won’t be surprised if she ends up on another medication for that.
@@GodSaveTheClothes The falling asleep could be a side effect of one of her medications. These days the doctors tend to keep piling on the prescriptions. It happened to me.
I saw a functional, integrative, holistic psychiatrist yesterday. I’ve been doing EMDR because I’ve had a lot of childhood trauma come back after having my baby. I do not, by any means want to go on SSRIs for ppa/ppd. The holistic psychiatrist recommended some herbs, supplements, and acupuncture. First day on these herbs, supplements and I already notice lower levels of anxiety. I’m starting acupuncture next week. It’s so refreshing to talk to a doctor that’s not committed to big pharma. Most of these doctors don’t consider diet, exercise and lifestyle factors.
Allie, will you be discussing with him how someone taking these types of meds will be able to safely ween off them? It’s been a desire of mine for MANY years, but I was told by a doctor that I’ve been taking them so long I’ll need to be one them the rest of my life. 😢 I’d rather not!
Go to a different doctor and get a second opinion. You don't need to be on any drug you don't want to be on just because you've taken it for a long time. You would just need to very, very slowly wean off and I'm sure most doctors would agree with me. Please do this under the supervision of a doctor though, that's very important. And get a second opinion! Hugs
I’m interested in good sound research on “routine” vaccines that we are pressured to give our kids from birth. Are there any relations of these vaccines to autism or allergies or any other health issues. Have you ever done an episode on this?
At the end did he say that he believes that Yoga and meditation are legitimate therapies? Nooo Allie how can you endorse him now! It just invalidated everything that he said! My son has ADD and we chose to put him on medication. It really helped him to cope in a school system( a private Christian school) that I agree is very flawed, as there were no other alternatives. The medication did not numb him, it genuinely helped him to focus and was his own choice to take as he grew older.
I am extremely disappointed in this episode. You or this “doctor” clearly have never struggled with severe mental illness. Sure, psych meds are often overprescribed but many of us who are on them need them and they help us feel better. And there is no shame in that.
They are not talking about ppl who trully need them...rhey r saying we r abusing it....n is insane the amount of ppl who r taking it, n sadly the amount of kids....wonder what or why the numbers r growing insanely. Broken homes are creating broken ppl ....all society systems are so broken today that drive ppl to insanity....so we have to start working on fixing it, to heal .....
For someone who makes a living from Psychiatry you kind of have to wonder about his ethical , and professional stances with such a skeptical view of his own profession.
My longtime experience is that if you are anxious or depressive medication often doesn't work but when you are diagnosed with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia the brain needs chemical help. So you habe to differentiate between the different types of mental deseases.
Wrong. It applies to those false diagnosis too. Schizophrenia is actually likely a demon possession & “bipolar” is really giving into your feelings and not addressing the sin of reacting to sadness & anger. I know this is radical thinking but we’ve all been so severely brainwashed, that we are offended when what we’re told is countered. This has become mind blowing to me recently too.
@@lindsayclark4009 I don't think so at all, I know many people christians and non christians with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I don't agree with you.
@@lindsayclark4009 I myself delt with depression and anxiety and they first thought that I had a demonic possession. But praying against it made it worse and what actually helped was therapy (for example by a christian who also was educated in mental illnesses and helped me a lot to distinguish demonic possession from mental desease) and changing the circumstances. You've got to be very careful to think of possession when people actually are mentally ill.
@@lindsayclark4009that's an oversimplification. But some psychiatric "symptoms" are what the Lord calls sins. The rest are caused by physical problems (anemia/thyroid/hormone), struggles with emotional pain, harmless quirks, and the very drugs used to treat them.
I want to hear more about the ADHD meds. My son who is about to be 20 has gone in and out of what he calls “cycles”. He has seen so many doctors and tried so many meds, some with horrible side effects. He started to struggle in 7th grade (really bad aggression) and it has been an up and down journey. He then lost his junior and senior year to covid, was then diagnosed with adhd with major depression. Covid was an absolutely horrible experience. I’m wondering what else I can do to help him and I’ve seen first hand that medication comes with all kinds of side effects which can make things worse. Thank you so much for this information, looking for ways to help my son.
In the 1980s, the cure for ADD in history class was when the teacher would slam a wooden baseball bat down onto the desk. He never seemed angry. But he was not shy about using the bat to teach the whole school to pay attention in his class. Word spread fast when it happened again, never to the same student twice lol. Zero kids were on meds for attention problems. They used effective methods to inspire alertness & attention & manners in school. Kids were expected to treat the teachers and fellow students with respect. When I let the school know I was being bullied, they put a stop to it instantly. I don't know what they told the kid, but it worked the first time. Most of those teachers and staff and the students too were raised by their parents directly not daycare workers, babysitters, or grandparents. Not much in the way of electronics either. No cell phones, no internet, and even though there was TV & Atari & a few hand held electric games (they made us sit in the hall for a week when I brought it to class and it was not put away before the bell and it was a substitute teacher that day when I let my friend use it - my school didn't go soft on students. The elementary principal still used a paddle with holes in it on bad kids and it didn't take much to get in trouble. Very strict, and the was ok with me, kids need that to learn to sit still that much in school. We homeschooled our kids to make sure they were so close with their father that he could never tolerate living apart from them. I figured that's why my dad left us, barely got time with us bcz of school homework and friends distractions and mom didn't know how to do her part to make sure we were a close enough family.
Agreed, when my little sister passed away from polio we made sure to pray to the Lord everyday and he told us to steer clear from evil drugs and vaccines, but rather go to church and seek advice from scripture and God. The advice was it was simply her time and God wanted her back. Sad, but this was the truth and so many people just don't realize it.
That would depend on what you are meditating on. God’s Word tells us to meditate on it day and night Read Psalm 1:2. As for yoga, I know nothing of that.
Yoga and meditation should be considered carefully. Ask former new age people who now serve the Lord. They are very against these subtle therapies used by the enemy.
I think God that both my Mom and Dad did not put me on ADD Medication as I was(and still is)Hyperactive, lol!!!These people on Medication are normalized!
It stinks some of your videos are being changed to follow UA-cam's guidelines which suppress speech, because some of us cannot afford the other platforms because we are on fixed income.
The amount of ads for a 39 min show was utterly ridiculous & kinda tacky quite frankly. I understand the need for financial backing but an add every 6 min?
When i was a kid in the 70s nobody had adhd. They got a spanking not pills. I have long suspected adhd was caused by time outs quite often. Im sure some kids have behavior problems.
I mean, they absolutely did but it wasn't as studied well back then nor diagnosed because it was the 70s. It's almost like medicine and healthcare and less stigma increases diagnoses so people can seek treatment! The HORROR! The answer should always be PRAYER and good ol' childhood abuse.
