‘That Is Absolutely Obscene’ Says Dr. Phil Of Guest’s Reported History With Childhood Prescriptio…

22-year-old Tommy was reportedly prescribed upwards of 50 medications for behavioral, emotional, and mental health issues since the age of five. Dr. Phil tells his parents, Tom and Margaret, “That is absolutely obscene.”
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[@kristinbabic]

That mother is an addict. As a former addict, you can ALWAYS see it.

[@tt12012]

Absolutely agree. The mother is under the influence of something for sure

[@Vertical-sandwiches]

Her jaw is swinging like mad!

[@pegleg2959]

I totally agree. Former addict here as well, and I always say I can spot an addict a mile off. Although I wouldn't go as far as saying 'I can ALWAYS see it' haha, some people slip under the radar.

[@aydenburris8631]

Glad to hear that you've moved past that, amazing work!

[@MrIgottap]

Yep, momma was probably also abusing the boys meds all those years. I've seen it before, parents using kids to get scripts for themselves.

[@maddieck1999]

The parents are manipulative, Tommy seems like the sweetest person and he deserves a better family with people who love him. I believe him 100%.

[@jnieswartz4878]

I agree

[@MrIgottap]

Yes the parents are to blame but the boy's more than likely a master manipulator too. It becomes a survival instinct in some situations, and his would fit that bill. I still feel sorry for him but would have a near impossible time taking him for his word. Junkies are the best of the best among liars and manipulators.

[@connorplushproductions491]

but u said it urself the reason he adopted the manipulative behavior was a survival mechanism because they did the same to him he learned this from a young age sop he has to reprogram his brain its not his fault@@MrIgottap

[@kingabeille]

I would hug this sweet boy. I imagine how difficult it is to be “that other child” while his brother was being treated better. 😞

[@avinashlilmohan8102]

So sweet to say

[@bellerain381]

Poor Tommy!! 🥺🥺 I wanna give him a hug too!!!

[@kyliedixon]

Exactly what I said too!!Poor kid

[@jacqueline5244]

I've been "that other child" and I can tell you it's heartbreaking. You feel worthless and just keeping trying te be better, but you're never good enough. I feel his pain. And I totally understand that he felt the need to numb the pain with drugs.

[@pareshpanchal91]

The lag on that touchscreen is a crime!

[@personontheinternet3867]

I know right. Just buy Dr. Phil a freaking iPad and airplay it to the board

[@Dctctx]

@@personontheinternet3867 he probably doesn’t know how to use apple devices Let alone airplay

[@DodgaOfficial]

Lol it drives me crazy. It's because from my guess they are using essentially a camera system to track his finger, it's not a big touchscreen. So the cameras have to send the images to an algorithm that figures out the location of his finger based on the images sent to it. Then theres the issue of it being a huge screen and sending information to a screen like that is generally delayed. The combination of the two things caused a huge amount of latency, but dr Phil seems to use it just fine.

[@beautybyashhhx]

He updated it now :)

[@arsvivendi2636]

"i'LL tHrOw MySeLf On ThE SwOrD" gaslighting anyone? ://

[@homemadewasabi9793]

Ugh this is the comment she made that made my blood boil for this dude. Appalling behavior.

[@DarlingNikki2]

Yes, disgusting narcissism at its best! She was being so manipulative with her 'crying', not shedding nary a tear. I believe Tommy over her any day! He said she said those things when she was blacked out drunk so how would she even know what mess came out of her mouth at the time? I really hope he got help and got away from his parents...

[@psychodollcorpsex7973]

Those tears dried up so quickly that they didn't even leave her eyes.

[@goofball2228]

In fact, they never even got to her eyes.

[@sophiebaker3907]

For a kid with "anger issues", he is damn calm dealing with those parents. I'm not saying he doesn't have anger issues, but it looks like he's already improving if he can deal with them.

[@zoe9190]

As soon as the mom started crying, i just went “that is soo fake”, they didnt do right for him

[@marraine7299]

yeah especially at the 'I'll throw myself on the sword'...melodramatic much?

[@stephanim2436]

That mom has all the tell tale signs of an alcoholic or addict.

[@jnieswartz4878]

I think its cute he dressed up n costumes and suits. So adorable! He has character

[@normette]

Yeah, but kids can be cruel to other kids when they’re different.

