Um, wow. I had not even thought of it in that manner. The fact is that LL
does have asthma and allergy medication that he's taken to varying degrees since he was 3. After the umpteenth time we took him in for breathing issues the doctor said, "the kid needs XYZ medication" and we did it. While it bothers me that he has been dependent on medication that is simply because I wish he wasn't. But it helps him to breathe which is a good thing, so we keep the meds going. End of story.
It is entirely possible that my issue here is not entirely the pill but the idea of why the pill may be necessary. I need to ponder that for a bit.