ADHD Meds - Time For a New Approach
We now know that at least 20% of visits to a pediatrician's office are related to mental illness and ADHD will be high on the list of the diagnoses made there.
That is the alarming figure given us by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
We also know from our every day experience that millions of children with ADHD are put on ADHD drugs.
The alarming fact is that no one seems to know what are the long term effects of these ADHD meds! These ADHD meds have permeated American society and conditioned children, teenagers and adults into a medication addicted society.
We are now faced with students and academics taking these drugs illegally to score highly in academic achievement, despite risks of imprisonment in some states.
Some people claim that Big Pharm have invented ADHD, as indeed they seem to have invented other conditions like overactive bladder and the latest one is fibromyalgia.
The only consolation is that more and more parents are much better informed now, thanks to the Internet.
They are seeking alternative ADHD therapies as the warnings and alarms issued by the FDA have also reached epidemic proportions.
The FDA itself knows that out of every 100 children taking these ADHD meds for a year, up to 2% will have a psychotic event (hallucinations, suicidal thoughts etc ).
Given all the nasty side effects of these ADHD drugs (Concerta, Ritalin, Strattera and Adderall), parents are looking elsewhere and refuse to medicate their children for what is only a mental disorder.
Experts also tell us that the best way to treat ADHD is to combine diet, exercise, behaviour therapy and school support with some medication.
However if the medication is dangerous or causes such side effects as loss of appetite, insomnia and stunted growth, then parents are right to seek alternatives which are safer and certainly less expensive.
In the UK complementary medicine enjoys a much greater respect than in the USA.
The Queen is treated with Bach flower remedies, for example ! Very often complementary medical therapies can be found under the same roof as the doctor's office so acupuncture, osteopathy, homeopathy and naturopathy are all available and often complementary treatment is recommended.
As regards ADHD there are homeopathic remedies which have been used on ADHD children with great success and have eased the trauma of many a family trying to cope with ADHD.
Very often, they have tried the ADHD meds but there have been side effects which are alarming to say the least- not to mention a few cases of death.
The homeopathic remedies for ADHD are safe, free of side effects and will ease symptoms so that the ADHD child can grow up to be a healthy fulfilled adult.
That is the alarming figure given us by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
We also know from our every day experience that millions of children with ADHD are put on ADHD drugs.
The alarming fact is that no one seems to know what are the long term effects of these ADHD meds! These ADHD meds have permeated American society and conditioned children, teenagers and adults into a medication addicted society.
We are now faced with students and academics taking these drugs illegally to score highly in academic achievement, despite risks of imprisonment in some states.
Some people claim that Big Pharm have invented ADHD, as indeed they seem to have invented other conditions like overactive bladder and the latest one is fibromyalgia.
The only consolation is that more and more parents are much better informed now, thanks to the Internet.
They are seeking alternative ADHD therapies as the warnings and alarms issued by the FDA have also reached epidemic proportions.
The FDA itself knows that out of every 100 children taking these ADHD meds for a year, up to 2% will have a psychotic event (hallucinations, suicidal thoughts etc ).
Given all the nasty side effects of these ADHD drugs (Concerta, Ritalin, Strattera and Adderall), parents are looking elsewhere and refuse to medicate their children for what is only a mental disorder.
Experts also tell us that the best way to treat ADHD is to combine diet, exercise, behaviour therapy and school support with some medication.
However if the medication is dangerous or causes such side effects as loss of appetite, insomnia and stunted growth, then parents are right to seek alternatives which are safer and certainly less expensive.
In the UK complementary medicine enjoys a much greater respect than in the USA.
The Queen is treated with Bach flower remedies, for example ! Very often complementary medical therapies can be found under the same roof as the doctor's office so acupuncture, osteopathy, homeopathy and naturopathy are all available and often complementary treatment is recommended.
As regards ADHD there are homeopathic remedies which have been used on ADHD children with great success and have eased the trauma of many a family trying to cope with ADHD.
Very often, they have tried the ADHD meds but there have been side effects which are alarming to say the least- not to mention a few cases of death.
The homeopathic remedies for ADHD are safe, free of side effects and will ease symptoms so that the ADHD child can grow up to be a healthy fulfilled adult.
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