[@Iburn247]

Wait until you see the outcome of this whole trans movement... People really need to look through history because we stand on the shoulders of giants and pretend that we're flying

[@avinashlilmohan8102]

That’s just weird

[@outsidersongs2682]

I think he didn't want to wear them to school though

[@outsidersongs2682]

@@Iburn247 whatever has this got to do with the trans movement? Ah you aware that the third gender is not only a human cultural universal,but it's seen through history and the archaeological record too. You are likely standing on the shoulders of many trans giants. If you research 'the third gender' you might find it really interesting.

[@fstpitchchicNo13]

This mother is high on something 😒

[@personontheinternet3867]

She is soooo out of it. I wouldn’t be surprised if the mother was taking the meds

[@Tezorus]

She's high on bs that's for sure.

[@cielledoux3805]

Probably her son's benzodiazepines he was prescribed over the years.

[@cielledoux3805]

@@personontheinternet3867 Well two of the meds I read were benzodiazepines

[@ludo3375]

Wow. I thought I was gonna hate this kid but I ended up hating his parents. He's been on meds since he was 5?!

[@songbirdsystem1465]

I have as well which isn’t bad but to be on THAT MANY?! With medications that strong?! That’s insane.

[@Logan_02]

@@songbirdsystem1465 bro like he was on trazodone that's damn near like xans

[@cielledoux3805]

Klonopin and Diazepam are two that I read. And looking at his mom she looks like an addict who would get her son prescribed such pills for herself.

[@maddiehamelton1230]

That kid made the most well-written speech in the history of Gen Z.

[@Zer-db1bp]

I feel so sorry for Tommy. His mother is a complete wreck and his father enables it. Tommy is going to come out if this stronger.

[@thealchemistdaughter3405]

Aw I feel so bad for this boy.. Theses parents have dumped all their conflicts on him.. I hope they all find the help and healing they need ..

[@thunderbolt513]

I'd stand up and applaud this young man. He's more adult than his mother. He deserves a chance. Just for his courage.👏

[@chieflionface9922]

Kids on Suboxone in 2014, Naltrexone in 2016 and back on Codeine/Promethazine in 2017? lol wut.. And mom's jaw is grinding uncontrollably. She's on some variant of amphetamines without question. Sad situation for the kid, his parents dealt with his problems in the absolute worst possible way.

[@teenybabs]

He reminds me of a young Corey Feldman. How he speaks and his eyes. Just thought I'd throw it out there. Stay safe.

[@newsing33]

OH MY GOSH! I thought the exact thing! I figured I was the only one!

[@TheAshMcG]

@@newsing33 Yes...his voice sounds exactly like Cory.

[@mikmak2102]

The mum definitely said all of that. My parents refuse to admit to things they’ve said in the past. They tried to gaslight me everytime about it.

[@infinitygirl3979]

This sweet boy deserved better than what his parents gave him. He deserved to grow up in a home where both him and his brother were favored equally and where he didn't have 50 medications shoved down his throat. These "parents" should be ashamed

[@cb-9938]

For 2 years I've been on 5 different meds, that takes a toll imagine a child with 10 times that amount What an evil set of parents

[@cielledoux3805]

and most of them hard drugs with a potention for abuse. Mom looks like she's on some of his meds.

[@amberstarr9267]

honestly, he looks really cute in a suit as a kid

[@ejkk9513]

That's your presumably adult mind thinking that. Kids don't think suits are "cute" when they see it on another kid.

[@amberstarr9267]

@@ejkk9513 true

[@mariewood8372]

They are gaslighting him

[@bingbong9238]

ok but he looked adorable in his costumes/suits

[@cielledoux3805]

I know those were the cutest pictures

[@aydenburris8631]

Often times people like this young man will become better, stronger people when they overcome their hardships. If you are dealing with suicide, drugs, relationship problems, just know that you may not feel like you are worth much, but you are worth everything, and you will only increase your self worth as you continue to fight, you aren't losing resources, your gaining courage, willpower, wisdom, strength, and love. Keep fighting, you are worth it, I wouldn't write this if you weren't.

[@omithehomi8568]

Damn, he got it tough.

[@KateGrealy1]

"I'll throw myself on the sword" 🙄

[@alexmyhre2430]

What a sweet kid❤️ I can tell, he is not lying here

[@graceochieng8900]

Awww he used to wear suits in first grade, that’s so cute!

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

When your a child , what your parents say is the absolute truth . You don’t question it and you SHOULDNT . When we are children we rely on our parents for emotional support , mental support , food , shelter and everything else . It’s disgusting how parents act to children . Shame on you if you do this . It’s so important for them to be loved and nourished in EVERY SINGLE WAY

[@hugdistkd7915]

Poor kid

[@KaidudeHasanSarfaraz]

Bruh this kid should be an actor it’s written on his forehead since he was a little kid. Great talent!

