| If you have a child who has been diagnosed with | | | | only that, we decided to find a a natural |
| ADHD, you know how every day seems to add | | | | alternative ADHD treatment. We discussed our |
| more challenges. I have an 11 year old daughter | | | | plans with our doctor, researched, and found |
| who was born with a genetic condition which has | | | | something we wanted to try. I can honestly say, |
| caused ADHD as well as social difficulties. | | | | for our family, this decision was life changing. |
| Like you, we had to choose whether or not to | | | | I do not want to mislead anyone; I was not a |
| treat her conditions with prescription medication. | | | | perfect solution. She is still overly emotional |
| As any parent knows who has faced the same | | | | occasionally, but not every night. She still is |
| decision, making it is a painful one. You want your | | | | awkward socially and has few real friends. But, |
| child to do well, you want to take the advice of | | | | overall, she became a happier child again, more |
| professionals, but when they are little, it's a hard | | | | like the little girl we remembered. |
| choice to make. | | | | We explained to her that we would not be putting |
| So, following our doctor's advice and teachers | | | | her back on that medication, and she told us how |
| prodding, we decided to put her on a prescription | | | | awful it made her feel. That came with |
| medication when she was seven. We received | | | | heartbreak that we ever did it, and joy that we |
| good reports from the classroom that she was | | | | tried a different way! |
| calmer and doing better while in school. At home, | | | | My advice to anyone facing this situation is to |
| it was a different story. Those years she took | | | | take a look at natural ADHD vitamins online and |
| the medication were the worst years of our lives. | | | | see if one of them may be a good fit for your |
| In our case, the medication worked for about 10 | | | | child. Talk to your doctor first, and give it a try |
| hours, and as it wore off, she experienced | | | | for the summer. I know how hard it is for |
| dramatic mood swings. Homework every night | | | | parents of children with ADHD and social |
| became a two hour battle, always involving tears | | | | disorders. We experience so many struggles, and |
| and screaming, and quality of life for our entire | | | | feel like no one understands. Hopefully, you will |
| family diminished completely. | | | | find an alternative that works well for you. All it |
| After living like this for two years, we decided to | | | | may take is one summer! |
| take her off the medication for the summer. Not | | | | |