Comments on: Alternatives to Medication for ADHD http://addmoms.com/2009/03/19/alternatives-to-medication-for-adhd/ *celebrating life with ADHD* Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brenda http://addmoms.com/2009/03/19/alternatives-to-medication-for-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-8931 Brenda Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:22:54 +0000 http://addmoms.com/?p=849#comment-8931 There are a lot of simple things that you can try. Good health is more important than most people realize. A good night's sleep is vital. Be sure to just count the time your son actually sleeps vs how long he is in bed. Lean protein at every meal will help, as will staying hydrated throughout the day. Is he active after school? Studies have shown that exercise can have a positive effect on ADHD symptoms for as long as 24 hours. 30 minutes of activity should be enough. Learning coping skills will take time; maybe you could gradually cut down on his use of medications while you're doing this. You might also want to check out my other blog, ADD Student, for more ideas. There are a lot of simple things that you can try.

Good health is more important than most people realize. A good night’s sleep is vital. Be sure to just count the time your son actually sleeps vs how long he is in bed.

Lean protein at every meal will help, as will staying hydrated throughout the day.

Is he active after school? Studies have shown that exercise can have a positive effect on ADHD symptoms for as long as 24 hours. 30 minutes of activity should be enough.

Learning coping skills will take time; maybe you could gradually cut down on his use of medications while you’re doing this.

You might also want to check out my other blog, ADD Student, for more ideas.

]]> By: Jessica http://addmoms.com/2009/03/19/alternatives-to-medication-for-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-8930 Jessica Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:08:40 +0000 http://addmoms.com/?p=849#comment-8930 All 3 of my boys have been on meds for ADD or ADHD. My oldest is in high school and he hasn't been taking it. My 10 year old has taken adderrall since he was 5. For the past 3 weeks he has been off of it, trying to see if behavior modification can help him. He is more active and eats much better off medication. My fiance has been really working with him but yet he isn't around him everyday. His teacher doesn't feel he should take it even though he has been more hyper and gotten in trouble a little more, she feels its not any more than the other boys. My son has asked to take it cause he says it helps him focus more and be able to silent read. Should I put him back on it or are there other techniques I can try? I don't want him to use it as an excuse to not doing or doing his work and I would like for him to learn some coping skills. Help?? All 3 of my boys have been on meds for ADD or ADHD. My oldest is in high school and he hasn’t been taking it. My 10 year old has taken adderrall since he was 5. For the past 3 weeks he has been off of it, trying to see if behavior modification can help him. He is more active and eats much better off medication. My fiance has been really working with him but yet he isn’t around him everyday. His teacher doesn’t feel he should take it even though he has been more hyper and gotten in trouble a little more, she feels its not any more than the other boys. My son has asked to take it cause he says it helps him focus more and be able to silent read. Should I put him back on it or are there other techniques I can try? I don’t want him to use it as an excuse to not doing or doing his work and I would like for him to learn some coping skills.

Help??

]]> By: ADHD Meds and Alternatives http://addmoms.com/2009/03/19/alternatives-to-medication-for-adhd/comment-page-1/#comment-2713 ADHD Meds and Alternatives Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:37:33 +0000 http://addmoms.com/?p=849#comment-2713 [...] I also wanted to let you know that for the last week or so (and continuing this week) I have been doing a series of posts on ADD Moms about alternatives to prescription medications. You can start with the first article here. [...] [...] I also wanted to let you know that for the last week or so (and continuing this week) I have been doing a series of posts on ADD Moms about alternatives to prescription medications. You can start with the first article here. [...]

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