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JCH, thank you for sharing yourself and the things you have learned. And please feel free to share whatever details you would like to. This isn’t just about my son. This is about all of our missionaries who have to come home for medical reasons, but especially for emotional/mental ones. I did not realize there was a list of banned medications. That would be good to know before he gets started on something, if he does. He will be utilizing therapy first. It is too bad that some of the girls are so lacking in insight. There are so many wonderful men in our stake who have not served missions and they deserve the highest grades for who they are in their family relationships. And we are all on missions anyhow.
Take care JCH. Thank you for sharing.
Just to be clear, I believe the list of banned medications is ONLY for full-time missionaries – and I have to assume it’s because of the potential side effects that could have disastrous consequences (for the missionary, others and the Church itself) in many areas that are far from really good medical care. I wouldn’t avoid any medication that might help your son, afterall, just because it is on a banned list for full-time missionaries. I agree that therapy can help lots of people and should be a first recourse for many, but medication is absolutely necessary for many others. Please don’t accept the stigma that is attached too often to medicines designed to help with mental and emotional issues. The bottom line, imo, is that whatever works best for each individual is best for each individual – and that there is no “one true” approach to these things – and I say that as someone whose mother is schizophrenic and son is diabetic, not from an “academic” standpoint.
Thank you for clarifying Ray. There will be no problem for us if it is deemed medication is needed for him. But the first step is the cognitive behavioral therapy since he is not having major anxiety now. I have seen firsthand how medication can make a significant difference in people’s lives.
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