@GB-vw6kr a spanking without bruises is NOT child abuse. Child abuse is filling your child's undeveloped brain, which does not fully develope until 25 years old, full of psychotropic drugs that makes them change in bad ways quite often . Child abuse if not teaching your child that, no, the cannot have everything they want every time they throw a tantrum, it's sitting them down to think about what they did at 2 to 8 years old without well developed logic skills and not being intellectual enough to figure it out. Child abuse is not teaching little bit of painful consequences before they wind up in a gang or in prison for years or life or the death penalty. And it is disrespectful to all of society having to deal with kids who have no manners, no respect, no self control and nearly knock elderly and disabled people onto the hard floor where they could break a bone or die. That is elder abuse. I never said use a belt buckle on a child or even a belt. But a hand to a bare thigh or bottom , gentle for a 3 year old stronger the older they get is different. Better to learn it from yiu than a bigger kid, a bullet, or a prison sentence which can be death. The bible says if you do not raise child up to be a decent person and do not discipline them for that reason, then you HATE your child. Feral kids are everywhere. My own ex grandchild started acting up suddenly at school. She loved her old school. I told them something was wrong in that school. Something being done to her by someone. You don't go from yay school to having to be drug kicking and screaming out of the car in a few weeks for nothing. But rather than investigate or put her in another school , they too her to shrink who makes a living diagnosing kids with everything they can get away with and start medicating them with multiple pills that change your brain before it develops. Know what happened? She is now about 18 and stays in her room on her computer talking to a guy from over seas. Leaves her room for food. I don't even know if she showers. She as gained 2 or 3 hundred pounds . Turned into a different child after the drugs . Not for the better. She refuses to let a dr or nurse take blood so she can get gov support because she can't work. And they can't force her because she's of age. When I had her, 1 time and time only , I spanked her for throwing fit when I said no. I popped her leg 2 or 3 times. She cried. Was sent to her room and told not to come out until called. Her parents couldnt/wouldn't handle her. They threatened things and never carried through. Never gave her playmates so she was so lonely. Took her to the zoo and she actually walked up to a lone boy a year older and rubbed his forearm like she couldn't believe he was real. Another real child besides her. Freaked him out. Parents were to lazy to socialize her. And too lazy to stick by rules. Sent her up to use 200 miles away to break her of her pacifier at almost 4 because they didn't want to deal with the crying and fits. I simply told her I couldn't find it after I read her a couple bedtime stories. Told her I would get her a sippy cup for now until I found it. But stay in bed and remember she is a big girl now. Big girls don't use pacifiers. She would still be sucking on one if I had not kept on them that it was going to cause her buck teeth. She said fine!! YOU take her and get her off it. She went to sleep and never ever asked for it again. I had two I put up real high. I think they were jealous I did it and they didn't try. And after the spanking for the fit with my hand. She cried and screamed. Partly from shock. I gave her time to stop crying. Went to her room I spent a decent amount furnishing and decorating in her fave colors with a play stove ,fridge thing with plastic food and dishes and I talked to her. Knelt by her and explained why she got a spanking. Told her good girls do not act that way. That I knew she could be a very good girl if she wanted. But that she was NOT throwing a fit around me again and she Would do as she was told. Not long after her and her mom and on paper dad lived with us. Any time an issue came up her mom always said I'll tell grandma! The only exercise she got was shopping. And if she wanted something abd tgey could not afford it she would start the tears ,little abd be ready to fall on the floor in front of everyone with a tantrum. And her mom in line behind me would say Grandma! I would turn around and quietly but sternly , her first and second name and she stopped immediately. The rest of the time we were at home and it was grandma would you get me juice, food, come play, have a tea party, watch me and talk to me while I take a bubble bath then read me a story? Yeah. Horrible childabuse right there. Not 1 bruise could be found. Amazingly!! I wish I could have raised her. She would be a normal person with friends. Tgey did not want her to go to our church's school with high curriculum I would have paid for. Had about 20 kids. They said she would not be socialized enough. Guess what? She had never been socialized except a few months at her 1st school. And 2 visits with kids at our church she loved. Once the pills came and have never left, she was supposedly home schooled. Funny how she got socialized alone with her mom and no kids. Has no friends. And I don't see how she was schooled as her mom could not make her sit down and stay there 10 minutes. She was essentially feral. She probably now has diabetes. NAFLD and who knows what. She may go into a diabetic Coma on her bed on her lap top. Her dad eats not veggies. They probably live on pizza rolls and ice cream and chips. And soda. Her mom left her to live with her on paper only dad. Maybe she will just pass out and not wake up till er gets her blood work. Then what? I don't see her checking her glucose. If they had done more than time outs, giving in, and had spanked, not beaten, her once in a while and explained why she got spanked she might be OK. Too late. By the way...your kid keeps running out into the street, you gonna keep giving time outs or lock them in their room 24/7?? You wil either have ded child now, or later due to lack of being raised. I got 2 switchings, hit on the hand for touching expensive things a toddler a few times, got a good handshaking by my mom once before she died when I was 7. Got a floppy house shoe spanking once by my aunt. My grandma preferred to scream at me and turn me into a nervous wreck as baby and until I was past an adult as she did my poor mom . I didn't need spankings. All you had to do is loo at me harshly, say my first and middle name or be told she was ashamed of me or ignore me refusing to talk to me for hours. Those things set me off into broken hearted crying. I was a good kid. She was drunk. I got no affection. Just screamed at for little things or bigger. But I never did big things. I controlled myself. Finally I got fed up and smarted off at 13 or 14 and told her what she said was tge stupidest thing I ever heard. She hauled off and slapped me right in the face. I don't know if she was right or not. But my respect for her was gone due to her being drunk all the time. Not falling down drunk. Just hateful drunk. So which is the abuse? Isolating a child ND medicating her to be beyond waking at night. Or that one spanking I gave her that made her realize I was the adult and she the child and I was boss not the bank or the one who only threatens? She never got braces either. They moved out back where they came from. Let her do whatever and now she will die by 35 by heart attack ir diabetes or something they won't know til autopsy was wrong with her. Psyche meds are hard on kidneys and livers too. So... I am not in their life haven't been for years. Havent talked to her since she was 7. Nothing I can do now. Too bad I didn't get to before even kindergarten. Sad. Can't compare an occasional spanking to early death by money hungry psychiatrists , and pharmas, and lazy parents. They even taught her to disrespect her other grandma and adults who were strangers and laughed about it. May as well let wolves raise her. At least she would be active and feel a bond with the pack.
@GB-vw6kr and No, 99 percent of kids I knew were spanked and taught to mind. They did not run around tge class room. Did not cuss out the teacher nor hit her. They knew the principle would give them pops. I heard a few say" no, I don't want to wind up getting pops". Yes, there are ppl who go overboard. My husband's dad and stepmother and a couple others went too far . He got meaner. Until he met this little old Christian lady who lived up the road. She talked to him. Was sweet to him. And told him about Jesus and the bible. Even joined a church and was in the choir for a while. But his family used belts , the buckle at times, whatever was handy to reach to hit with etc. He needed a hand spanking or switching without causing cuts. He left home at 12. Put himself in a boys home. Then left there. But now he is responsible as a worker. And is a Christian. Shows kindness to those in need. And is a good man. Never went to prison. Nor have I.
@@GB-vw6kr pardon my typos. Sleepy and training a new phone to guess what i.meant to say. How old were you in the 70s since you KNOW kids had adhd back then?
That was tried on me multiple times by well meaning, yet ignorant people and I tried to "cast it out in the name of Jesus", myself and that didn't work either. What finally worked after living with severe depression and anxiety for years, was practicing mindfulness, taking better care of myself, focusing on brighter happier things, and at times, MEDICATION. (Coming from someone who loves Jesus but who also understands that he doesn't just cast things out. We do the work and he holds our hand through the process.)
@@Hedwig-gj2di Amen! No one should casually toss out such a thought that depression and anxiety are demonic. That may be their own opinion, fine. But to make a blanket statement as if it is fact…..no sorry. Not entitled to their own opinion being passed for facts. Thank you for your comment Hedwig. We are all individuals with very individual needs. Concerning depression and anxiety which very often manifest in tandem…..what treatment may work great for one can be an utter failure in another.
This is one of the worst and most deceptive discussions about mental health that I have ever heard. While SSRIs are indeed overprescribed to some degree, in some cases, they are needed temporarily so that someone can calm down or function well enough to think through and work through their issues, whether that be alone and through counseling. I am shocked that this man outright lied about mental health conditions being physically observable as well, since many brain scans have been done that show the difference between neurotypical and neurodivergent brains.
Girl, I get that you got to make money, but there were a ridiculous amount of commercials you allowed in these two videos. This content was made for people who are struggling with paying attention. I felt you did these specific viewers a disservice by placing so many distracting commercials in the content that could have otherwise been beneficial to their overall well-being.
Why is there so much discussion about transgenderism in an episode supposed to be about how useless psychiatric meds are? Transgenderism isn’t treated with meds. Is this man trained to prescribe meds? This conversation seems very anecdotal. Are you going to take responsibility for those who abruptly stop their meds now? This is NOT a balanced conversation!
But I feel much better. For years I refused and nothing soothed me. I swear to you! I went from smashing plates, screaming at the top of my lungs, being miserable and hospitalizations to taking zoloft and all of my problems going away.
