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Violet Pearl	A small amount of coffee used to be used in the old days. ADD drugs are just speed (amphetamines) and coffee is also a stimulant. http://www.tastesoftheworld.net/Coffee-ADD-ADHD-Press.html A no-sugar/no simple carb diet would help a lot, but you'd have to be vigilant about the processed foods containing corn syrup, maltodextrtose, sucralose, etc. Teaching him how to focus would help- people aren't born with the ability to focus or concentrate. Martial arts is a good way to learn it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ladelaine1234	if you live in a small town this will work. I use to send coffee with my son to school and the teachers would give him a cup before he did certain subjects. coffee will work. When I moved to a big city, the teachers refused to do this. but for 5 years I kept my son off of ridilin by just giving him coffee. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bubuane2000	I was told once, that a child with too much energy needs to burn it somehow, it makes sense. what does you child do when he gets home from school? hopefully he's playing basketball outside or riding his bike, so when he comes back in the house, he feels exhausted. And don't worry most of the times add or adhd childrens are simply too smart! So smart and that is the reason why they are excited in school, they feel that they know everything and they are ready to move on to something else without realizing that not all the kids can learn as fast. Is he good at drawing, which Im sure he is, give him a blank book and colors and tell him to make up a story, it is a really good way to keep them occupied, with their mind constantly busy. I don't believe in medications either, there are natural medicine out there, they just won't discole the content because they will lose money! That's my opinion. Everybody needs to cope with their problem and learn how to control it, it's a matter of time. Those medical conditions did not exist a while back...... Good luck! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

oracle_of_light	look up INDIGO Children on the web... they have many professionals, parent and child groups that have alot of experience in this area. remember herbs can also cause side effects and be dangerous even causing death...make sure your information comes from a professional in herbal medicine. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Osiris2067	There are tons of stuff out there... Let's see what I can recall off the top of my head Calmes Forte Gaba Coffee I think someome makes a product called Kitalin... an all natural version of Ritalin.. Hope that helps Alex Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

lukkyb22	there is an private label (can't get in stores, only online) energy drink out there called XS that is sugar free but has caffeine (athough there are also non-caffeinated versions). a friend of mine has a son who takes meds during the week for add/adhd but on weekends they give him 2 XS (4 hrs apart) and it does the same. if you email me i can send you more info and a free sample. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Roberto B	GOOD for YOU! Don't give prescription medications to a child, specially for the child's brain, without trying everything that is natural out there. I have read in a reliable book that experiments show that a soothing massage from the mother works wonders in balancing the child's serotonin and Dopamine levels (these are the two neurotransmitters responsible for ADD/HD and also for depression). It has been reported also that excess of cartoons or computer games that require rapid eye movement (those that change colors fast and have lots of action) can exacerbate the ADD/HD conditions. Sugar is also blamed as a culprit. Try reducing TV, computer games and sugars. Substitute it by a Gentle massage in the child's neck, shoulders, back and scalp, daily, at least 30 min. You will see the difference in about a week. Good luck. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

