Comments on: Babies Given Antidepressants In New Zealand

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:48:08 +0000

I wouldn’t tell a Dr my baby cried or gave up interest in an old toy for a new one. Surely those symptoms would get a prescription everytime.
All the bull crap put out that anti-whatevers are not dangerous has to stop.
These drugs are dangerous to adults-what the hell are you thinking giving them to infants.
I certainly hope criminal prosecution one days follows these MD’s.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:08:08 +0000

i also agree that it’s the physician with pen and prescription pad in hand………but we all know what can happen to a child who is misdiagnosed with having depresssion and treated with antidepressant’s, infant’s and toddler’s i can’t even beleive they are given these drug’s….now a day’s i’d be afraid to tell the pediatrician that my toddler was exploring his anatomy…they might have a pill to cure that ,…can you imagine

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:52:35 +0000

frightening yes, but i would’nt be surprised……..

By: Lisa Van Syckel

Lisa Van Syckel — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:50:20 +0000

Can You Imagine prescribing Risperdal for teething!!!….
OOOH, How frightning is that….

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:42:14 +0000

Over and Above everything else i’ve learned about these drug’s and the damage they’re capable of causing. This is the sickest thing i’ve heard so far !!!!! What diagnosis could these treatment’s possibly be based on?? Seriously an infant with colick??? or maybe 2yr. old little Bobby’s not as outgoing at the playground or in daycare as the rest of the children, is his shyness being misdiagnosed for depression??? You’ve got to be kidding me…………..My advice as a Mom to all young parent’s starting out, talk to someone with grown children, even grandchildren , what you view as odd behavior, could very well be normal….I could’nt tell if they were teething or had a cold and guess what neither could the doctor…so be careful with your babies….

By: Lisa Van Syckel

Lisa Van Syckel — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:23:31 +0000

Mother Jones,

It is the Physician with pen, and prescription pad in hand!!!……….

Are these Doctors telling Parents that Risperdal is safe and effective,for babies with colick……and colicky babies are at greater risk for Bipolar Disorder….

Or are they telling parents that its a mild sedative!!!!…..

The list of prescribing Doctors I posted on earlier today is less than a handful of Doctors and Nurses who are listed in the NJ Medicaid Record.

By: Mr Nurse USA

Mr Nurse USA — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:24:44 +0000

This is a blatant violation of children’s HUMAN RIGHTS. This is experimentation as there are no long-term adverse effects studies available on SSRIs and childrens’ nervous system. When do we want to find out if there are…..after the damage is done 18 years later? We haven’t learned from our lessons in the past, psychotropic drugs are damaging to humans. I hope this becomes a criminal issue soon.

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By: Mother Jones, RN

Mother Jones, RN — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:41:08 +0000

This comes under that catagory of “what are these people thinking.” I bet its the parents who really need the drugs, not the kids.

By: Lisa Van Syckel

Lisa Van Syckel — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:06:26 +0000

In the New Jersey Medicaid Program: (Oct.2006)
–Mor than 39,000 total Psychotropic drug prescriptions for children under 18
–647 Prescription for children age 4 or less—
–211 antipsychotic prescriptions for children 4 or less—
including 174 prescriptions for Risperdal
–28 Psychotropic drug prescriptions for children age 2—
–19 Psychotropic drug prescriptions for children under 12 Months— Including 3 Antipsychotics

Prescribing Doctors:
Zaidi,Sajjad- MD = Zoloft,Abilify Ambien(under 12 months)
Hewitt,Lynne -CNP= Zoloft(under 12 months,1yr old)
Ileana Bernal-MD=(Risperdal,Zyprexa 3-5 year olds)
Gomez,Arturo-MD=Effexor,Risperdal(under 12 Months)
Mortensen,Jill DO=(2-3 year olds)
Wark,James MD=(Fluoxetine 1-2 year olds)
Leib,George MD=(Zyprexa 3year olds)

Information was taken from NJ Medicaid Record That was obtained through FOIA.

Will make document available to whoever wishes to see it……