This discussions seems to be very one sided. Medication is 100% needed and an answer to prayer for many mental illnesses and even ADHD for those children who truly need it. Two of mine do and it’s been a true game changer in and out of the classroom. The right doctor and dosage is pivotal but discussions like these I would be wary of. I don’t believe a podcast is where medical advice should be stemming from. 🤍 Doctors can be trusted. Like any other profession including pastors, are they all perfect or commendable? No. But most of them definitely are. Doctors are there to help.
Mood lability, sensory issues,Adhd, tics, OCD, and anxiety etc, are all due to an autoimmune disorder named PANDAS/PANS. It’s all brain inflammation. SSRI’s can take the edge off, though many times just make things worse. Pandas is treatable but doctors will not look into it. They’ll refer you to psych. 💔💔💔
When I was 16 my Dad left us and my house was in chaos. A couple of months later I went to the doctor for a check up. He asked me how I was feeling and I sad I was sad. Of course I was sad. He put me on Zoloft. I took it for 3 months and I quit. I hated that I felt like a zombie and even at that young age I recognized I need to go through the emotions of my Dad leaving.
Thank God you got off of them. This happened to me multiple times during my adolescents.
I hope you tapered off because cold turkey can be fatal.
That was very wise of you! I hope you are doing well now.
I am a former teacher now educational diagnostician with the special education department. Schools absolutely encourage medication for kids. You cannot outright tell a parent that their child should be medicated but schools have a way of instructing teachers on what to say to get the kid on meds. For example, a teacher will say “Johnny can’t seem to pay attention in class. Have you spoken to your pediatrician about this?” Based on my experience, doctors seem to diagnose ADHD and write prescriptions like handing out candy. It’s crazy how many kids are taking prescription medication and parents aren’t provided true informed consent or told what the long-term impact is. These drugs stunt growth because the kids lose their appetite. It also impacts cognitive development. Their personality becomes dull and then mood changes begin to happen. Most of the time the medication has to be increased. It’s bad! I hate when teachers talk about kids that need to be on medication or didn’t take their pills today. I’ve also heard teachers speak negatively about parents who choose not to medicate as if they’re the parents who don’t care about their kid! I try to have conversations with co-workers and educate when I can but it’s very challenging.
This is so sad. And even more reasons (as if we needed more) to homeschool our children.
Part of the reason we're choosing to start homeschooling next year is that my son, who is very bright, was prescribed ADHD medication that he actually refuses to take. I feel the public school atmosphere is not where he's going to flourish. Thank you for sharing your insights. I really appreciate them.
@@tanyabaker4809I don’t believe in public school children aren’t meant to sit still for over an hour at a time..even my daughter needs to run and burn off energy otherwise I don’t get her best attention…homeschooling is wonderful and she thrives!
YESHUA love you sure good news gosple
I used to work at a pediatricians office and the dr used to joke about having candy dishes in the waiting area full of Adderrall for the parents because she feels like the parents were taking the meds. But she handed those prescriptions out to anyone that came in that said their kid couldn’t pay attention. It’s sad! We chose to do a virtual private school program from home because I saw first hand how many kids were sent in to be put on medication and more than half of them were just being kids!
This hits close to home. When I was 6, my parents had me put on the first ADHD med. I ended up on 8-9 different ones from 6-16 while they tried to figure out the one that worked. I would take the meds before I even woke up, and the next dose would be right after school. I was drugged for almost my whole childhood and it’s very grey to me. School memories are grey and I always remember feeling sad. I hated school and I hated homework.
Now I homeschool my kids and I love it. I love that they can be wiggly and go run around if they need it. I so wish that option had been used for me. I just wanted to play.
I'm sorry you experienced that as a child!
But what a joy to have the freedom and ability to homeschool your children and enjoy all their childlike enthusiasm and youthful energy! I home schooled 26 years (5 kids through high school) and loved it!
Nice job, Mom!
God bless you and your family! 🎉❤😊
The same thing happened to my grandson. So many meds to find out what worked for him including anxiety medication‘s that just caused him to talk constantly. I’m wondering what that’s doing to the developing brain.
This breaks my heart for you. God bless what you're doing now with your own children. What a blessing you are to your children!
This breaks my heart for you. God bless what you're doing now with your own children. What a blessing you are to your children!
My daughter was diagnosed with ADHD and a severe reading impairment at 3. I sent her to the special needs preschool in our school district which she attended until she was 6. They worked very hard with her and got her up to her level in time to start school. She still struggled with reading and by 5th grade, she was at a 2 grade reading level. I had heard of a little known research paper about the benefits of learning to read music and regular reading, so since she wanted to learn how to play the french horn, I got her private lessons. By the end of her 5th grade year she was reading at her 5th grade level and now loves to read, all of this was done without medication. When we first diagnosed her with ADHD her pediatrician was very AGAINST putting her on medication, but so was I and my husband, so she has never taken ANY meds except for some allergy meds and an advil if she gets a headache. My brother had the same issues as my daughter and I saw what all the meds did to him, so not for my kids at all. When my daughter got into high school she developed some real anxiety to the point of thinking of suicide. Her pediatrician gave us a list of names of therapists that DID NOT recommend drugs as the way to go and we found a really wonderful therapist for her that gave her coping mechanisms that work well for her. NOT using medication for everything can be done, you just have to be an advocate for your child, or yourself.
I may be ignorant but I didn’t know 3 year olds were expected to be able to read. My almost 5 year old is still learning the alphabet and sounds of letters.
That's awesome and seems so rare TBH. I know of too many kids on meds anymore. My nephew was put on ADHD meds by age 4. Which shocked me because the people we saw refused to diagnose ADHD until at least age 4. But my nephew was by age 2. His parents always had him drinking slurpees, on the computer, and even drinking caffinated soda by age 4.
My child had symptoms while barely having sugar. No added sugars until age 4, and then it was one or two cookies at a time. Now 11 years old and she still chooses fruit over cookies etc many times. But it's been a heck of a fight again the creepy hive mind....so many arguments with family and friends that were practically calling us abusive for not allowing tons of candy and crap.
Since she still has ADHD symptoms and is in puberty (which changes things a lot- we thought maybe it would die off...) We still didn't want to try drugs.
We had to try prescription meds for our ASD child before and it made the symptoms worse, he was just more tired and choking on his own spit (at 7 years old).
So instead of going to the psychiatrist for the ADHD we tried 1 cup of organic green tea early in the day. It's been only a bit over a month but we've seen a lot of positive changes.
Meanwhile her cousin that's been on ADHD meds for about a decade now, is still on them, the parents take him off during summer to save money ...and he has MAJOR withdrawals. He has both types of diabetes. Idk if it's related...but it's very sad. He also has major anger issues.
So I feel terrible for him, and am glad my husband agreed that we need to go another route. Which was easy because my husband was forced to be on meds when he was young and he now hates them.
Praise God! Hope He continues to bless you and your family. Y'all are amazing parents
@@ari3lz3pp ADHD does not "die off", it basically apart of her and it's not a bad thing. You just need to work with your child.
@Victoria.... 💯
I had been praying for God to show me if I should get off of these medications sooner rather than later and I feel like this series was an answer to my prayers. Please pray for me as I detox. Thank you!!!
I’m praying for you 🙏
@@LiberaAnimam - Thank you🩷
Please research how to do a slow, harm reduction taper. Your brain has made adjusted to the presence of the medications. If you remove it too abruptly you can suffer difficult withdrawal effects. I have been dealing with this for a couple of years.
I don’t know what meds you are getting off of.. but I quit Adderall this year.. and almost ten years of Xanax last June.. the Xanax was of course very hard, just a lot of anxiety
@@jamiezuzu7326 I rapidly tapered off of abilify, gabapentin, and ativan. Now I am slowly tapering off of mirtazapine. My nervous system has been injured from all this.
I have personal experience with this, being told I would “probably always be depressed” being a victim, being told I had a chemical imbalance, yadda yadda, and guess what? As soon as I managed to do research and break free and learn critical thinking, my “problems” (which were just normal human emotions) went away.
I am so grateful I found the truth. I know some who still want to think they are victims of an unchangeable tragedy.
