| There are many herbal and natural remedies out | | | | amino acid that makes up the building blocks of |
| that may be helpful. Good herbs for promoting | | | | dopamine. If taken before meals, L-tyrosine can |
| calm are Mellissa, Passiflora, Chamomile, Skullcap, | | | | act somewhat like a stimulant, with no side |
| Albizza bark, which all help for depression. Herbs | | | | effects. An individual may take a dose of 500 |
| like the ones mentioned are very safe. They can | | | | mg-1500 mg up to three times a day. L-tyrosine |
| be bought at a local health food store and | | | | is a good alternative to a stimulant because its |
| experimented with as teas. For real help, it is | | | | effects are softer than those of drugs like Ritalin |
| highly recommended to seek out a competant | | | | and Adderall. Additionally, it wears off a lot easier |
| herbalist to prescribe a formula that is designed | | | | and is much less harsh on the body. L-tyrosine |
| for your child, individually. | | | | can also be taken with prescription stimulants to |
| I have found TCM (Traditional Chinese | | | | enhance their effect. |
| Medicine)herbal treatment to be very helpful for | | | | DLPA is the amino acid precursor for |
| ADHD. But, of course you need to find a highly | | | | norepinephrine. This neurotransmitter has been |
| qualified individual, with a long track record of | | | | shown to be low in ADHD. Another effective |
| success. Another thing to look for is the | | | | supplement is called SAME, which can help with |
| willingness to discuss your child's individual case, | | | | low grade depression, present in people with |
| and then follow up with you. | | | | ADHD. SAME can be somewhat stimulating as |
| The key to finding helpful remedies is to research, | | | | well, and has been demonstrated to be helpful |
| investigate and be smart about what you buy and | | | | with the chronic pain condition fibromyalgia. |
| put into your body. With ADHD, you need to be | | | | A nutrient that can be helpful in treating the |
| extra careful, because the bodies of ADHD | | | | symptoms of ADHD is PhosphatidylSerine, a |
| sufferers can be more sensitive than most. Some | | | | phospholipid found in brain cells, specifically neurons. |
| natural products that can be helpful in easing | | | | Another supplement, beneficial for treating ADHD |
| symptoms of the disorder are available on the | | | | anxiety and depression is 5htp, an amino acid |
| market. | | | | precursor for the neurotransmitter serotonin. It |
| Sheba Hospital, in Israel has developed a safe, | | | | actually increases the amount of serotonin in your |
| natural ADHD treatment. The herbal compound | | | | brain, and can be quite helpful. SSRI |
| called "Clarity" has proven highly effective in clinical | | | | antidepressants only recycle the serotonin that |
| trials. | | | | already exists in your brain; therefore 5htp is in |
| One nutrient that can be helpful in treating the | | | | some ways more effective. |
| symptoms of ADHD is called L-tyrosine. This is an | | | | |