A question about adult ADD. Could you please help me out?
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I happen to love my concerta. It's made a world of difference for me, just in helping me find my keys every time I need them.
Ginseng is supposed to stimulate cognitive function. I always feel great when I take my Vitamin B complex.
http://www.flylady.net is a behavioral program for dealing with ADD. It's not billed that way, but that's what it is. It's great.
There are no vitamins or diet changes that will help her ADD. Studies have proven that.
She needs to talk to her doctor about this and I certainly hope she isnt taking herself off of her med's without consulting with her doctor first.
The best foods are fresh vegs, meat and fruit.
Also I have my son on 'Good Healths' ADD Childrens Neurological support.
A really great resourse I have used in relation to diet is alittle booklet called 'Salicylates, Amines and Glytamate' put out by Dept of Clinical Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW. 2050, Australia. Look on line, I'm sure they can be contacted there.
This book explains what foods have in them, and what is best for ADDers. I think this is the best resourse for people who are looking to go the natural way. Good lick
If your friend needs waking up and has problems with alertness,then I strongly recommend that she gets a second opinion because when you have "A D D" the chemicals created by the brain eg: Serotonin and Adrenaline must
be controlled by a class of drug that will limit the amounts produced, therefore if your friend has "A D D" she should have times where shes peaking (possibly psychotic out bursts) and times where shes in a depressive state of mind.
which basically means there should be 2 types of medication that your friend should be on, and unfortunately side effects are pretty much gotta be expected So get another opinion, I did it took me 4 doctors and a specialist to be sure.
Unfortunately survivors of any kind of mental illness must accept that other things in their lives ARE going to suffer
and works only one of them.
I strongly suggest you tell her to get another opinion.
If the next doctor agrees with the first diagnosis she Must continue to take the medication there are no substitutes Mental Illness is a serious condition and I know you have your friends best interests at heart but that's why we have prescription drugs because there are no substitutes!
If you or your friend have any other questions email me and will be more than happy to help if I can.
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