It is so discouraging to go in to see the doctor and be open about how you've been feeling emotionally ( which can be very hard to admit as a mom), I told her my hormones were imbalanced. Then have the doctor immediately tell me she can prescribe me birth control, depression or anxiety medication. I got very upset with her. I said, " so there's not other steps to take before you go straight to offering me medication? Because that is not what I am here for." She literally refused to run any tests on my hormones or anything. Even when I told her my family has a long history of Thyroid and testosterone issues. Not to mention the fact that I had started experiencing migrains when I had never had them before. So infuriating. I refused and told her Inwould find a doctor that wasn't trying to just line big Pharma's pockets.
I had this exact experience. I went to the doctor asking to have my hormones tested, she said no and gave me birth control. After three years of searching for answers myself, I learned my problem was black mold exposure!!! Doctors these days won’t dig at all, it’s insane.
I really like this channel, and this was a wonderful episode per usual. I do have to say from my experience with having bipolar type one that the RIGHT pharmaceuticals have completely given me a new lease on life. I struggled self medicating with benzodiazepines and alcohol, and had two suicide attempts with episodes of psychosis prior to my bipolar diagnosis. I had to go to treatment- but boy, being on the right meds for me and my condition….it’s truly a gift from God. I have been nearly a year symptom free- I have a good job, I got my family back. I can’t imagine not being on them, and honestly I’d probably be dead.
I’m glad you’re doing well, but I’d like to suggest looking into your diet. My husband was on medications for depression and anxiety and he changed his diet and was able to get off all his medication (he’d been on for over 16 years) making this suggestion with lots of respect and good intentions. God bless you
I believe he mentioned on this video that lumping depression/anxiety etc with actual psychosis-type disorders is a big problem he deals with in speaking about this. He says in this video that drugs can help those types of disorders at least for a time. Hope that helps clarify ☺️
@@michellemorales6056 he has BI-POLAR. Diet is great but he needs to be on his medication.
I appreciate you sharing your perspective!
Yes, my son also has been hospitalized with bipolar 1. He is now only on lithium, and likely will always be, but we were thankful for the other medications for the short term, as he was in very rough shape. He has now finished College and is a Pastor🙏💕
My 6,7 year old nephews were put on ADHD medication and they walked around like zombies. Falling asleep in the middle of the day. Didn’t say anything because I was afraid to overstep. I am already seen as a black sheep. I hope they’re doing ok :( That was 5 years ago.
I was prescribed Concerta in high school, and it had a caffeine-like effect on me. I became extremely social (from being a very shy, anxious person in school), my grades improved greatly....yet still...by 2pm I would either have to take another weaker pill, or crash and burn so hard that I would fall asleep as soon as I got home. For those 8ish hours though, I felt like the best version of myself. The juice wasn't worth the squeeze. I should have been working on my anxiety and low self esteem from it's root cause. Almost 30 now, and that is so clear in hindsight.
I was put on Concerta at the age of 5. I don't remember it doing anything to help me, but I was on it for 10 years before I got switched to Adderall.
Dirty little secret of foster care is that foster parents are financially rewarded to put the children onto drugs. My sister foster to adopted a 6 year old girl who came to her with prescription for psychotropic drugs that were at higher levels than a legal adult dosage. She was underweight and could not sleep so my sister had to fight tooth and nail with the doctor to get her off these nasty drugs and then when she was successful the state paid her less even though her coming off the drugs caused very difficult behavior. Unfortunately my sister was not the norm and many foster parents manipulate the system and force the kids into receiving drugs since this makes them a higher level of care which then translates to higher monthly payments.
So true so true.
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Wow, I had no idea! But makes a lot of sense. Thanks for sharing this, made me research more about it
That's why my adoptive mom had me on a shoebox full of antipsychotics and antidepressants. Makes so much sense. On top of that I didn't realize she was collecting disability for me until I was an adult and found out that I was eligible for disability since I had been emotionally disabled by the time I was 13. I was put on Concerta at the age of 5 and by the time I was 15, I was in 11 different medications. I finally got off the medications at the age of 27. That's 22 years of chemicals to my growing brain and body.
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4:36 same, was diagnosed with ADD as a child in elementary, after assessment at child study center. They recommended to put me on Ritalin. Mom constantly asked me how I felt talking that stuff. I was very depressed, didn’t help kids made fun of me too. Told her how I felt and she took me off of it immediately. Went through school very successfully without the meds but with a tutor thru the school. Graduated in the top 15% of my HS class. So, parents with actual care and consideration for their child, should trust their gut when it comes to their kiddos well being. A pill will not fix the problems the schools want to find in every child to pad their budgets with special ed kids.
So spot on Dr. McFillin. I just wish that he could have addressed the gut biome issues more. Please 🙏 hear what he had to say...breathe ❤
Its rather ironic that i get ads in here for pharmacy's and meds. Good Lord.
Thank you, Allie for having the doctor on.
When I worked in Pharmacy about nine or ten years ago I saw a two-year-old was being prescribed adderal. I don't even know how they were giving it to him but my heart broke
BIG PHARMA makes money on sick people so the sooner they can wreck someone’s health the more they make .. it’s HORRID
That’s heartbreaking! Willing to bet the parents were taking it..
@@kristenadornoYeah that would not be good either but I would rather them take it than their two year old....... Ugh..... I didn't even realize that was legal to prescribe amphetamines to babies. 🤮
I wanted to see Allie's face when he mentioned yoga 😂 Love your channel and all that you do Allie!
I was just thinking the same thing!!! 😂
Same!
I’m in grad school for mental health counseling. And I do not like the DSM. There are so many variables that go into mental issues. Brain health, gut Heath are critical and our system doesn’t even properly check for these. I am a huge fan of dr Daniel Amen who actually looks at peoples brains and checks there gut to determine holistic treatments.
Thank you for talking about this!!! Meds are absolutely terrible for your body. They have so many side effects and are sooo overprescribed. I really enjoyed listening to this. There is something that was missed though, but it’s probably not in his area of expertise. He pretty much said that anxiety and depression are the result of circumstances in your life, or your attitude towards things in your life… that’s true sometimes but not always. Anxiety and depression are SYMPTOMS of lots of health issues too. Hormone imbalance, low thyroid, low adrenals, Lyme disease, autoimmune disease, parasitic infection, toxic mold exposure, things like that. When your body is so inflamed and fighting something so hard, it affects your brain too. Or, Lyme for example can attack every system in your body, including your brain and your nervous system. A few years ago I started having really severe mental health issues completely out of the blue. I’ve always been fine (minus rough days/seasons like a normal person)… I’m very social, I’ve traveled a lot, love adventures and love to go go go. But suddenly I could barely leave the house. I just knew something was wrong with me. I spent two years seeing doctor after doctor, and they ALL just tried to get me on birth control, antidepressants and anti anxiety meds. They all said “it’s in your head” and “it’s normal to be tired and stressed when you’re a mom.” After doing a ton of my own research and talking to people, we FINALLY discovered we had black mold in our house!!! My anxiety started right after we moved into that house!! I had a severe black mold infection and it was causing so many health issues. I’m SO glad I didn’t listen to any of those doctors. They are so unhelpful nowadays and so unwilling to dig to find answers. Anyway… maybe in the future it’d be interesting to have a naturopath or functional medicine doctor on the show to talk about causes of mental health symptoms!!
That's wonderful that you discovered what was causing it!
Why is it it is never asked if some depression is situational?
Thank you for this! You are such an amazing woman! I feel like I just spent time with a dear friend every time I listen! Only objection to your guest, was when he brought up yoga.
