wife and mother asked:


My son is 4 and we have been taking him to a physiologist for about 6 months now. We took him his physiologist last week. He said that maybe we needed to talk to my sons doctor about putting him on meds for ADHD. My husband and I don’t want to go that wrought yet. We want to try other steps first. We have tried different ways of discipline. They worked for a while, but he has back stepped. So I was wondering has any one on here has tried the ADHD diet, or knows any one that has. If you have, how did it go? Did it make a difference.

I just want whats best for my son. Please no rude comments.

Teresa

David S asked:


My doctor increased my strattera to 120mg and commenced Vyvanse 50mg. I feel so different: I feel really calm, focused, have organized and clear thoughts and I am not aggressive as I used to me. In addition, a major improvement is that I am not oppositional anymore, where before Vyvanse and strattera that got me fired from a job and in trouble with the law. When my mom asked me to do chores, I did them without any hesitation; which further exemplifies my improvement in behavior. My only worries is that the medication will wear off, or will stop working. Can anyone share their experience on Vyvanse and do the effects wear off? How long have you been taking it? So far it is much smoother than Adderall and does not make me hyper like Adderall did.

I also take lamictal and trazadone for my depression, which was treated first before my treatment of ADHD. But Other than that, I feel so stabalized and “normal” for the first time in my life! I am for the first time eating a helathy 1,000 calorie diet/low carb, quit smoking, working, and running daily. I mean dont you guys think this is the right combination of medication? So far it is working great!
I will never stop my medication, I really need it. Some people, like my brother, will say I do not need Vyvanse,or lamictal, but he does not understand ADHD, or the other disorders that are commonly linked to it: Bi-polar Disorder, ODD, OCD, Conduct Disorder, and Major Depression, like in my case.

Regarding Vyvanse and Strattera, my moods are so stable! I dont get depressed or sucidial at all! The Vyvanse really calms me down, its so different than adderall. I feel I have clarity in my thoughts and I can focus. I am not even hyperactive and it helped me quit smoking.

I mean no one in here understands how messed up I was before I was put on these type of medications. First adderall made me really hyper so I did things that werent typical of me: I got fired from a job (lying for attention and depressed), driving out of control, hyperactive, eating junk food.

There is no high from vyvanse like what adderall did, but at least it calms me down. Thanks everyone.

Zachary

asked:


I;m a sufferer of adhd 37 years old started getting treatment 12 month ago until that time the doctor was treating me for depression i have taken so many tablets in the last 20 years its unbelievable the effects this can have i have been that up i think I’m invinsable and a week or two later so down just sat crying nightmares panic attacks depression so paranoid i stay indoors for weeks all frew taking the wrong medication for the last six month i have been taking methephenadate 20ml day as a result i seem to have about 5 personalates and now i take nothing cut down on e numbers dont drink changed diet totally although i am not right im still in control of my self and seem to be able to switch my thought although i wouldent say that i have got a life any sugestions >>>thanks

James

double07 asked:


dont say meds im on them already
dont say anything diet related either

Wanda

Tina asked:


My son has always been hyper and defiant towards me. I could handle this at home with a good ole ******** or punishment. Well, the spankings didn’t work so we stopped that measure. Now the punishments don’t work.
We’re in the 3rd week of Kindergarten now. He has had 3 days where he had a green frog(good day). 3 days with a red frog(horrible day) and the rest have been yellow frogs (warnings/time outs). Already we have a parent/teacher conference. I’m at my wits end and had no idea what to do anymore.
We went to his doctor this morning. After extensive testing and speaking with his teachers I was told that he tested positive for both spectrums of ADHD…the inability to focus and the hyperactivity. I asked about diet changes, behavior modification.
She prescribed him Focalin. I’ve read up on it and it does seem a little better. It doesn’t have all the side effects of Adderall or Ritalin…which I would have walked out of the office had she said Ritalin.
Also we will be attending family counseling to help him..which I think is an awesome idea.
I just can’t shake the feeling that I’m a failure as a parent if I medicate my child for school! My fiance and I already decided he would only take it during school..which the doctor agreed was fine.
Any other parents with ADHD children?? How did the medication affect your child? Did you feel bad about the decision?? When I say I’ve tried everything from punishments to positive reinforcements but when it comes to school and attention…nothing has ever seemed to work.

Ryan

Concernedmom asked:


I did some browsing online and found plenty of troubling things like kidney problems, strokes, heart failure and even death in CHILDREN!!!!! It scares me. I’ve tried children omega3 fish oils. I am also trying to change her diet but, I am still trying to figure out what would suit a child with ADHD on my own. The Dr. is only pushing medication because, she doesnt have much to go on when it comes to this disorder(meaning the primary care phyiscian). If someone could offer some good advice please I really need it !!!! THANK YOU

Karen

The Flow asked:


