Comments on: Natural Remedies for ADD and ADHD

By: Diane Robinson

Diane Robinson — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:59:00 +0000

I KNOW FIRST HAND THE TEARS AND THE NERVES THAT A CHILD LIKE THIS CAN CAUSE A MOTHER. 28 YEARS AGO, I HAD A SON THAT SO HYPER, HE CRIED, I CRIED. HIS KINDERGARTEN TEACHER TOLD ME ABOUT THE FEINGOLD DIET. I BAKED CAKES SO I WAS HOME TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SPECIAL COOKING. MARK DID VERY GOOD ON THIS DIET. BUT AS SCHOOL

By: Melinda

Melinda — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:46:26 +0000

Thank you for this info…I have been giving my child 4oz of “green food” drink and it has this in it. I will watch to see how he reacts.

By: Parenting ADHD Children

Parenting ADHD Children — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:34:38 +0000

This is excellent information, thanks for this!

By: Patti

Patti — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:18:25 +0000

Great blog, thank you for sharing your wealth of information!

By: kristy

kristy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:44:57 +0000

My son has rheumatic fever with mitral valve damage. He also has ADD. The pediatritian here had put my son on Concerta. He was on it for about 8 months with great success. Then I started noticing him putting his hand on his chest alot. I researched the effects of amphetamines on the heart and was shocked. Our doctor told us nothing. My son is now in 5th grade and is stuggling. He is very bright and has higher scores on achievement tests than most of his school. He has scored profiencient to advanced on his MCT. I am fighting the school, they want my son on the meds, I say its not worth the risks. I have read alot about the ADHD diet and am very interested. The problem I am running up against is finances. We dont have the money to order this program. We are subsedized by foodstamps at the moment because of the economy and work is short. Does anybody know of a way to find this information? I am desperately in need of something that will help my son. He has been branded as evil by the school. His 3rd grade teacher rode him to the point that he was suffering trichotillomania, stomach ulcers, he reverted back to bedwetting and lost 17 pounds in 2 months. I cannot see this repeat itself. I have been to the superintendent as well as the school board to no avail. They want him medicated. My son cannot stop fidgeting, or playing with things, pay attention in class. He isnt an “evil” child and doesnt have a mean bone in his body. The worst thing he has done behaviorally is to make fun of another child for a peanut allergy. He cried when it was explained to him how he hurt this child. The school gave him 2 days ISS for this. I am at my whits end!!!!! I dont know what to do. Mississippi schools are not ADD or ADHD friendly or understanding. I have asked for an IEP for 2 years, hoping that would help him, maybe if you take away the stimulus while he is actually doing his work he could concentrate? Somebody who has been through this please respond. My email is surgtechin@hotmail dot com.

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:59:46 +0000

Maybe I’m the only pessimist here but my husband lived with it from the age of 6-13, you are never really “cured” you just learn to control the symptoms as you get older (as he no longer uses ritalin). But my son is diagnosed with ADD/Asperger’s Syndrome and I can honestly say I’ve tried visiting the homeopathic place here and he had sensitivities to everything under the sun and it is nearly impossible to remove “everything”. Your child almost becomes a “vegan” amongst other things. The one thing we kept going was he drinks “Lactose Free” milk as he had an allergy as a baby and they say children outgrow it but I’m not so sure about it. Our son has tried Ritalin, Dexadrine and now finally settled with Adderall XR, I hope that by the time he is older, he may eventually not require the medication. My son is not hyper and only medicated for ADHD as its a concentration thing. And as love as I’d love to go an alternative route, my son’s education counts on his ability to focus and I do need to work for a living. This is our reality.

By: JP

JP — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:05:55 +0000

Thanks for the article. We are researching natural alternatives to Adderall, which has been prescribed by our neurologist. Thanks for the info.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:17:41 +0000

I have just recently found your website and just wanted to thank you for all the wonderful information I have found. I am a mother of an almost 2 year old and a special education teacher. I look forward to using this information with the parents I have been working with to offer a no-medicatoin alternative.

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By: Helene Zemel

Helene Zemel — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:58:22 +0000

You have written a very informative and thorough post on alternative and safe treatments for ADD and ADHD. I have written about the harmful and sometimes dangerous side effects of ADHD medications in my blog: http://www.healthplansplus.blogspot.com.

As a piano teacher, I have seen children with ADD adn ADHD symptoms so I know that it is real; however, these children respond well to one on one instruction. In addition to dietary changes and supplementation, psychological techniques such as biofeedback can be effective. If you are able to do it, consider homeschooling these children. Homeschooling worked wonders with my now college student daughter. You can read our homeschooling story at: http://www.workathomemom-dad.com.

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I am a 33yr old single mother of 2. My son has ADHD. Most of his fav. food have gluten in them I never knew that gluten caused ill effect on children with ADD/ADHD. If I had only known 8 years ago.

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Kevin Heisler — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:22:37 +0000

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By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:33:24 +0000

I personally think natural remedies are awesome. My best friend has an autistic son and she’s so amazing coming up with these remedies and she knows exactly what effects her son and what he can have. It’s amazing. I think wow, you really know your son’s every move. And by doing so she could probably open her own business, but like she has any time to do that.
A book that has helped me deal with my sons illness is, Parenting Child with Health Issues, by Dr. Cline and MD.Lisa Greene.
It’s a wonderful book that gives usable, immediately applicable tools and techniques that are very effective in reaching children of all ages – such like remedies.
One of the best things about Dr.Cline, is his website has an ‘ask dr.cline’ section where you can just ask away.
I found this very useful with my questions. He probably is going to write another book just for me i have so many questions…(ya right i wish)

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