I'm barely 5 minutes into this video and I'm already clicking the thumbs down sign as usual. As a Christian, I avoided anti-depressants for awhile, but I ended up with what I thought was post partum depression after my 2nd child was born. So I went on Zoloft for 10 years or so, and was diagnosed with general anxiety because I wasn't really clinically depressed. I went to a lot of personal counseling to work on some personality issues, especially anxiety. Fast forward to a few years ago when that child was actually 15 and didn't have the greatest 9th grade year, despite being homeschooled. We took him to the doctor that summer, and lo and behold, he was diagnosed with ADHD, the inattentive type. So the good mom I am, I go and check out library books and Google and research ADHD. And in the middle of my research, I discover, that I, too, am feeling like I match up well with this diagnosis. So I go back to my regular doctor and chat with her about what if my general anxiety is just a symptom of ADHD based on what I experienced in childhood (in public school and when I was homeschooled as well, and what I've experienced as an adult with social anxiety and interactions). And yes, I was diagnosed with ADHD, inattenative type as well. Both my son and I are on medication now, and we both do better when we are on our medication. I am also on a different anti anxiety medication. I deal with anxiety and when I'm at my worst, it comes out as anger, and I decided long ago, when I was on Zoloft, that I cannot be like that towards my kids. Again, I have been through tons and tons of expensive Christian counseling. I have done extensive Bible study and prayer and have been a Christian my whole life in an excellent Bible believing churches. This is my "thorn in my flesh" as Paul calls it. But there comes a time where God uses modern medicine and doctors and even pharmaceutical companies, their labs, and their employees, for His purposes. I absolutely 100% believe that are plenty of times they are in it for the money, I don't disagree with that. But when you present things like this as a complete farce, you are doing the story a disservice to those who really need to hear the other side of the story and that it really helps. And you are telling Christians that it's all in their head, when really, truly, there is something going on. And if something is helping, then it's helping. Placebo or not. I've tried to be off of my medication. Oh have I tried! I've tried essential oils. I've tried supplements. I do chiropractic treatments and massage therapies for my other issues like fibromyalgia. I've got 10 doctor offices on speed dial. I'm only 42 years old. I know the medical system and how it works forwards and backwards. I've watched video after video from all ends of the spectrum from those who believe in conspiracy theories to those fully indoctrinated in the medical system. I just wish for once that people on channels like this one who stop, please, please stop, dismissing us that do suffer from these issues. Or at least stop saying like you know it as a fact that these things aren't true. You aren't in our heads. You have no idea how hard we try to to be "normal." You don't know how many nights we stay up literally crying out to God begging for Him to take away these ailments. It's not a matter of a lack of faith or Bible reading or church attendance. We just think differently. But I tell you the truth, anxiety, depression, and ADHD are all extremely real. And these medications can do just as much good as they do harm, when they are applied correctly. One more story. My 8 yr old has also been diagnosed with ADHD, but either hyperactive or combined. We tried medication with him. It made him way too groggy and not himself. We stopped after 3 doses. Because we homeschool, we can allow him to move as much as he wants to between his lessons. He doesn't have to sit still in a chair in a classroom all day. And he's so smart! Which is part of being ADHD. We can all hyperfixate on something and learn deeply when we want to. Being ADHD is a superpower! I did really well in school as well. That is why I was never diagnosis. I was told I was just shy and introverted. And I've learned to overcome some of that. But at my core, I still have some of those traits when in public. You don't grow out of ADHD. You can never really fix anxiety and depression. It's a friend that stays forever. And it's more than just being in a short term moment of crisis or sadness. Trust me. Unless you've walked in my shoes. You don't know what you are talking about. Sorry.
try these useful books
ADHD is Not an Illness and Ritalin is Not a Cure
A Comprehensive Rebuttal of the (alleged) Scientific Consensus
By: Yaakov Ophir
Insane Medicine by Sami Timimi - there's a free version on the excellent site mad in america.
Allen Frances - saving normal - Frances was chair of DSM 4, he believes in the DSM labels- however he stated back in 2014 that we would see what have have clearly got 'a fake epidemic of adhd, autism and bipolar'
I'm 40 and I've been on an SSRI for 9 years, starting after I gave birth to my youngest son. I'm weaning down and it's the most horrible withdrawal, but I'm determined to get off.
I'm right there with you. I've been on an antidepressant since 1999 tho. 😢
@@melissac6774 ugh, I've warned my oldest son, as he's been on a low dose for two years.... "You're going to take this for 50-60 more years?" 🙄 I listened to doctors on that too. I kick myself for ever listening to doctors, and not listening to my gut instinct.
@@bcc7777 from what I've been learning, it is possible to wean off of the meds.
I got off mine!
@@racheln4309 nice.
Thank you for the conversation. After years of avoiding putting my child on meds, I finally allowed my teen to make her own decision and she so easily got Prozac from the dr. 3 weeks later, she attempted suicide. At that point I had no say at all on her care. She was put on so many anti-psychotics. And, I learned through this that Prozac has that side effect of suicidal Thoughts and suicide and it is the most dangerous at that 3 week mark. Our family dr never disclosed this and didn’t even care to follow up when I informed the office of what happened.
The psychiatrist at the mental hospital was our God-send. She told me that we could get my daughter off the drugs after she completed therapy. That gave me hope. My daughter was doing better less than a year after the suicide attempt and after we had eased her off 2 of the anti-psychotic drugs that were making her hallucinate. However, the withdrawal symptoms are scary - even with a slow tapering off. 3 years later, she is so close to being off. She has 2 more decreases of Effexor but she is not doing well with the withdrawal effects. I wish we had known all this.
I remember in third grade one day we left our classroom to go next door to learn from the other third grade teacher for about an hour a day. The first day there, I looked around taking it all in that I didn't listen to what the teacher was saying. We were learning about homonyms, antonyms, synonyms, etc. And each day, she built on what we learned the day before. So I felt lost and just gazed around the room even more. So my parents were eventually notified that I wasn't doing well in that class and the other third grade teacher thought I was being this way on purpose. So I told my parents what was happening and then the teacher understood and the situation was remedied. I was born in '68 so those drugs had not come into their own yet; thank goodness. Nowadays, our children are so much more toxified with childhood toxic injections that they make a customer for life as I used to believe in them and my children were injured, one with severe autism, as a result.
The medicines do help pull you out of a hole to help you get started on better choices when used correctly. I was on them in the past and have to be on them again right now. Life happens, and sometimes we need some help.
I was on several different antidepressants and mood stabilizers several years ago, to treat depression and (misdiagnosed) bipolar disorder. They made me an emotional robot. I felt nothing for about two years. I quit cold turkey and felt no side effects...actually started feeling better naturally. I hate those types of medications and will never take them if they are ever prescribed to me again
Yes pisktriye benzo no no
I see an integrative, holistic psychiatrist who says that bipolar is often inappropriately diagnosed. First doctor I’ve seen to give me holistic options like herbs, supplements, diet changes, lifestyle factors. I have been on my fair share of SSRIs and mood stabilizers- NEVER again!!! I refuse to go back on psych meds.
Biblical Counselors have been communicating this for YEARS! I'm so thankful that secular experts have joined the charge to help people know the truth!
Thank God for your show Allie
I have a family member with severe schizophrenia- without meds he’s been arrested multiple times. He’s not wrong the drugs come with side effects but the cost benefit analysis is something to consider.
I completely understand! But I’ve heard great things about the keto diet and schizophrenia. An integrative, holistic psychiatrist might be able to advise on that. The keto diet has worked wonders for my brother.
Love these episodes with Dr. Roger! Bring him back for more!
Really enjoyed both parts of this interview! I hope he comes on again in the future.
My Grandson from a small age (4) used to break down and cry. It started while his parents separated and divorced. I asked that they have him speak with someone to allow him to express his feelings to someone. They never made an appt and it's only gotten worse. He is now 12, struggles in school, doesn't read on grade level and gets angry a lot. He met once with a school psychologist (fresh out of school) one meeting and my grandson had Daniel thinking he was being followed by someone and hearing him tell him things. I called my grandson out b/c I knew he was messing with Daniel, and he was. The point is...Daniel told my daughter he needed to be on meds and quick! Thank goodness, she didn't listen to him. They always tell him he has ADHD or ADD just like his dad! and I don't see it. My grandson isn't hyper, he can sit for hours building a lego, fish for hours and has the patience of a saint doing so. I enjoyed listening to what you had to say and I'm going to encourage my daughter to watch this. Thank you
Thank you for this interview! I’m looking forward to visiting his website. As a mom of 3 young boys, I want to have resources I can trust. Thank you!
Thanks for what you do. God bless!
Thank you for talking about this ❤
How unfortunate he suggested yoga and meditation. 😔
As a therapist this episode was very important to me. However it was very difficult to watch as there were ads about every 5 mins . Usually there are only ads before your sponsors but this time they were constant . Hope this isn’t a new thing 🥴 love your podcast Allie!
