[blparent] Kids and Meds (depression & coping)

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I guess what I meant is that when you have depression, sometimes *any* 
relationship is hard to cope with because you lose perspective on issues 
that come up.  It's not so much that a given relationship is a problem. 
It's that in depression, coping in general can be overwhelming.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 7:26 AM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Kids and Meds

> With reference to taking meds as a way to cope with relationships, can 
> someone explain how that works?
> My knee jerk reaction is that if I need meds to cope with a relationship, 
> then that is one relationship I don't need to be in.
> What am I missing?
> I have no issue with people who need meds so they can focus, but if say Jo 
> Elizabeth and I have some kind of relationship, and I need meds to cope 
> with that relationship, I have to at some point think about if this is a 
> relationship I want to be in.
> Can somebody explain?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 1:05 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Kids and Meds
>
> Right, and if medication can help you cope with different relationships 
> and
> situations in your life--I don't know where I would be without my 
> medication
> for depression, and now I'm taking other things for fibromyalgia--then why
> deny that to a child?  Most parents that I know who give their kids
> medication are also seeking out other avenues like therapy and 
> modification
> of the environment.  Online school, for example, is the best thing that 
> ever
> happened to my stepson.  Along with taking medications, the new method of
> schooling is helping him get better grades than I've seen in the nine 
> years
> I've known him.  I only knew one parent ever who seemed to purposely give
> her son medications to slow him down so she could keep up with him, and
> although it was sad for him, I tried not to judge her because she was
> terminally ill.  I just think the attitude in our society has gotten to
> where parents who resort to medications are considered bad or lazy.  But
> what if, as in our case, the dietary changes don't seem to bring results?
> What if, as in our case, when you don't give the meds, you start having
> serious trouble with the school and eventually the law?  A lot of people
> simply need chemical help, and it's way more serious than using Tylenol to
> bring down a fever.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant 
> of
> the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all 
> of
> these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist
>
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> From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:55 AM
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Kids and Meds
>
>> Hi, I'm in agreement with you on this one especially the part about this
>> not being a blindness issue. I take depression medication also and i need
>> it. It doesn't make you a bad parent or crazy or anything like that. When
>> I found the right medicine I coped better with situations and
>> relationships in my life.
>>
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