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ADD / ADHD Help!
Go to www.thebraininstitute.net - they offer a service called neurotherapy that can treat ADHD without medication and are located in Colleyville. ...
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- You can avoid medication ALTOGETHER if you take your son to a CLINICAL nutritionist. They are doctors but use whole food supplements rather than medications. And they ...
- I have to side with your husband, too. Meds usually mask the problem, but don't address the root cause. If you don't want to put your son on meds there are many prove...
- Hi there, You have an option before you go the med route. There is a safe nutritional supplement, developed by a nutrition Scientist that has helped many kids with AD...
Medacations for ADHD
I am a mother with ADD and I have 2 sons on ADHD medication as well. Medications for Mental problems can be a try and fail sort of thing right now. ...
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- Well all I can say for adhd medications is that they are try and see tyes of meds. My daughter has been on alost all of them. She first started out on metadate. tha...
- Hello, I am a mother with ADD and I have 2 sons on ADHD medication as well. Medications for Mental problems can be a try and fail sort of thing right now. The bad ...
- When you pick the medication up from the pharmacy, have the pharmacist tell you all about it. When you get that question from the technician, "do you have any questio...
Adhd
He was tested twice for ADHD. He was diagnosed as having a mild case and the phsychologist was going to recommend medication until my ex starting throwing ...
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- my son was just tested after 8 years of hell. he is on meds now and what a change. he is great. his grades are better and his attidute is better. your ex needs to no i...
- Some kids do need medication to help them focus...and there is nothing wrong with medicating him if he really needs it. A moter of twins with Autism and ADHD once sai...
- Doctors are very eager to put children on medication these days. I know that doesn't sound right, but unfortunately it is. It's the same for adults. Everyone's just ru...
Adhd
hello My name is M. my 13 yr. old son has also been diagonosed w/ A.D.H.D we have not got him on medication yet anyuways until we do I try to concentrate on ...
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- Maybe it is something in his diet. A lot of foods or additives (such as aspartame and all the variations) can cause symptoms that are very close to adhd.
- It is a tough decision for medication. Your son is very in tune with himself to come to you like that. I ignored all my son's actions thinking that it was just my bad ...
- Speaking as someone who personally has ADHD, the best thing to do is work with your son to figure out what works best for him. Medication may help, it may not. Finding...
Adhd????
If he truly has ADHD the medication WILL help him if you find the right one that works for him (and that takes a lot for me to say because I was soooo ...
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- I don't know much about the medication side of it, but I'm wondering if you brought him to a psychiatrist (a doctor who prescribes medication) or a psychologist (not a...
- Hello L.. I would encourage you to look at this website: http://www.erinelster.com/ConditionsDetail.aspx?ConditionID=3 upper cervical doctors have seen tremendous r...
- I'm no expert or anything but out of curiousity, what kind of activities do you do with him to burn the extra energy? I know my son (6 y/o) is a nut when he's bored. K...
ADHD Type Issues
There is a good book about treating ADHD without medication. ..... I would never put my child on medication for ADD/ADHD until I had a definitive diagnosis ...
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- i would not recomend medacin at all if you don't think he is really adhd! i have a cousin that is and she is a much nicer person when she isn't on it (her mom takes h...
- I would first talk with your ped. Medication isn't always the first step nor is it required. Removing the artifical sweeteners, flavoradditives and other fake things...
- I had a child simular, and I would try a lot of things before meds, as he doesn't sound that bad from your letter. You could try diet, that would be good anyway. No fo...
ADHD Problems
My 9 year old son is having side effects from his ADHD medication, sleeplessness and decreased appetite, plus he's having more of the ADHD symptoms. ...
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- Hey A., a friend of mine had similar issues with her son. She started of course monitoring his diet a little better but also started giving him a drink that has a ton...
- Hi A.! I understand~it can be tough dealing with those issues. Although I do not have those issues with my own kids, I have plenty experience with ADD/ADHD as I taught...
- I know this isn't everyone cup of tea, but have you worked with/talked to an integrative medicine physician. I am working with one for some other issues, and while I k...
ADHD Behavior
I have three children two of which are on medication for ADHD and ADHD/bi-polar. I have to switch the older of the two from a medication I felt comfortable ...
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- i honestly dont have any advice other than to check with the company that makes the med. (the GOOD one, the one your ex-hubby cant afford) and see if they have any typ...
- Counseling. Get him into Counseling- quickly. Get what help you can from the state, but there are free services and income assisted services as well. I am a single mo...
- Hi, Since going the "western medicine" route hasn't solved the issues, seeing a natrupathic dr. could really help. I found this out the hard way like you. Our family...
Mom Seeking Advise on ADD or ADHD School Is Claiming Child Has Symptoms
The Councelor at the school immediately says he needs to be on medication. However, I thought if a child had ADD or ADHD they just couldn't learn? ...
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- DO NOT JUMP THE GUN. Many schools are reacting to this diagnosis. Your son sounds normal to me. My own 2nd grader has had problems with the exact same thing this year....
- Number one that counselor was out of line telling you he needs to be on medication. Only a Dr. can do that. We had a child with ADD and the medication made an incred...
- Hi P., I am going thru the same thing with my 8 yr old. I do have a 15 yr old with ADHD so I know the symptoms and do not see it in my 8 yr old. I just took him to th...
Pervasive Developmental Disorder & ADHD
He was misdiagnosed at age 3 as ADHD. We treated with medication for 6 months and stopped until he was 6yrs ... Next question: Unhappy with ADHD Medication. ...
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- M., I agree with Jennifer that it is very important to eliminate all processed foods, food additives, etc. from you sons diet. I believe that it should be removed ...
- Hi M. I have an 8 year old that was diagnosed with PDD at an early age. It has been since changed to Aspergers. Finding a support group helps. If you don't have a ...
- I am a mother of two boys on the autism spectrum. My oldest is 13 yrs. he is diagnosed PDD. He was misdiagnosed at age 3 as ADHD. We treated with medication for 6 mont...
