Is this really the link to ADHD?

reply to post by bluemirage5


Just because i was diagnosed with ADHD doesn't mean i had it i believe that Doctors/Psychiatrists and the like are too lenient toward prescribing people with medication they may not need. I think medication is a step backward in technological advancement the only advancement we can make toward human health is through natural healing such as herbalists and other forms of advanced medical treatment in the future such as nanotechnology and biomedical engineering. Not some sick industrial drug and or chemical administered to patients with more cons than pros.

Barbaric is our modern medicinal industry and it needs an overhaul

Now i must live with the impact the negative drug Ritalin had on my brain through my very important developmental phase when i was a child in grade school on Ritalin for 5 years. Your brain is still in heavy development until the age of 20 approx.

I wish i would never have been subjected to the drug Ritalin and its dire consequences because it has changed my brain make-up and thought process for the worst.

reply to post by jaycen420


I don't really believe in ADHD either; when I was a kid I was hyperactive and had a short attention span for a few years, but I quickly grew out of it. Now, I'm the exact opposite of hyperactive and have no problem paying attention to something for extended periods of time.
I think "ADHD" is not caused naturally by the body/brain, but temporarily induced through outside factors, like (possibly) the food dye.

reply to post by trollz

Ya i think i am kinda in the same boat too, when i was young i was really hyper active and had trouble paying attention in school. I was crazy at times lol. now im ok, i can pay attention to anything for extended periods of time. Heck i never even read a full book till i was 20 lol. Now ive read too many to count.

Originally posted by TheMur
Ya know whats wrong with kids today?..ill tell ya, parents are not allowed to give there kids a good slap in the ass, or good lick in the mouth. When i was bad a as a child i got what was coming to me which in turn caused me to think twice before acting up. Now doctors have all this B.S. diagnosis and medications. These new generations are out of control and they blame dyes..give me a break. Do believe i have three kids and when they get out of line they get whats coming to them. Im not saying you should beat your kids, but a good slap to catch them off guard is a great tool.

One other big problem is the Doctors.
They are almost ALL specialized in one thing.
There's no (or very few) doctors who treat the WHOLE Patient!

I was surprised to see such a strong link between diet and ADD being discussed throughout the mainstream media. I don't think that all cases of ADD or other "mental" disorders are caused by diet. But I do think many are, and most can be exacerbated by diet.

There are correlations between digestive health and mental health. That is to say, a person diagnosed with one of these conditions is likely to also experience some of the others. However, there is no clear case of one causing the other, they are simply "correlated". Off the top of my head, candida overgrowth - leaky gut syndrome - irritable bowel syndrome - heart burn - food allergies - carb cravings - excessive gas - skin conditions - ad(h)d - autism - diabetes. There are many more symptoms and related conditions.

A healthy digestive system depends on healthy levels of bacterial flora. A diet that includes refined carbohydrates such as wheat and sugar can promote an overgrowth of yeast. This can lead to poor digestion and spread disease throughout the body. Taking antibiotics can cause problems, and I think eating from animals that have been treated with antibiotics could potentially have a negative impact on bacteria levels, but I don't know.

Long story short, the yeast will damage the lining of the intestines and allow matter to pass through - in to the blood stream. The yeast itself will even enter the blood stream and spread throughout the body. If you find reoccurring athlete's foot, jock itch, itchy dandruff and other scaly bits of skin, this could be indicative of candida overgrowth.

I do know that an imbalanced digestive system is not an easy or quick fix, and that in an affected individual, eating foods that work to imbalance the flora even just "once in awhile" can be incredibly damaging.

reply to post by XRaDiiX


Like I said earlier.....I don't know how you were evaluated before being diagnosed as you gave no details. Can you elaborate?

Ritalin affects every patient in different ways, it's helped some, it's had adverse affects on others. Ritalin is not for everyone. I strongly doubt Ritalin had any long term affect on you because it does'nt stay in the body for long. Perhaps there is another underlying problem?; I don't know, only your specialist can advise or you seek out someone top of his/her field for answers. Dig dig dig if you are that concerned. No treatment has a 100% success rate.

If herbal treatments work for you then stick to what you feel works better for YOU.

As I've mentioned in other threads, any type of medication should be only a last resort. No parent takes medicating their child lightly. Ritalin is NOT a quick fix. My pet hate are the schools enforceing it because some teachers just can't cope and should be in another occupation. My other pet hate are kids wrongly diagnosed with ADHD and have'nt been properly evaluated.

Personally I think ADHD & ADD kids should embrace their "gift", once they have found their niche in life, they do become quite successful in life no matter which field they go in to. Thats not without saying, some kids will get left behind no less and no more than those without ADHD. Set goals you know is not beyond your own abilities.

I do have a friend/specialist in the field of ADHD and offers an alternative treatment without medication and trains the brain to maintain concentration and regular behaviour. This type of treatment is available in the USA and the UK. Like medication, this treatment is not for everyone but an alternative and unfortunately it's not a cheap treatment.