F	http://www.amritaveda.com/doctors/default.asp Take him to an expert in holistic medicine. The above link is 2 specialists from India who are incredible. They will definitely be able to help your son. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Soul Doctor	Please read the Following Carefully :- CHAMOMILLA German Chamomile The chief guiding symptoms belong to the mental and emotion group, which lead to this remedy in many forms of disease. Especially of frequent employment in diseases of children, where peevishness, restlessness, and colic give the needful indications. A disposition that is mild, calm and Gentle; sluggish and constipated bowels contra-indicate chamomilla. Chamomilla is sensitive, irritable, thirsty, hot, and numb. Oversensitiveness from abuse of coffee and narcotics. Pains unendurable, associated with numbness. Night-sweats. Mind.--Whining restlessness. Child wants many things which he refuses again. Piteous moaning because he cannot have what he wants. Child can only be quieted when carried about and petted constantly. Impatient, intolerant of being spoken to or interrupted; extremely sensitive to every pain; always complaining. Spiteful, snappish. Complaints from anger and vexation. Mental calmness contraindicates Chamom. Head.--Throbbing headache in one-half of the brain. Inclined to bend head backward. Hot, clammy sweat on forehead and scalp. Ears.--Ringing in ears. Earache, with soreness; swelling and heat driving patient frantic. Stitching pain. Ears feel stopped. Eyes.--Lids smart. Yellow sclerotic. Spasmodic closing of lids. Nose.--Sensitive to all smells. Coryza, with inability to sleep. Face.--One cheek red and hot; the other pale and cold. Stitches in jaw extending to inner ear and teeth. Teeth ache worse after warm drink; worse, coffee, at night. Drives to distraction. Jerking of tongue and facial muscles. Distress of teething children (Calc phos; Terebinth). Throat.--Parotid and submaxillary glands swollen. Constriction and pain as from a plug. Mouth.--Toothache, if anything warm is taken, from coffee, during pregnancy. Nightly salivation. Stomach.--Eructations, foul. Nausea after coffee. Sweats after eating or drinking. Aversion to warm drinks. Tongue yellow; taste bitter. Bilious vomiting. Acid rising; regurgitation of food. Bitter, bilious vomiting. Pressive gastralgia, as from a stone (Bry; Abies n). Abdomen.--Distended. Griping in region of navel, and pain in small of back. Flatulent colic, after anger, with red cheeks and hot perspiration. Hepatic colic. Acute duodenitis (Kali bich (chronic)). Stool.--Hot, green, watery, fetid, slimy, with colic. Chopped white and yellow mucus like chopped eggs and spinach. Soreness of anus. Diarrhœa during dentition. Hæmorrhoids, with painful fissures. Female.--Uterine hæmorrhages. Profuse discharge of clotted, dark blood, with labor-like pains. Labor pains spasmodic; press upward (Gels). Patient intolerant of pain (Caul; Caust; Gels; Hyos; Puls). Nipples inflamed; tender to touch. Infant's breasts tender. Yellow, acrid leucorrhœa (Ars; Sep; Sulph). Respiratory.--Hoarseness, hawking, rawness of larynx. Irritable, dry, tickling cough; suffocative tightness of chest, with bitter expectoration in daytime. Rattling of mucus in child's chest. Back.--Insupportable pain in loins and hips. Lumbago. Stiffness of neck muscles. Extremities.--Violent rheumatic pains drive him out of bed at night; compelled to walk about. Burning of soles at night (Sulph). Ankles give way in the afternoon. Nightly paralytic loss of power in the feet, unable to step on them. Sleep.--Drowsiness with moaning, weeping and wailing during sleep; anxious, frightened dreams, with half-open eyes. Modalities.--Worse, by heat, anger, open air, wind, night. Better, from being carried, warm wet weather. Relationship.--Compare: Cypriped; Anthemis; Aconite; Puls; Coffea; Bellad; Staphis; Ignat. Follows Belladonna in diseases of children and abuse of Opium. Rubus villosus-Blackberry--(diarrhœa of infancy; stools watery and clay colored). Antidotes: Camph; Nux; Puls. Complementary: Bell; Mag c. Dose.--Third to thirtieth attenuation. _____________________________________ Use it in 30 potency three times a day half hour before meals, No side effects or Complications 100% relief. If your sons symptoms are any different then the ones given above please post his exact symptoms or email me and I would be happy to help you out. Take Care and God Bless You and Your Loved Ones. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

health_avenger	Hi Sweets I am TOTALLY with you on this one. Have you heard the stories about kids being taken from their parents over medical treatments? You know you're living in a scary world when the authorities can take your child away from you for not giving them certain medications. We've all got to stand up to big pharma and their drug-pushers: teachers and doctors. Two things I've heard and read about for ADHD are omega-3 fatty acids and exercise! Of course you may not find too many studies on these things because no pharmaceutical company is getting rich on them. Now, for myself, I know that I get pretty restless when I haven't exercised vigorously for a couple days. I think I was probably a kid that could have been diagnosed ADHD, but that was before it became so popular. I do ashtanga yoga, which works amazingly well. Below I've listed a bunch of sites that deal with diet, supplements, exercise. There's also one that supports another responder's martial arts training idea about a program that trains in balance and hand-eye coordination. Here's a selection from the first article: "It all comes down to our chemistry. Fidgeting, concentration, sleep, energy levels, mood swings, even the ability to sweat are controlled by the chemicals lurking about our bodies. Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Melatonin, insulin, and prostaglandins are some of the more important ones...and these in turn are influenced strongly by stress, diet, exercise, sunlight, sleep and other life style factors. Of course the life style of today is radically different than it was 20,000 years ago. Consider how these factors from modern life commonly influence us: Being indoors (lack of sunlight): Reduced Melatonin Stress: Reduced serotonin Modern food processing: Fatty acid imbalances and chemical sensitivities High sugar/carbohydrate and low-fat diet: More insulin; prostaglandin imbalance Lack of exercise: Decreased serotonin and Dopamine Lack of sleep: Reduced serotonin Poor nutrition: Reduced serotonin Boring classes/job, lack of activity: Reduced Dopamine & Norepinephrine. Deionized air: Reduced serotonin" Best of luck! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No