[@GaFan4Ever1]

They claim that he's had 50 different meds but he had some meds not just once, like risperidone and promethazine. What's the funniest they wrote seroquel and quetiapine even though it's the same. I really want to know why he got certain kind of meds, e.g. amoxicilline. That's an antibiodic. Why did they write it as well?

[@Edited6]

Agreed, seems they decided to count every little prescription to reach a high number. And I feel it hurts the point trying to be made, You've got some heavy stuff there like narcotics and anti-psychotics practically obscured in a list of full of scary sounding antibiotics and indigestion meds.

[@JLewis1979]

Agreed. The list is exaggerated. However, the list without exaggeration is still pretty bad.

[@LilKingler]

Was just thinking the same thing. They exaggerated something that was already bad, and kinda diluted the point I think.

[@EmilyRose-lu2gs]

Even if it wasn't truly 50 that's still a butt load of meds

[@ashleydixon6122]

And you’ve gotta think- we don’t know the REASON he was on some of those heavier meds and for how long. Things like promethazine w/ codeine is typically given to kids for a few days for a bad cough, or right after a tonsillectomy. So those heavier medications he probably only took once for a short period of time. Dr. Phil’s staff DEFINITELY exaggerated the list and not only did they do that, they purposely left out the reasons and durations for those medications. Very manipulative on the show’s part.

[@goofball2228]

I feel so horrible for Tommy! I just wish I could hug him and comfort him. His parents sound absolutely horrible.

[@deenagavisfr]

Dr Phill really trying to justify installing Microsoft paint on his backdrop every episode

[@HolmWrecker]

My alcoholic mom didn't remember half the garbage she tried to pile on me. Our relationship was always fractured. She died a few years ago. I still don't miss her.

[@nowirehangers2815]

You're free now

[@happilyeversafter-he3hw]

I feel so bad for this kid-she can’t even shed a tear. She’s got one heck of a nervous tick when she’s put on the spot.

[@itsrya6530]

BRUH I would’ve been that kids friend seeing him dress like that at school tf that’s classy and dapper. Who would make fun of that?

[@lynngold1865]

Can't stand her grinding on her false teeth!🤯🤯🤯

[@OlogynyOfficial]

This is straight up child abuse

[@sabrinaornae37]

She’s crying like a baby. He’s begging her to tell the truth because he needs to get better.

[@johno9507]

Some of those medications are listed twice under different names, like Seroquil and Quetiapine which are the same.

[@Lilcharlie78]

some ppl should not get be parents. period. that poor young man. ❤️

[@dannygcreates2035]

Its very clear to me, that the Mother is more concerned about her image than solving the problem within her family. She knows she's part of the problem, but she's denying it so that she can save her own sorry butt instead of her sons.

[@georgemc7713]

My mum is an alcoholic that refusing to admit it, and I can see a spitting image of her in this woman. She failed this man as a child and is failing him as an adult by lying.

[@Usedw0tm8]

I've been on almost all of these as a teenager plus a few that aren't mentioned...I didn't realize there were so many. I relate to this guy way too much.

[@flickanrimsky]

wow a kid loves dressing up in costumes and suits? WOW SO WEIRD I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT

[@via-anghelmagahum2586]

That boy is special. He deserves all the love in the world. 🥺

[@ConnorMiller417]

Tommy deserves so much more! He’s not the problem at all, the parents are! What do you expect when you subject a child constantly to a ridiculous amount of prescriptions?! These parents are abusing him!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME????

[@adamconboy8557]

Anyone else notice the fly in the fathers hair?🤣

[@hushthesky]

relishing in the round of applause and on a rollllll.

[@carlaburton3970]

Wow what a kid . I wish this was a full show. Smart kid.

[@nmed6024]

It's hard for a person to understand or to recognize when or if they have a parent who is a liar or delusional. You expect your parent to love you and be honest and not to lie about things they have done that have damaged you. Unfortunately I think sometimes the healthiest thing in these cases is to just learn to let go - and not include people in your life who continuously hurt you no matter what your biological relationship is.

[@micahjones1451]

I've been on some on them meds and I can confirm they'll mess you up.