This is such an important conversation.
Before we throw the baby out with the bath water, understand that recreational drug use these days is way higher than it was when we were growing up. Women who use drugs while pregnant can end up with children who are hyperactive. As an adoptive mom of a child who had to suffer through neonatal abstinence syndrome, our kiddo is taking a non-stimulant medicine for ADD because of impulsivity and borderline oppositional defiance disorder stemming from what he experienced in the womb. So, yeah, there might be a bunch of kids on them that don't need them, but there are a lot of kids who might.
Amen ! Big pharma is a problem but because psychiatry is such a soft science and blood test cannot detect add or serotonin levels for depression some people think all psychiatric drugs are bad. I do believe their is spiritual warfare and and God could heal us at any time. I also believe the brain is an organ and at times medicine can be helpful just like your heart isn't working and people take blood thinners or people take medicine for their kidneys. I know it's a controversial topic and it's not also helpful for Christians who take a psychiatric medicine to feel like they're doing something wrong. There is plenty of studies that show people who are treated with mental health issues or Add with medication are less likely to abuse recreational drugs.
Spurgeon, in “Man unknown to Man.”
“Especially judge not the sons and daughters of sorrow. Allow no ungenerous suspicions of the afflicted, the poor, and the despondent.
Do not hastily say they ought to be more brave, and exhibit a greater faith. Ask not ‘why are they so nervous and so absurdly fearful?’ No… I beseech you, remember that you understand not your fellow man.”
That is spot on!
The American Academy of Pediatrics is captured for sure. I was hoping they'd go deeper into the details of this rather than just stating that they're captured.
Some Drs prescribe without regard but other DR keep a conservative treatment but truthfully Americans are the first one to go seeking for medications because they google so much that they don’t care to be educated anymore they go to their Dr asking for a specific medication not even caring about drs opinion. I see this a lot in primary care. And if you don’t prescribe a medication they leave bad reviews. Lack of Education from early age is part of the problem
Excellent, logical explanation of mental health! So good to hear! This really helps us to know how to react to the insanity around us. Reminds me a lot of what Dr.Petersen has been saying as well.
Please pray for my stepdaughter, her mother has her on ADHD meds since she was (6/7, now 14)and I believe she experiences alot of the terrible symptoms that come with it…
Jesus Christ died for our Sins According to the scriptures and that he was Buried and that he rose again the third day praying for everyone everyday God bless you all 🙏🙌
I Choose To Be HAPPY With God praise God praying for everyone everyday God bless you all
What are the long term symptoms/affects of being on an antidepressant?
read the unrecognised facts section at the council for evidenced based psychiatry - in the UK
Took my 8 year old daughter to a psychiatrist once because she was having trouble sleeping at night, and saying she was very scared. She’s always dealt with anxiety since about 2.5 years old, but we had always managed to deal with it by talking to her, providing her with ways to cope, changing her diet. When she hit 8 and was having trouble sleeping, her anxiety got worse, and my mother kept pressuring me to have a therapist see her. I didn’t want to take her because I knew they would just push medication on her. And i was right. After only talking to her for about 20 min. And me for 15 min. the psychiatrist prescribed her prozac. I left the place and threw the prescription in the trash. I ended up buying her a weighted blanket that same day. She used it and it was the first time she slept through the night in 6 months. She used it for the next few weeks and her sleep went back to normal and her anxiety decreased. She’s never been on medication, and I’m so glad I knew how the pharma mafia pushes drugs, and so do the doctors who get funded by them.
Just wanted to comment to say you are an amazing mother. And thank you for doing your own research! Too many parents follow their doctor’s word and don’t ask questions.
I wish he would have given more insight on healthy alternatives to these medications. What are elementary teachers supposed to do with students harming other students, throwing things in the classroom, and being so disruptive it's almost impossible to teach? Yes, there are things at home contributing to this distressing behavior, but it's not getting addressed. What needs to be done to help this type of student?
Don't you know? The alternative to these evil, big pharma medications is prayer and the LORD and THE BIBLE! Got cancer? PRAYER! NOT chemo! The answer is God and his will for all things evil and unnatural!
I don’t think I would ever have had the energy or focus to conquer my depression without ADHD meds they were a God send for my depression
In high school I was so zonked out on antidepressants. :( my teacher came to me saying I keep falling asleep. He felt so bad.
Good discussions.
Thank you for the video ! Thanks Dr. McFillin
I really like this guy! So well spoken. Watch party 1 & 2.
Very very good. The only thing I would caution against is at the end, the mention of yoga. It’s not what it’s made out to be. It has spiritual consequences … so be aware😊🙏
So good and logical! Thanks!❤NO to yoga!
This guy is awesome! Thank you for speaking truth!! 🔥🔥💯
Being prescribed psych meds does in no way equal people taking it. Period! Medication non-compliance is huge.
My niece has been on Prozac since she was 8 for depression. They later said she had ADHD so they added on adderall and another depression medication because the Prozac stopped working. Now she is on another medication for sleep and allergies because her parents won’t get rid of their cats. It’s heartbreaking to see.
That is so sad!! Bad parenting!! I hope as an adult she would do better.
@@ANNEWHETSTONE it’s heartbreaking and now they think she has some form of narcolepsy because she’s always tired and falls asleep. I won’t be surprised if she ends up on another medication for that.
😢pisktriye antideprasans no no
@@GodSaveTheClothes The falling asleep could be a side effect of one of her medications. These days the doctors tend to keep piling on the prescriptions. It happened to me.
shocking corporate abuse
I saw a functional, integrative, holistic psychiatrist yesterday. I’ve been doing EMDR because I’ve had a lot of childhood trauma come back after having my baby. I do not, by any means want to go on SSRIs for ppa/ppd. The holistic psychiatrist recommended some herbs, supplements, and acupuncture. First day on these herbs, supplements and I already notice lower levels of anxiety. I’m starting acupuncture next week.
It’s so refreshing to talk to a doctor that’s not committed to big pharma. Most of these doctors don’t consider diet, exercise and lifestyle factors.
This is SO INFORMATIVE.
Thank you!!! Excellent information!!!
My best friend was told she had a chemical imbalance and she's been on Prozac ever since. She's 72 now.
Allie, will you be discussing with him how someone taking these types of meds will be able to safely ween off them? It’s been a desire of mine for MANY years, but I was told by a doctor that I’ve been taking them so long I’ll need to be one them the rest of my life. 😢 I’d rather not!
Go to a different doctor and get a second opinion. You don't need to be on any drug you don't want to be on just because you've taken it for a long time. You would just need to very, very slowly wean off and I'm sure most doctors would agree with me. Please do this under the supervision of a doctor though, that's very important. And get a second opinion! Hugs
@@Hedwig-gj2di Good morning. Thank you for your reply.
I’m interested in good sound research on “routine” vaccines that we are pressured to give our kids from birth. Are there any relations of these vaccines to autism or allergies or any other health issues. Have you ever done an episode on this?
At the end did he say that he believes that Yoga and meditation are legitimate therapies? Nooo Allie how can you endorse him now! It just invalidated everything that he said! My son has ADD and we chose to put him on medication. It really helped him to cope in a school system( a private Christian school) that I agree is very flawed, as there were no other alternatives. The medication did not numb him, it genuinely helped him to focus and was his own choice to take as he grew older.
Just wow!
I found Jesus. not interested in your offer!
I am extremely disappointed in this episode. You or this “doctor” clearly have never struggled with severe mental illness. Sure, psych meds are often overprescribed but many of us who are on them need them and they help us feel better. And there is no shame in that.
This. I really like Allie, but can't watch this episode. I was on meds and restarted last night. Sometimes we just need a little help. Discouraging.
@@brittneywelch2186 there is absolutely no shame in taking psych meds ❤️ sending love
They are not talking about ppl who trully need them...rhey r saying we r abusing it....n is insane the amount of ppl who r taking it, n sadly the amount of kids....wonder what or why the numbers r growing insanely.