Diet should always be the first port of call; alluminating certain foods and/or additives will alleviate some symptoms but again I would strongly suggest blood tests for food intolerances,allegies, low levels of minerals before starting out on any diet.

Just because some kid is hypo active and/or lacks concentration, it does'nt mean to say they in fact have ADHD or ADD. ADHD/ADD is very much a biological disorder, not a chemical imbalance as some are led to believe.

Originally posted by MichiganSwampBuck
reply to post by robertashby

 

I've had to deal with hyper-active kids and medication helped. They grew out of it in their teens. So it seems ADHD is truly a "disorder" in my opinion. Still I don't believe in fixing every problem with a pill.

Many people as well as children with this type of behavior are not diagnosed at all. Many children who are diagnosed do not have measurable symptoms. That is not to say they don’t have ADD or ADHD but rather that it is difficult to pinpoint symptoms. Way back, people just consider them a negative behavior but as psychologists and medical practitioners have began putting in proper identifications for such disorders, a lot of people are now aware that they indeed exists in most of us. But yes, I believe it's possible to be drug-free in order to help ease out ADHD in us and in our kids. One way would be proper diet, by removing foodstuffs which stimulate the hyperactivity, people with the condition are treated without the use of drugs. Environment and family relationships are also other factors which can help kids with ADHD. Kids who are exposed to chemicals from nearby factories or even passing traffic and children with poor relationships within their family are not helped if they have a problem with their hyperactive behavior.
It is still important to provide a positive learning environment for our kids with ADHD so they'll be able to cope up with the challenges that this condition might bring them. Here's a short article on parenting an ADHD/ADD child.

I've gotta say here that just recently I began medication for ADD(just turned 30) My thoughts, looking back on my whole life, are that projects never got done..even at the 11th hour. My grades were always good in school, however, my history fits a profile pretty well:
-impulsive and moderately compulsive (yet never see things through )
- as a child, was put into advanced classes, yet was always said to be a dreamer from elementary school teachers
-I'm an unmitigated slob in my bedroom yet living room is always clean :-)
-hyperfocus on interests outside of daily routine--losing time/productivity
.....I could go down the list of "textbook " symptoms most of which may be written as a sales-guide for big pharm.

On a side note, stimulants have always had an extreme calming effect on me....caffeine, nicotine, Redbulls, and yes,even the "devils dandruff " back in the college days.

I don't know that a mixture of amphetamines given to a 7 year old would be my first choice for treatment (adderall is powerful for a 30 y.o), but ill say that since the start of treatment, my days are clear, follow-up is non-reliant on lists and reminders, mood is better, im calm-cool-collected, and despite many reports of abuse for the sake of getting high, I'd probably fall asleep if I took too much.

My $.02 for what its worth

reply to post by jaycen420


I don't know but what's ADHD? I must not have been listening in class that day when the teacher was explaining it. God ; what is it with everyone and ADHD? These people are more likely to be smarter thaen anyone around them as they don't need to listen to things for long or even at all to understand them and of course they would not likely expect you to understand or relate to this as you may need to be of need of a teacher to explain it to you. Sorry; I just have to say that as I do get frustrated when people are labelled with a steriotype attitude behind it. Get over it; maybe your kid isn't as smart as that one that isn't listening in his class and that just how the cookie crumbles. You should just leave them alone; I say; and seeing my record in my life on being right; I am right again. Sorry for being so blunt but sometimes I just can't help it. Why does eveyone have to follow a pack and be so short minded sometimes? For the life of me; I know why but don't want to admit that we are a such.
And I am going on a limb here but I am confident that all your labelled great thinkers in history were nothing less then what now would be ADHD. The reason I am this affectionate and not to say I sould be different if not of this; is that I raised my nephew alongside of his younger sister as my mother babysat them while my sister worked and noticed that he had need of attention either from the being used to getting it all to himself in the start of his life or just in his nature; but some individuals will react in different manners where are subjected to changes to their regular norm and am confident that if identical environments and situations were to occure throughout numerous individusls; then so would they be likely be as eventual people that closely of the same. I am saying that you are only the product of your existance and should not ever to be judged; for you also cannot ever be compared to another justifically; thus niether ever be convicted for being yourself. I'll some other time tell the story of my nephew ; as I have lost drive of continueing. Some other time.
Ok let elaborate on the way I come to my conclusions; a child from the instance and perhaps it's pryer experiences in thewoumb is subject to detachement possibilities and I am not saying that there isliklyhood of being early and am confident that not; but I am saying that even if parents did all the right things; there is always timing about all that occure or don't in every child's world while they are growing and things that may happen to them while they were within one of their times of feeling agrivated for whatever reasons may not have been the case for another and you can imagine where I am leading with this; things have been different for all children and I do presume that if media had part of a child's life ; then they may have understood or may even had assumed to understand and I could come up with circumstances continuously in thousands where affects would have different alterations on individual's lives and continueously there on and there is another aspect about children with lack of so called attention; lack of being told that that was important; school. So they end up not being brainwashed into beleiving that it was important. It may have been ; but they were just not preached it.