[@92TampaChick813]

That fly on the dad’s head is driving me nuts lol

[@camryndahl9062]

If my son wants to go to school in a tux I will encourage it. If people bully him I will teach him about the negative attitudes and affects of other people but to NEVER change who he is. He should have felt comfortable wearing whatever to school as a kid it’s our jobs as parents to teach our children other people wear different things and such.

[@Dinapus_Olsen]

Poor kid😥😥😥 Sending you a hug, Tommy🫂 Keep yourselfs safe and with good health 💚 🫂 from Norway 🇧🇻🙂🗽

[@naomia77]

God, Dr Phil is so good at his job.

[@kasfiasabila2369]

My mother is behaving weird.

[@amandarichardson1282]

The dr Phil avengers. Orrin man, cash me outside how bou dat? girl, captain Tommy. All commanded by Phil fury. The summer blockbuster we’ve all been waiting for.

[@cheyannebacom9616]

God my heart goes out to him. I'm a recovering addict myself and a huge source of my trauma is my dysfunctional family. Gas lighting is real. I can't begin to describe how triggering his mom is. I strongly suspect that she is a functioning alcoholic, but still an an alcoholic nonetheless. The audacity of her to expect him to admit to being an addict and having a plethora of mental issues painting him out to be the biggest mistake of their life all the while denying her own alcoholism and the abhorrent things she said to her son? All because she can't handle the guilt she knows she deserves to feel. So effing sad.

[@stylistsandcreator8339]

Poor Tommy. 🥺 He was such an awesome kid. I’m all here for the style. 😌

[@sarahcardoso9294]

This is sad.

[@mugglecatful]

There is no coming together for them. They'll never admit their wrongs and he will burn himself out trying to make them. Better to just give them big hugs and start a new life.

[@jenika5809]

so sad

[@jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245]

Isnt quetiapine and seroquel the same? Aren't amoxicillin and azthromyacin both for viral infections? Also acetaminophen with codeine is a painkiller?

[@JusticeForNicholeAlloway]

They're for bacterial infections, yes. And codeine is a controlled substance.

[@someidiot420]

quetiapine and seroquel *are* the same, though some doctors prescribe the generic versions of medications to make them cheaper so that may be why they're both listed as separate medications here-one doctor prescribed brand name while the other went generic. antibiotics can apparently cause psychosis which im guessing is why dr phil included them here? im not sure otherwise. what kind of doctor just keeps throwing pain pills at someone? hydrocodone??? did they WANT him to become a drug addict? what could he possibly need it for? this is a rabbit hole im willing to jump down bc this dude got screwed over big time. i find it hard to believe any medical professional would see his medical history at any point and say "well, lets just pile on more medications!"

[@personontheinternet3867]

@@someidiot420 the parents tried to parent the kid through medication

[@someidiot420]

@@personontheinternet3867 i know, im just saying its really odd to me how doctors would be willing to allow all that. the parents have their issues but i wanna talk to these doctors

[@jennibeanthesweetsqueen5245]

@@someidiot420 Thank you for clarifying. I actually take quetiapine to help with depression and sleep. Its been called seroquel so i got confused for a moment. Again thank you. Also i have taken both antibiotics ((not together)) and haven't experienced any mental issues besides mild drowsines.... i get colds and bronchitis easily...

[@adubieee]

2:09 the fly on his head🤣

[@ghostkid252]

He should run for vice president 😏

[@miap6844]

Wow, so many meds. How was this even made possible! Poor child.

[@DodgaOfficial]

Omg I love his outfits as a kid, so freaking adorable. Definitely not something to wear to a social environment like school where everything is put under a microscope

[@squonkie2713]

Ok I dont know any addicts and I have never been an addict myself but that mom is FOR SURE an addict. Just the way she speaks, her eyes and what she does with her jaw speaks volumes

[@davedailey3455]

Tommy is a walking pharmacy!

[@AURADRCalifornia]

OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES. 😥 SAD. Peace-out 🌎 💞 Auradr California

[@virginiamosier9115]

What a mess.

[@Boudica1313]

This came on and I was just vaguely listening and not looking. I thought it was Corey Feldman. Sounds just like him to me.

[@jcwayservices6862]

That's horrific and I never favored one child over the other but my kids are all 7 years apart and they all have felt that one was favored over the other at some point or another but I loved them all for their individual gifts and talents etc others on the other hand like my ex favored one over the other though and I despised it a lot that he was that way too. And I would never ever ever have the kids on a bunch of medications like that either!

[@zedscopy293]

He should never swear in fron of his parents,even if they wanna kill him.

