Showing posts with label treatment of ADHD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label treatment of ADHD. Show all posts

Friday, June 15, 2012

Facts Your Doctor Won't Tell You About ADHD Medication


Most of the children suffer from disorder of hyperactivity deficit and giving the medicines of ADHD treats them. These drugs like Ritalin are considered to more effective for such treatment because they keep the level of neurotransmitter imbalance that is the main reason for disorder. But in fact the treatment of ADHD is not a best way for treatment of your child. The following facts will make it clear.

This category of drug is the same like cocaine.

Some people called Ritalin kiddie cocaine. This is just considered slang but there is some truth behind it. The effects of this drug are on the chemicals of brain called dopamine and norepinephrine that function as focusing, attention and control of impulse. The other name used for Ritalin is Methylphenidate and it consists of elements, which are present in cocaine, amphetamines, and methamphetamines. These drugs have short-term positive effects on child’s nervous system usually for several hours. After the effects of this drug vanished, the child feels same like an adult of cocaine and other such supplements. That means same side effects will occur on child that are caused by cocaine.

Worst side effects of ADHD medication.

Some of the side effects of ADHD medication are Stunted growth, insomnia, and poor appetite. These symptoms are not considered very important. These symptoms are usually caused by the nutritional deficiencies. And if your child is lacking sleep, it will have bad effects on their studies because they cannot pay attention to their class. The other most harmful side effects of this medication are a strange change in personality and psychotic behavior, tic disorder. And these effects were also found in the users of illegal supplements. And adopting this medication of children because they were suffering heart problems also causes a lot of deaths. ADHD medication cannot work for long time.

If this medication could really cure ADHD then its effects could be accepted. But this medication provides benefits for some hours. This is the reason there should be 2 or 3 times dozes of pills. Another amazing thing is that the long term use of these medicines vanish their further impacts on children.

You can use natural remedies for your child in order to cure for ADHD. These treatments are easy and safer than those and they have a lifetime effects on your child to get rid of ADHD.

5 Ways to Deal With ADHD

Today’s youth is suffering from ADHD in a great number, also stress, lack of employment, depression, use of narcotics, crime and suicides are greater than before, and due to such situation parents and teachers are looking to fail in playing their role.

In the opinion of Marguerite Clancy, a specialist of family relationships, nothing can be determined accurately for treatment of ADHD, but there are certain things that should be kept in mind in order to deal with such kind of problems:

Make a schedule and just follow it only. Also include some laughter and jokes in this time.
Let your child play most of the time.
Maintain a discipline and give rewards where suitable.
Be polite, soft language, short ways to go and establish calmness.
Look for appropriate results for such behaviors.

In the words of Marguerite, “A lot of options are there for parents and teachers to give affection and love to their children in order to make them happy. And for them who don’t have trust on medication, many things are there to be performed”. A playing therapy called Sandplay Therapy, may be used that can give rise to emotions of the children. Her recommendations are that children should make a use of toys in order to get rid of things they are afraid of. They can use dolls, blocks, cars, balls to represent the objects of everyday life that are difficult for them to face. According to Marguerite, the problems that are faced by the children may be very surprising for the parents and when the children are provided a chance to express their emotions through these imaginary objects will be a great help for their treatment.

And when the problems are identified, parents can easily discuss with their children. And if the problem persists, they should be engaged in some kind of sports. The proper use of communication and making a catalogue of frustrations of your child, you will be able to improve the conditions very easily.