Was Rebecca Riley's death not warning enough? another 4 year old on psych meds

This is disturbing, that these drugs that are not approved for safe use in 4 year olds are being given to them anyway. Was the death of 4 year old Rebecca Riley not warning enough for parents? do they know what these drugs actually do to the child's growing body and brains?

Abilify

Ritalin

Clonidine

from CNN:

" 4-year-old Shelby wakes. She sleepily uses the potty, dutifully washes her hands, and then accepts a white capsule from her mother, Victoria*. (*Last name has been withheld.)
The blond-haired, blue-eyed little girl swallows the medicine easily. "And then she's off—to take care of the pets, play with play dough, and just be Shelby," says Victoria.

The capsule contains 20 milligrams (mg) of Ritalin (methylphenidate), the prescription stimulant used to calm and focus children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). After dinner, Shelby takes more meds -- 2.5 mg of Abilify and .05 mg of clonidine. The preschooler has been on daily medication since she was 2, when she slept only about four hours a night and threw frequent, violent temper tantrums that sometimes left her mother with bruises and bite marks.

A psychiatrist at the local children's hospital diagnosed bipolar disorder. For a year, Shelby was on increasingly potent doses of Risperdal (risperidone), an antipsychotic, and Depakote (divalproex), an antiseizure drug that's also used to reduce mania."
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This is disturbing, what are these people thinking? How about Depakote's black box for pancreatitus? antipsychotics increased chances of sudden death or blood clots or Depakote's Polycystic Ovary syndrome black box warning for women under age 20?

Bipolar 2 year old?

What's happening America?

From the article:

(remember this is a 4 year old)

"...her outbursts gave way to medication side effects including slurred speech, tremors, weight gain, and an inability to walk without stumbling, her mother sought another opinion. This psychologist disagreed with the initial diagnosis, suggesting that Shelby didn't have bipolar disorder but rather a combination of ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). He prescribed Ritalin."

Maybe the mother should watch PBS Frontline the Medicated Child, read about Rebecca Riley dying at age 4 ....