Meds For ADHD – Getting The Truth So Your Child Benefits
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Meds For ADHD – Getting The Truth So Your Child Benefits
Posted: Jan 14, 2011 |
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Meds for ADHD are often compared to a band aid for a cut finger. It may stop the bleeding for a time but it is going to be marginal really in healing the skin and so on. That is a similar process to the ADHD meds for kids because they are not doing anything at all to really treat the condition. Of course there is no cure so the medication is just to make life bearable and believe me, it very often does make life easier for many parents and children.
But the advantages and benefits really stop there because while hyperactivity, restlessness and squirming may all improve, nothing is being done to really help the child to cope with life.
What happens when the benefits of the meds for ADHD wear off? We medicate again and we even have extended release medications to cope with all that. However, one of the world’s greatest experts on ADHD, Dr. William Pelham, has now revealed that after two or three years on these ADHD meds, the effects become weakened and at the end of the day, we have a medicated child who still has problems in behaving, learning and in coping with life.
There is no need to dwell here on the side effects of this type of medication as they are well known. If you really need a scary moment, look at the FDA website and you will see all their warnings about giving these meds to small children. Suffice it to say that the FDA are taking no chances! Why should you take a chance?
Am I a loving helpful parent? Have we made our home an ADHD friendly one? Is our home a place which is actually a happy place where frustration and anxiety are rare visitors? These are the questions that should be in the forefront of our minds as parents and we know in our hearts that no meds for ADHD can provide this sort of loving and supportive environment.
Instead of worrying about side effects, appetite, when to take the next dose, we should really be concentrating on the questions I have asked above. Above all, it is the implementation of behavior modification techniques or simply more effective and supportive parenting which is really going to make the difference. This is the truth that many parents never actually discover.
As regards some form of medication instead of the meds for ADHD such as Adderall and Vyvanse which are nothing more than amphetamines, why not check out homeopathic remedies for ADHD?
These can restore the lost balance because of the holistic approach. They can calm a child, soothe nerves, and generally lift mood while you can get on with the real task of parenting. There are no side effects either and they are much cheaper as well.
I have built a web page to explain all this. Why not check it out now. There are no black box warnings!
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Why not give YOUR child a better chance in life? Discover the facts about a more natural and safer approach to meds for ADHD. Experts now tell us that child behavior modification combined with a natural treatment for ADHD is by far the most effective ADHD treatment. Visit http://www.child-behavior-home.com to find out more about ADHD child behavior problems. Matthew V.Gant has written extensively on ADHD and Mental Health for many years.
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