Broken homes are creating broken ppl ....all society systems are so broken today that drive ppl to insanity....so we have to start working on fixing it, to heal .....
God blessyou Sister. Keep striving for truth & upholding God's values. Love from UK, Muslim sister 👏🏼🎉🙏✌️💜💯👆💚👍💕
For someone who makes a living from Psychiatry you kind of have to wonder about his ethical , and professional stances with such a skeptical view of his own profession.
My longtime experience is that if you are anxious or depressive medication often doesn't work but when you are diagnosed with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia the brain needs chemical help. So you habe to differentiate between the different types of mental deseases.
Wrong. It applies to those false diagnosis too. Schizophrenia is actually likely a demon possession & “bipolar” is really giving into your feelings and not addressing the sin of reacting to sadness & anger. I know this is radical thinking but we’ve all been so severely brainwashed, that we are offended when what we’re told is countered. This has become mind blowing to me recently too.
@@lindsayclark4009 I don't think so at all, I know many people christians and non christians with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I don't agree with you.
@@lindsayclark4009 I myself delt with depression and anxiety and they first thought that I had a demonic possession. But praying against it made it worse and what actually helped was therapy (for example by a christian who also was educated in mental illnesses and helped me a lot to distinguish demonic possession from mental desease) and changing the circumstances. You've got to be very careful to think of possession when people actually are mentally ill.
@@lindsayclark4009 Those are some extreme generalizations. You might want to be more considerate of other people's experiences.
@@lindsayclark4009that's an oversimplification. But some psychiatric "symptoms" are what the Lord calls sins. The rest are caused by physical problems (anemia/thyroid/hormone), struggles with emotional pain, harmless quirks, and the very drugs used to treat them.
Allie, great topic but the ads are extremely excessive!!
I want to hear more about the ADHD meds. My son who is about to be 20 has gone in and out of what he calls “cycles”. He has seen so many doctors and tried so many meds, some with horrible side effects. He started to struggle in 7th grade (really bad aggression) and it has been an up and down journey. He then lost his junior and senior year to covid, was then diagnosed with adhd with major depression. Covid was an absolutely horrible experience. I’m wondering what else I can do to help him and I’ve seen first hand that medication comes with all kinds of side effects which can make things worse. Thank you so much for this information, looking for ways to help my son.
There’s a book called the myth of the hyperactive child which was interesting to read an eye opening!
Great episode
I am emotionally numb and cold.
Does addiction as a disease fit here too?
how is this under 1000 likes??? I wish Allie got at least 5000 hahaha 😁 love you Allie!
In the 1980s, the cure for ADD in history class was when the teacher would slam a wooden baseball bat down onto the desk. He never seemed angry. But he was not shy about using the bat to teach the whole school to pay attention in his class. Word spread fast when it happened again, never to the same student twice lol. Zero kids were on meds for attention problems. They used effective methods to inspire alertness & attention & manners in school. Kids were expected to treat the teachers and fellow students with respect. When I let the school know I was being bullied, they put a stop to it instantly. I don't know what they told the kid, but it worked the first time. Most of those teachers and staff and the students too were raised by their parents directly not daycare workers, babysitters, or grandparents. Not much in the way of electronics either. No cell phones, no internet, and even though there was TV & Atari & a few hand held electric games (they made us sit in the hall for a week when I brought it to class and it was not put away before the bell and it was a substitute teacher that day when I let my friend use it - my school didn't go soft on students. The elementary principal still used a paddle with holes in it on bad kids and it didn't take much to get in trouble. Very strict, and the was ok with me, kids need that to learn to sit still that much in school. We homeschooled our kids to make sure they were so close with their father that he could never tolerate living apart from them. I figured that's why my dad left us, barely got time with us bcz of school homework and friends distractions and mom didn't know how to do her part to make sure we were a close enough family.
BOOK: by Dr Christopher Palmer - BRAIN ENERGY
Now do vaccines and the oversimplification of the immune system and the AAP….
Agreed, when my little sister passed away from polio we made sure to pray to the Lord everyday and he told us to steer clear from evil drugs and vaccines, but rather go to church and seek advice from scripture and God. The advice was it was simply her time and God wanted her back. Sad, but this was the truth and so many people just don't realize it.
They tried to kill me in alcohol detox
if brain chemicals controled ALL THUGHTS then wouldent all drug users have the SAME EXACT personaliyy? thats not the case thugh.
Some good information, but yoga and meditation are spiritually dangerous‼️‼️‼️😱😱😱
That would depend on what you are meditating on. God’s Word tells us to meditate on it day and night
Read Psalm 1:2. As for yoga, I know nothing of that.
Yoga and meditation should be considered carefully. Ask former new age people who now serve the Lord. They are very against these subtle therapies used by the enemy.
I think God that both my Mom and Dad did not put me on ADD Medication as I was(and still is)Hyperactive, lol!!!These people on Medication are normalized!
very insightful podcast, but these adds ruined my experience a bit
It stinks some of your videos are being changed to follow UA-cam's guidelines which suppress speech, because some of us cannot afford the other platforms because we are on fixed income.
The amount of ads for a 39 min show was utterly ridiculous & kinda tacky quite frankly. I understand the need for financial backing but an add every 6 min?
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Psych drugs = Total quackery!!
With you and your guests, would yall provide sources of the information your relying to fact check?
There is an excellent book titled, "Anatomy of an Epidemic" by Robert Whitaker. It covers what was discussed on the podcast in great depth.
When i was a kid in the 70s nobody had adhd. They got a spanking not pills. I have long suspected adhd was caused by time outs quite often. Im sure some kids have behavior problems.
ADHD is from childhood well visits.
I mean, they absolutely did but it wasn't as studied well back then nor diagnosed because it was the 70s. It's almost like medicine and healthcare and less stigma increases diagnoses so people can seek treatment! The HORROR! The answer should always be PRAYER and good ol' childhood abuse.
