Have you ever been refused to remove your child off medication?

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okay a little background information
My son has been on several medications for adhd among others over the past several years, with nothing really working for him in a long term effect. 
My son is in a state faculity for children for behavior problems.
My son has been there for over a year now. 
He was started on ritalin and ambify.and over the last 8 months we all , faculity and we as his family have seen very signaficant changes to the good. 
Well then the fauclity changes docotrs and in his first meeting with the new docotr the doctor changed all of his medications, in fifteen minutes we now are starting all over. 
New medication Strattera and Tegretol xr
Well my son has been on strattera before for 9 months with no effects happening for him, nothing changed with behavior , attention, focus, ect. 
I have done some reading  and the Tegretol has many side effects and my son has never been good a a xr tablet in the past. I do not want my son taking this medicine. 
I wrote the doctor a letter and requested he be put back on the medication he was previously on and that was working very well for him. He has refused to do that. The doctors first statement of why he was changing his meds were was ritalin was going off the market, when no information could be provided that ritalin was going off the market , he then made a statement that he was taking all the youth in this faculity off of stimulants.. 

My son has never had the postive reaction to medication as he had with what he was taking, it was workng for him very very well, and this is even noted by the center he is placed in and they also agree with me, and the one that told me to begin the process. (which i would done anyways) Myson was set to be released in the coming months as well, like in two months because he was doing sooooo well.
Now my questions -----
Have you ever experienced a doctor refusing to listen to your request?
What are our rights as parents for type of experience? And can a medical professional make a general refusal to give children these stimulants based on his preferences versues what is in the best interest of the patient?

Any help would be greatly appreciatted.
I know i may have speeled alot wrong but i more worried at this point about getting information versues my spelling ... so please ignore , i am distraught over this right now.

Charlsea · Answer

you need another doctor unless your current dr can tell you a really good reason for taking him off the meds.  It is perfectly acceptable to ask for another dr and make demands regarding healthcare.  Be your son's advocate and good for you for trying to be strong.  Don't give up.  And no, the patient best intrest is #1 concern.  I am in nursing school and if there are any nurses in this facility, ask them about patient advocacy and medical ethics, they just might start thinking about it and get on your side.  An issue with that to is most dr's i have been around so far in clinical areas are jerks to nurses, so that might be a problem too.  GOOD LUCK TO YOU

garbarino · Answer

i might say it rather is only slightly of fake impact with this scientific expert. You demanded your son be off this drugs, he theory you have been asserting you felt he could be off and he disagreed. i think of in case you only tell him your son heavily isn't taking this drugs anymore, then he will locate some thing else. This suggested i think of the only case the place I even have seen docs bypass against the mum and dad desires legally is whilst there grow to be a existence threatening subject. as an occasion mum and dad refusing a existence saving blood transfusion for non secular motives have been informed off in France and a pair of siamese ladies from Britain have been separated against their mum and dad desires because of the fact they might the two have died if it hadn't been carried out (the separation however might actual and has killed between the girls). If quitting a drugs is gonna end your youngster's existence or disable him or some thing extreme like that, they are in a position to ask for a decide to rule against your desires. besides the indisputable fact that for the period of your case, you are able to chosen. rather with assorted those drugs failing have you ever seen that your toddler would have been incorrectly clinically determined with a behavioural subject? Or that consistent with risk none of them artwork so which you only would desire to handle it certainly? EDIT: only observed your further info which makes my answer thoroughly irrelevant now. perhaps the staff of that center can lower back you up. otherwise, i'm out of concepts. i might only commentary that even however they court docket ordered your toddler in that place you nevertheless have legal custody, precise? meaning i think of which you will nevertheless have a legal precise to refuse the medicine this scientific expert is supplying you with. He would bypass to court docket asserting you at the instant are not being cooperative yet from what I understand the staff might lower back you up and you will rather shield your case including your youngster's scientific historic previous.

Zachary · Answer

Keep him on the medication that works, if the doctor refuses find a new doctor.

stacie · Answer

There has to be a patient advocate in the facility.  Try to work with them.

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Have you ever been refused to remove your child off medication?

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