Start Time: 12:12 PM
I am 15 yrs old and I’m a 10th grader. I have always been very hyper. These days, I seem to stand out more. I don’t feel like i fit in any longer because of my actions, I’m hyper so people find me immature. In the last 2 yrs it seems to stand out more. I’m noticing that I am much different in my behavior than everyone else. I have difficulty paying attention in class, and often get up at random points to walk around. I have been called out of class several times to talk to the teacher in the hallway about my behavior and how I’m a distraction. i get up for stupid stuff, like to go poke Tim in the back of the head. When I’m in my seat, I’m in constant movement, I squirm & turn around in my seat, & i also tap my feet, jiggle my legs, and drum on the desk, I get into trouble for that often too because I’m told I make too much noise. I have difficulty staying on task and I zone out in the middle of things, I get frustrated very easily because of this. In class I’ll often get into trouble for blurting out answers and they are also usually wrong because I don‘t think about it and they usually don‘t make since. I’m horrible at math, I think this is because it takes to much concentration that I can’t hold. I don’t really socialize al that well because I talk really fast and often have to repeat stuff, and I find myself saying uh, um, ah, oh, in the middle of thoughts because my mind goes so fast I lose my train of thought at I forget what I was going to say or I can’t think I words to say because there are millions of them all coming at once, it’s kinda like it’s hard for my brain to choose or something. People have a hard time holding a conversation with me because of that and so that kind of ignore me, so I find myself talking aloud and seeing if someone will want to carry on a conversation with me. Teachers don’t often have a lot of patience with me and so I get into trouble often, nothing ever serious, just I’m called out in the hallway to speak with them a lot.
I am always on the go. At night, I have a hard time falling asleep. My mind races all day and when I lay down, there is no exception. Last night I think I finally fell asleep at about 3AM and I laid down at 10PM, I usually just end up staring at the ceiling and think about stuff. I have found however, that if i drink a diet soda with caffeine, i am calm and do 10 times better on my school work, if i have too much caffeine i get sleepy and fall asleep, there has been times in class that I had coffee before & i fell asleep. If i have sugar, i get way more hyper than my friends, sugar is like my normal self, sevenfold. I forget stuff easy too, last night my mom told me to do chores, i was going to do them, really, but i completely forgot. and i have a hard time starting homework, I’m a procrastinator. I lose stuff like homework too, this makes me made, i actually do my homework and I loose it. I’ve been locked out of my house before because i’ve lost the keys. I told my mom once I thought i was ADHD & she said I’m not and i just like attention, my grandpa is hyper too, and my oldest brother was actually diagnosed with ADHD when he was in middle school, my mom won’t get me diagnosed because he didn’t like the medication. Here’s a video i made so you can see how I act, this was just tyoical me, I didn‘t get hyper just for this video or something, I have been on here a couple of times and so I decided to sorta keep it as a diary, it was me at about 12AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5hbryo9k…
please tell me if it could be ADHD and what I could do, I’ve brought it up to teachers before and they never seem to do anything. Is there something I could try, a method, or something??? I feel like this is all my fault because of how much I get into trouble, people think that I can help it, I’ve tried, really, and I can’t. I need your help. This took me about 2 hrs to write because I got distracted. End time: 2:31 PM

Charlotte

yasky2005 asked:


We have an autistic grandchild, more like ADHD. He was diagnosed with severe autism at age 3. However, he is outgoing (somewhat), answers questions quietly with normal brilliance, reads well and all. He is currently 8 years old. His main problem is focus and he can hardly sit still for long. We work everyday with him on these discomforting traits. My question is his diet, he only likes food he recognizes (mainly through colors). Most of which are starchy foods and greasy foods, IE bread, mac n cheese, corn dogs, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, spaghetti, pb and jelly, and about any breakfast items ironically. He used to eat bananas, not much anymore, and sometimes he still eats apples and strawberries. Yet besides potatoes no vegetables, fish, red meat, those few fruits I mentioned that’s about it.
How do we teach him how to expand that a little and lessen the starch and grease?

Amy

Emily asked:


at what age will they diagnosis this? I’ve talked to her doctor and they didnt say anything about it. I talked to my psychologist and they said it sounds like she has it.

what alternative treatments are there besides medicine?

this is effecting my life, her life and my other children’s lives.

sometimes she acts semi normal, other times shes just compeletely out of control .

what diets are there for children with adhd ? if you have children with ADHD please help me or if you know alot about it.

if you think adhd isnt real…please dont respond.
all of my other children have the exact same diet. they also get the same amount of attention.
i tried giving her coffee. a 3-4 ounce glass calms her down. i only do that about 1 time a month or less though

Jackie

Tribe asked:


My 9 yr old sons father has decided to take him to a “counselor” behind my back. The counselor said he has ADHD. I dont agree because at home he is well behaved, loves to read and be read to, plays well with his older brother and baby brother. He makes exellent grades in school and is on a wrestling team and football team. Hes interested intaking art classes, and will soon. Unfortunatley, he and his older brother had to stay 3 weeks with with thier dad (due to our custody arrangement) and has been living in front of the video games eating McDonalds most nights. I think his behavior over there has to do with his diet and the fact that the exercise has been close to none. They want to put him on meds for the ADHD. Considering the circumstances…How do I convince everyone that he doesnt need them?

Roy