> It's too early to say. Obviously the idea is to get her off it if possible.

You understand that the people who sold you that drug have a vested interest in making sure it's not possible and/or that you & she think it's not possible, right?

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amanaplanacanal 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You think the pediatrician is getting a kickback for prescribing it?

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mrguyorama 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm big on medications for brain stuff but uh yes, in the US, doctors get lots of kickbacks for prescribing drugs.

Usually this takes the form of "I'm prescribing you with <Brand> instead of generic" or "I'm prescribing you this specific drug from this class of drug"

https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

	▲	dragonwriter 31 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> doctors get lots of kickbacks for prescribing drugs. From your own source: "In 2024: $172 or more in general payments have been received by half of physicians." Even if all of those payments count as kickbacks, a median of $172 in a year (significantly less than 0.1% of the median physician's annual pay) is not "a lot of kickbacks".
	▲	ksenzee 35 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Okay, but nobody is paying doctors to prescribe medications like sertraline and fluoxetine that have been generic for years and are cheap as dirt.