Vegetarians & Vegans Support Group
Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal . Veganism excludes all animal products from diet and in some definitions from attire also. Vegetarians have varied motivations including religious, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, environmental, social, economic, health, political, and personal concerns. Join many others in sharing your experiences to...
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ok this is a VERY big problem. i posted one similar to the add/adhd page, but you all can help me with the moral aspect of this...
so. MORALS vs SUCCESS
i'm 16 and was just diagnosed with add adhd 2 weeks ago. i have tried 2 different kinds of pills and now on to my 3rd. being a vegan through and through no animal products, no shampoo, soaps, clothes, tea, drinks, etc tested on animals. i am totaly against that.
i have a 1.2 gpa last time i checked and without these meds i will most likely not do well. my parents dont think ill even graduate from high school (even though i havent failed a class) and if i make it to college ill drop out. they remind me of this and yes i am not lying, i counted, 78 times they reminded me in a night. but my parents are divorced, extreamly recently, and so i get it from both houses and in emails, phone calls, texts, etc. i have been diagnosed with depression..hmm wonder why.
so it just kind of popped into my head..does this test on animals? i asked my doctor and she said she didnt know. so i looked it up and its brutal. i dont know what to do because it has come down to:
Morals vs success
i really dont want to take these and support the testing. and i go to a strict catholic conservative school so everyone i talked to said to think of myself...but isnt it hypocritical to say yeah i dont agree with animal testing etc yet my pills are tested on animals...i really really need some advice from a fellow vegan or vegetarian. so not only is it hypocritical but selfish. all these animals had to suffer and die so i can focus a little better? really? how terrible.
so if you could help! pills or no pills.. oh btw the next pill i would take has gelitan so its not even vegetarian.. PLEASE PLEASE help! i would love to hear what anyone has to say!
ok this is a VERY big problem. i posted one similar to the add/adhd page, but you all can help me with the moral aspect of this...
so. MORALS vs SUCCESS
i'm 16 and was just diagnosed with add adhd 2 weeks ago. i have tried 2 different kinds of pills and now on to my 3rd. being a vegan through and through no animal products, no shampoo, soaps, clothes, tea, drinks, etc tested on animals. i am totaly against that.
i have a 1.2 gpa last time i checked and without these meds i will most likely not do well. my parents dont think ill even graduate from high school (even though i havent failed a class) and if i make it to college ill drop out. they remind me of this and yes i am not lying, i counted, 78 times they reminded me in a night. but my parents are divorced, extreamly recently, and so i get it from both houses and in emails, phone calls, texts, etc. i have been diagnosed with depression..hmm wonder why.
so it just kind of popped into my head..does this test on animals? i asked my doctor and she said she didnt know. so i looked it up and its brutal. i dont know what to do because it has come down to:
Morals vs success
i really dont want to take these and support the testing. and i go to a strict catholic conservative school so everyone i talked to said to think of myself...but isnt it hypocritical to say yeah i dont agree with animal testing etc yet my pills are tested on animals...i really really need some advice from a fellow vegan or vegetarian. so not only is it hypocritical but selfish. all these animals had to suffer and die so i can focus a little better? really? how terrible.
so if you could help! pills or no pills.. oh btw the next pill i would take has gelitan so its not even vegetarian.. PLEASE PLEASE help! i would love to hear what anyone has to say!
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
it would be nice if there were..but it seems like there arnt any.
The most effective way to reduce suffering is to not buy animal products. Though I agree animal testing is horrible, you can't save the world, you can only do what you can do. Please don't let that seem as though what you are doing is not important because IT IS and you save thousands of lives a year by being vegan.
My husband is ADD and takes medicine for it, without it he could not focus.
My advice in this case is to go for the meds and know that you are making a wonderful difference in many other areas.
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thank you so much. i actually emailed peta about this to see their view point. i actually didnt expect them to send anything back, but i figured, its worth a shot. so they said basicully what you said. we cant help that these are tested on animals, they are already dead and gone and they gave me a link of what i CAN do to help stop it. but basicully what you said. thank you so much, it really means a lot to me.