SSRIs can cause permanent genital numbness

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Anonymous wrote:I've heard of SSRIs being used long term for young kids with severely impairing anxiety. It is definitely a last resort.

But it's not. My young child was put on ssris. They never did any medical tests to rule out other causes. The pediatrician was a large group in montgomery county that has a psych dept. We didn't use their dept for the anxiety but dcs pediatrician was their medical director. He never ordered a single test to look for root cause

The psychiatrist who did medicate him was part of children's hospital.
Not a single medical test to look at root causes.


Years after he was heavily medicated I figured it out tangentially from his bloodwork that is was medical.

Everyone answering is missing the point.
Yes you FEEL like you've done everything you can before going on ssris. But you don't even know what other tests should be done. And please believe that I'm not saying you should even know what those tests are. You're not doctors. But your doctors should damn well know about them and be performing them before ssris (or in parallel).

Okay, so doctors don't know what tests to do, therefore parents aren't REALLY doing everything they can before "rushing" (per the OP) to drug our kids? Gmafb

You’re clearly a troll. Please read the above posts detailing testing. Parents are absolutely doing everything they can. The question is are doctors or society at large?

Huh? I completely agree with you but not sure why you don't think I do?

The point is that many parents go above and beyond researching testing and conditions - information that should be provided to them as part of patient education. Again, they are doing everything they can and then some before medicating while being failed by their doctors and schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard of SSRIs being used long term for young kids with severely impairing anxiety. It is definitely a last resort.

But it's not. My young child was put on ssris. They never did any medical tests to rule out other causes. The pediatrician was a large group in montgomery county that has a psych dept. We didn't use their dept for the anxiety but dcs pediatrician was their medical director. He never ordered a single test to look for root cause

The psychiatrist who did medicate him was part of children's hospital.
Not a single medical test to look at root causes.


Years after he was heavily medicated I figured it out tangentially from his bloodwork that is was medical.

Everyone answering is missing the point.
Yes you FEEL like you've done everything you can before going on ssris. But you don't even know what other tests should be done. And please believe that I'm not saying you should even know what those tests are. You're not doctors. But your doctors should damn well know about them and be performing them before ssris (or in parallel).

Okay, so doctors don't know what tests to do, therefore parents aren't REALLY doing everything they can before "rushing" (per the OP) to drug our kids? Gmafb

You’re clearly a troll. Please read the above posts detailing testing. Parents are absolutely doing everything they can. The question is are doctors or society at large?

Huh? I completely agree with you but not sure why you don't think I do?

The point is that many parents go above and beyond researching testing and conditions - information that should be provided to them as part of patient education. Again, they are doing everything they can and then some before medicating while being failed by their doctors and schools.

Are you the PP I responded to? I am so confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard of SSRIs being used long term for young kids with severely impairing anxiety. It is definitely a last resort.

But it's not. My young child was put on ssris. They never did any medical tests to rule out other causes. The pediatrician was a large group in montgomery county that has a psych dept. We didn't use their dept for the anxiety but dcs pediatrician was their medical director. He never ordered a single test to look for root cause

The psychiatrist who did medicate him was part of children's hospital.
Not a single medical test to look at root causes.


Years after he was heavily medicated I figured it out tangentially from his bloodwork that is was medical.

Everyone answering is missing the point.
Yes you FEEL like you've done everything you can before going on ssris. But you don't even know what other tests should be done. And please believe that I'm not saying you should even know what those tests are. You're not doctors. But your doctors should damn well know about them and be performing them before ssris (or in parallel).

Okay, so doctors don't know what tests to do, therefore parents aren't REALLY doing everything they can before "rushing" (per the OP) to drug our kids? Gmafb

You’re clearly a troll. Please read the above posts detailing testing. Parents are absolutely doing everything they can. The question is are doctors or society at large?

Huh? I completely agree with you but not sure why you don't think I do?

The point is that many parents go above and beyond researching testing and conditions - information that should be provided to them as part of patient education. Again, they are doing everything they can and then some before medicating while being failed by their doctors and schools.

Are you the PP I responded to? I am so confused.

I’m not sure what the cause of confusion is. You are arguing that parents are quickly resorting to medicating their children and failing to pursue other testing first. I am explaining to you that even if the doctors are failing to order that recommended testing, most parents on DCUM ($$) are having those tests performed anyway. By educating and advocating tirelessly for their children. I doubt at this rung on the SES ladder that parents are just throwing pills without exhausting all options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard of SSRIs being used long term for young kids with severely impairing anxiety. It is definitely a last resort.

But it's not. My young child was put on ssris. They never did any medical tests to rule out other causes. The pediatrician was a large group in montgomery county that has a psych dept. We didn't use their dept for the anxiety but dcs pediatrician was their medical director. He never ordered a single test to look for root cause

The psychiatrist who did medicate him was part of children's hospital.
Not a single medical test to look at root causes.


Years after he was heavily medicated I figured it out tangentially from his bloodwork that is was medical.

Everyone answering is missing the point.
Yes you FEEL like you've done everything you can before going on ssris. But you don't even know what other tests should be done. And please believe that I'm not saying you should even know what those tests are. You're not doctors. But your doctors should damn well know about them and be performing them before ssris (or in parallel).

Okay, so doctors don't know what tests to do, therefore parents aren't REALLY doing everything they can before "rushing" (per the OP) to drug our kids? Gmafb

You’re clearly a troll. Please read the above posts detailing testing. Parents are absolutely doing everything they can. The question is are doctors or society at large?

Huh? I completely agree with you but not sure why you don't think I do?

The point is that many parents go above and beyond researching testing and conditions - information that should be provided to them as part of patient education. Again, they are doing everything they can and then some before medicating while being failed by their doctors and schools.

Are you the PP I responded to? I am so confused.

I’m not sure what the cause of confusion is. You are arguing that parents are quickly resorting to medicating their children and failing to pursue other testing first. I am explaining to you that even if the doctors are failing to order that recommended testing, most parents on DCUM ($$) are having those tests performed anyway. By educating and advocating tirelessly for their children. I doubt at this rung on the SES ladder that parents are just throwing pills without exhausting all options.

I'm not arguing that. You are confused.