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