[@roro-rl5uy]

اذا اهلي سووا كذا رح اتركهم للأبد بالقائمة أدوية يوصفها بس للمرضى بالأمراض النفسية القوية الميتسيطر عليها ابد + قالوا في الحلقة انه الولد عندة مشاكل تخلي عصبي دائما ،و اذا تنتبهين على الأم دونها تشد بفكها ذي اشارة كلش معروفة لإدمان بعض أنواع الأدوية و بعض هذه الأدوية الي انطوها للولد ممكن تسبب الإدمان لهذا ممكن الأم تعمدت تأخذ هذه الأدوي للولد مو عشانه بس عشان ادمانها

[@amytrumbull156]

This kid has been screwed over by his parents and I know this is in the past but I have to say that a person CAN get better even though the family will not admit to things...I speak from experience.

[@DawnaT]

My mother threw me under the bus like this and could tell the truth to save her life.

[@CeltycSparrow]

I think Tommy is telling the truth. I absolutely believe him when he says his mother wished she had had an abortion and she told him that he was a waste of a perfectly good kid and they favored his brother over him. Why? Because AS SOON as Dr. Phil confronted her about the truth, she burst into tears and started playing the victim. These are NOT things that a child would just make up. These are NOT things a child wouldn't remember correctly.....EVEN if he IS doped up on 50 different medications. This is a little boy who DESPERATELY wants help. He WANTS his mother to love him and acknowledge that he is a worthy son too. And SHAME on the parents for making him think he is not worthy.

[@doobieddooo]

He keeps saying “How will I get better if you keep telling lies?” He’ll need to get better despite his parent’s behavior.

[@tylermoschel9789]

I dont think Dr. Phil should use that drawing board anymore. It makes him look slow

[@homemadewasabi9793]

Oh maaaaan I CANNOT stand this woman, classic over-dramatic narcissistic breakdown "Fine, I'll throw myself of the sword", disgusting.

[@sherryo7315]

Proof that there are no bad kids....just bad parents.

[@nunyabiznes3901]

I am just going to go out on a limb here after looking at Mom with the red skin and grinding jaw that it’s likely this poor guy has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. If so, he would very likely be unable to regulate his temper, would appear to be “strange” (FASD is often diagnosed as autism as symptoms present similarly), have zero concept of social norms, etc. These parents are some of the most epic gas lighters I’ve seen. This poor kid never had a chance.

[@aaronscorzone1502]

does anybody have addicts and their life and can see right through this moms bs?

[@reginaphalange1789]

I was like on quetiapine- it was HARSH. I stopped taking it about 2 weeks after I got it.. I have Major Depressive Disorder.

[@educostanzo]

He can be the weird kid, but he's also the strong kid to confidently say what he says in the end of the video.

[@kathconserv]

3:46! She’s a bad actress.

[@Virologic]

Just to be honest here I have plenty of mental issues and have been in and out of hospitals and reading the list of medications I’ve been on all of those and then some... I’ve never actually counted but... wow...

[@LilKingler]

Man, yeah I feel that. Hope you're doin alright.

[@Virologic]

@@LilKingler appreciate it, yea all is good

[@miekaash6831]

The moms jaw is moving like crazy. It’s making me angry.

[@Ellen24493]

The parents all deny their abuse of these unwell children in this show. They can't admit it publicly.

[@bananabunny18]

Those are crocodile tears. No emotion whatsoever

[@Marie-tw4ui]

50 meds?! He consumed mode medications than old people.

[@DragonGoddess18]

The mother isn't telling the truth, she's saying the socially acceptable answer

[@Skarletkombat]

The mother is clearly lying 🤥. Her acting skills are terrible.

[@roryowengeorge1600]

That mother is so clearly not sober. She’s drunk or on something, I can’t believe DR Phil didn’t bring that up. The way her mouth is moving and her eyes

[@catherineabellanosa2118]

That's seriously the fakest cry I've seen anyone do. 🤦‍♀️

[@CelticBoSoxNation]

If he has anger issues then the world is done. Well handled and appears to be barely medicated if at all. His Mother, however, needs to take a leaf out of his book and have some ownership. Keep going young man, be strong and God Bless. Same to your parents as well. It would be a happy conclusion to this if you all managed to get on top of things.

[@beholdthegriffin5488]

High five for Tommy

[@jacquelinebarnett3314]

World is full of crappy parents. Poor kids. Why would you not want the best for your kids. Hope the lad does well in the future.