| Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD? A child | | | | hallucinations, dizziness, aggression, chest pain, |
| with ADHD understands what it is like to have even | | | | shortness of breath, fainting, loss of appetite, stomach |
| more expected of them in relation to doing better and | | | | pain, insomnia, numbness, increased blood pressure, |
| trying harder in all areas of life. As if it wasn't already | | | | and seizures. Is this something that you want to |
| hard enough for them. The toughest part is that | | | | happen to your child? If you're asking me, the side |
| treating it with prescription medication only adds to the | | | | effects are worse than the illness! Yet again, another |
| problem. Controlling ADHD without medication is | | | | reason why controlling ADHD without medication is |
| something that many parents may have not ever | | | | such an appealing concept. |
| thought about, but it is something that should be | | | | Looking back now at all of the prescription treatments |
| considered. | | | | you have tried giving to your child, you most likely feel |
| Let's take a look at some of the medications you have | | | | like you are running around in circles and are |
| probably already treated your child's disorder with: | | | | completely out of options. There is a certain fear |
| Ritalin | | | | present in the minds of the majority of parent's with |
| Ritalin is a very popular ADHD medication, but it is also | | | | children who have ADHD. Nothing is more precious to |
| a stimulant. Since most children with ADHD exhibit | | | | us than our children. |
| hyperactive behaviors, the entire concept of giving | | | | There is nothing more frustrating knowing that they |
| them an addictive stimulant medication seems totally | | | | can do just as well as the other children, but because |
| contradictory - and it is. Here are some of the possible | | | | of their illness, it doesn't seem possible. Controlling |
| side effects: Nervousness, loss of appetite, weight loss, | | | | ADHD without medication is so much safer for the |
| headache, palpitations, cardiac arrhythmia, aggressive | | | | child and won't turn them into a zombie like so many of |
| behavior, and insomnia. Now - why is this? Because it | | | | the other children taking "drugs" for their illness. |
| is a stimulant! It is this very type of thing that causes | | | | If you know for a fact that your child has ADHD, then |
| parents to consider controlling ADHD without | | | | you might want to try natural herbs such as Skullcap, |
| medication. But, Ritalin is not your only option. There is | | | | Chamomile, Rooibos, and Ginkgo Biloba to help calm |
| also: | | | | their symptoms of hyperactivity. St. John's Wort and |
| Strattera | | | | Passion Flower are also effective treatments that are |
| Just when you have had enough of the side effects | | | | highly recognized and clinically proven to balance the |
| from addictive stimulant medications, you decide to try | | | | brain's neurotransmitters to help level the symptoms of |
| one of the newest, most popular non-stimulant ADHD | | | | ADHD. |
| medicines, Strattera. So many parents have put their | | | | So you see, controlling ADHD without medication is |
| hope and faith in this medication, believing that it was | | | | possible. The more you know, the better off you will |
| going to work for their child. | | | | be when attempting to control your child's illness. |
| While a few may have had some success, they are | | | | Understanding that prescription medications are |
| also faced with the high likelihood of these side effects: | | | | causing your child's illness to become worse is going to |
| Suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors, depression, | | | | be your first and biggest step in the right direction. |