@GB-vw6kr a spanking without bruises is NOT child abuse. Child abuse is filling your child's undeveloped brain, which does not fully develope until 25 years old, full of psychotropic drugs that makes them change in bad ways quite often . Child abuse if not teaching your child that, no, the cannot have everything they want every time they throw a tantrum, it's sitting them down to think about what they did at 2 to 8 years old without well developed logic skills and not being intellectual enough to figure it out. Child abuse is not teaching little bit of painful consequences before they wind up in a gang or in prison for years or life or the death penalty. And it is disrespectful to all of society having to deal with kids who have no manners, no respect, no self control and nearly knock elderly and disabled people onto the hard floor where they could break a bone or die. That is elder abuse. I never said use a belt buckle on a child or even a belt. But a hand to a bare thigh or bottom , gentle for a 3 year old stronger the older they get is different. Better to learn it from yiu than a bigger kid, a bullet, or a prison sentence which can be death. The bible says if you do not raise child up to be a decent person and do not discipline them for that reason, then you HATE your child. Feral kids are everywhere. My own ex grandchild started acting up suddenly at school. She loved her old school. I told them something was wrong in that school. Something being done to her by someone. You don't go from yay school to having to be drug kicking and screaming out of the car in a few weeks for nothing. But rather than investigate or put her in another school , they too her to shrink who makes a living diagnosing kids with everything they can get away with and start medicating them with multiple pills that change your brain before it develops. Know what happened? She is now about 18 and stays in her room on her computer talking to a guy from over seas. Leaves her room for food. I don't even know if she showers. She as gained 2 or 3 hundred pounds . Turned into a different child after the drugs . Not for the better. She refuses to let a dr or nurse take blood so she can get gov support because she can't work. And they can't force her because she's of age. When I had her, 1 time and time only , I spanked her for throwing fit when I said no. I popped her leg 2 or 3 times. She cried. Was sent to her room and told not to come out until called. Her parents couldnt/wouldn't handle her. They threatened things and never carried through. Never gave her playmates so she was so lonely. Took her to the zoo and she actually walked up to a lone boy a year older and rubbed his forearm like she couldn't believe he was real. Another real child besides her. Freaked him out. Parents were to lazy to socialize her. And too lazy to stick by rules. Sent her up to use 200 miles away to break her of her pacifier at almost 4 because they didn't want to deal with the crying and fits. I simply told her I couldn't find it after I read her a couple bedtime stories. Told her I would get her a sippy cup for now until I found it. But stay in bed and remember she is a big girl now. Big girls don't use pacifiers. She would still be sucking on one if I had not kept on them that it was going to cause her buck teeth. She said fine!! YOU take her and get her off it. She went to sleep and never ever asked for it again. I had two I put up real high. I think they were jealous I did it and they didn't try. And after the spanking for the fit with my hand. She cried and screamed. Partly from shock. I gave her time to stop crying. Went to her room I spent a decent amount furnishing and decorating in her fave colors with a play stove ,fridge thing with plastic food and dishes and I talked to her. Knelt by her and explained why she got a spanking. Told her good girls do not act that way. That I knew she could be a very good girl if she wanted. But that she was NOT throwing a fit around me again and she Would do as she was told. Not long after her and her mom and on paper dad lived with us. Any time an issue came up her mom always said I'll tell grandma! The only exercise she got was shopping. And if she wanted something abd tgey could not afford it she would start the tears ,little abd be ready to fall on the floor in front of everyone with a tantrum. And her mom in line behind me would say Grandma! I would turn around and quietly but sternly , her first and second name and she stopped immediately. The rest of the time we were at home and it was grandma would you get me juice, food, come play, have a tea party, watch me and talk to me while I take a bubble bath then read me a story? Yeah. Horrible childabuse right there. Not 1 bruise could be found. Amazingly!! I wish I could have raised her. She would be a normal person with friends. Tgey did not want her to go to our church's school with high curriculum I would have paid for. Had about 20 kids. They said she would not be socialized enough. Guess what? She had never been socialized except a few months at her 1st school. And 2 visits with kids at our church she loved. Once the pills came and have never left, she was supposedly home schooled. Funny how she got socialized alone with her mom and no kids. Has no friends. And I don't see how she was schooled as her mom could not make her sit down and stay there 10 minutes. She was essentially feral. She probably now has diabetes. NAFLD and who knows what. She may go into a diabetic Coma on her bed on her lap top. Her dad eats not veggies. They probably live on pizza rolls and ice cream and chips. And soda. Her mom left her to live with her on paper only dad. Maybe she will just pass out and not wake up till er gets her blood work. Then what? I don't see her checking her glucose. If they had done more than time outs, giving in, and had spanked, not beaten, her once in a while and explained why she got spanked she might be OK. Too late. By the way...your kid keeps running out into the street, you gonna keep giving time outs or lock them in their room 24/7?? You wil either have ded child now, or later due to lack of being raised. I got 2 switchings, hit on the hand for touching expensive things a toddler a few times, got a good handshaking by my mom once before she died when I was 7. Got a floppy house shoe spanking once by my aunt. My grandma preferred to scream at me and turn me into a nervous wreck as baby and until I was past an adult as she did my poor mom . I didn't need spankings. All you had to do is loo at me harshly, say my first and middle name or be told she was ashamed of me or ignore me refusing to talk to me for hours. Those things set me off into broken hearted crying. I was a good kid. She was drunk. I got no affection. Just screamed at for little things or bigger. But I never did big things. I controlled myself. Finally I got fed up and smarted off at 13 or 14 and told her what she said was tge stupidest thing I ever heard. She hauled off and slapped me right in the face. I don't know if she was right or not. But my respect for her was gone due to her being drunk all the time. Not falling down drunk. Just hateful drunk. So which is the abuse? Isolating a child ND medicating her to be beyond waking at night. Or that one spanking I gave her that made her realize I was the adult and she the child and I was boss not the bank or the one who only threatens? She never got braces either. They moved out back where they came from. Let her do whatever and now she will die by 35 by heart attack ir diabetes or something they won't know til autopsy was wrong with her. Psyche meds are hard on kidneys and livers too. So... I am not in their life haven't been for years. Havent talked to her since she was 7. Nothing I can do now. Too bad I didn't get to before even kindergarten. Sad. Can't compare an occasional spanking to early death by money hungry psychiatrists , and pharmas, and lazy parents. They even taught her to disrespect her other grandma and adults who were strangers and laughed about it. May as well let wolves raise her. At least she would be active and feel a bond with the pack.
@GB-vw6kr and No, 99 percent of kids I knew were spanked and taught to mind. They did not run around tge class room. Did not cuss out the teacher nor hit her. They knew the principle would give them pops. I heard a few say" no, I don't want to wind up getting pops". Yes, there are ppl who go overboard. My husband's dad and stepmother and a couple others went too far . He got meaner. Until he met this little old Christian lady who lived up the road. She talked to him. Was sweet to him. And told him about Jesus and the bible. Even joined a church and was in the choir for a while. But his family used belts , the buckle at times, whatever was handy to reach to hit with etc. He needed a hand spanking or switching without causing cuts. He left home at 12. Put himself in a boys home. Then left there. But now he is responsible as a worker. And is a Christian. Shows kindness to those in need. And is a good man. Never went to prison. Nor have I.
@@GB-vw6kr pardon my typos. Sleepy and training a new phone to guess what i.meant to say. How old were you in the 70s since you KNOW kids had adhd back then?
Depression and anxiety are demons, you can’t medicate demons, you cast them out in Jesus name!
So, Martin Luther and Charles Spurgeon were demon possessed?
That is quite a statement.
That was tried on me multiple times by well meaning, yet ignorant people and I tried to "cast it out in the name of Jesus", myself and that didn't work either. What finally worked after living with severe depression and anxiety for years, was practicing mindfulness, taking better care of myself, focusing on brighter happier things, and at times, MEDICATION.
(Coming from someone who loves Jesus but who also understands that he doesn't just cast things out. We do the work and he holds our hand through the process.)
@@Hedwig-gj2di Amen! No one should casually toss out such a thought that depression and anxiety are demonic. That may be their own opinion, fine. But to make a blanket statement as if it is fact…..no sorry. Not entitled to their own opinion being passed for facts. Thank you for your comment Hedwig. We are all individuals with very individual needs. Concerning depression and anxiety which very often manifest in tandem…..what treatment may work great for one can be an utter failure in another.
@@staceyseymour9297For sure!
This is one of the worst and most deceptive discussions about mental health that I have ever heard. While SSRIs are indeed overprescribed to some degree, in some cases, they are needed temporarily so that someone can calm down or function well enough to think through and work through their issues, whether that be alone and through counseling. I am shocked that this man outright lied about mental health conditions being physically observable as well, since many brain scans have been done that show the difference between neurotypical and neurodivergent brains.
Girl, I get that you got to make money, but there were a ridiculous amount of commercials you allowed in these two videos. This content was made for people who are struggling with paying attention. I felt you did these specific viewers a disservice by placing so many distracting commercials in the content that could have otherwise been beneficial to their overall well-being.
Why is there so much discussion about transgenderism in an episode supposed to be about how useless psychiatric meds are? Transgenderism isn’t treated with meds. Is this man trained to prescribe meds? This conversation seems very anecdotal. Are you going to take responsibility for those who abruptly stop their meds now? This is NOT a balanced conversation!
But I feel much better. For years I refused and nothing soothed me. I swear to you! I went from smashing plates, screaming at the top of my lungs, being miserable and hospitalizations to taking zoloft and all of my problems going away.
This discussions seems to be very one sided. Medication is 100% needed and an answer to prayer for many mental illnesses and even ADHD for those children who truly need it. Two of mine do and it’s been a true game changer in and out of the classroom. The right doctor and dosage is pivotal but discussions like these I would be wary of. I don’t believe a podcast is where medical advice should be stemming from. 🤍 Doctors can be trusted. Like any other profession including pastors, are they all perfect or commendable? No. But most of them definitely are. Doctors are there to help.
There is some good truths here but a lot wrong with this episode. It is maddening.
Mood lability, sensory issues,Adhd, tics, OCD, and anxiety etc, are all due to an autoimmune disorder named PANDAS/PANS. It’s all brain inflammation. SSRI’s can take the edge off, though many times just make things worse. Pandas is treatable but doctors will not look into it. They’ll refer you to psych. 💔💔💔
How can it be treated?