Re: Natural medicine for ADHD behaviour issues

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Now that mentioned chiropractic treatment I remembered cranial osteopathy also helped here…Natasa Reply-To: "Autism-Biomedical-Europe " <Autism-Biomedical-Europe >Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:20:54 +0000To: "Autism-Biomedical-Europe " <Autism-Biomedical-Europe >Subject: Re: Natural medicine for ADHD behaviour issues

Antihistamines were god send for those issues here – Ketotifen and varioius OTC ones (loratadine, cetirizine, ranitidine etc). Also propranolol. Best of luckNatasa Reply-To: "Autism-Biomedical-Europe " <Autism-Biomedical-Europe >Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:30:21 -0000To: "Autism-Biomedical-Europe " <Autism-Biomedical-Europe >Subject: Natural medicine for ADHD behaviour issues

Hello everyone at ABE, i am a new poster to the forum but a old observer.

I have a child with Autism age 6 ,he has behavioural promblems, issues with concentration, cant seem to sit down for longer than 5 minutes at a time and he needs a lot of sensory stimulation throuout the day.

He has briefly done some biomedical interventions at the Autism clinic in london and he's visted Breakspear hospital in the past.

Nobody that i have seen has been able to help me with his ADHD symtoms and behaviour issues he has had more than 40 diffrent supplements since he was 3 . He is now 6 and i am desprate to find him some help for these issues. Can anyone advise me on alternitive medince that work for ADHD and behaviour issues as i am desprate?

He is under the care of my local CAHMS and is on the weighting list to see a doctor at Breakspear.1. we have tried Melatonin for sleep issues it worked for a year then the affect wore of after a year. 2. Clonodine worked at night to get him to sleep more than 8hours, but then he had a allegic reation to it, as it contains lactose and my son has a dairy allergy.L-Theanine had no effect on calming my son down. I have tried so many other diffrent supplements and spent so much money on things that dont work for him. we have also tried homeopathy but this also failed please help as i dont want to go down thr ritalin route Thanks.

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This site has some helpful infohttp://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx1t.htm… Several other kinds of drugs are also used in treating ADD, especially when the patient does not improve on stimulants or cannot tolerate their

side effects. Beta-blockers such as propranolol (Inderal) or nadolol (Corgard) can be prescribed along with (or occasionally instead of) stimulants to reduce jitteriness. Tricyclic antidepressants, especially desipramine (Norpramin), are sometimes effective at doses lower than those used for depression; their most serious potential side effect is disturbance of heart rhythms. Another drug occasionally prescribed for ADD is clonidine, which is ordinarily used to lower blood pressure and suppress tics. Its most common troublesome side effect is drowsiness.Reply-To: "Autism-Biomedical-Europe " <Autism-Biomedical-Europe >Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:12:59 -0000To: "Autism-Biomedical-Europe " <Autism-Biomedical-Europe >Subject: Re: Natural medicine for ADHD behaviour issues

Hi, everyone thanks for the reply. No i dont think he has had any adrenal support supplements.

He goes to a special school were their is a OT present. She has given me things to do with him at home like beanbags for crashing into,mini trampoline for excess energy . I tried a lot of these things but because of his ADHD he goes from one thing to next in a matter of minutes. He has a weighted vest and belt, but he can only tolerate these for a short periods. I will defo look into getting a wobble cushion or a T stool as he is getting behind with his work at school.

CAHMS have gven him a perscription for Hydroxyzine antihistamine but this his having very little affect on him. How do the adrenal support supps help with hyperactivity? Many Thanks M.

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> Could he tolerate chiropractic treatment and does he get SI OT + daily home programme - constant movement can be a compensation strategy by the child to try to resist gravity. Have you tried sitting him on a physio ball, wobble cushion or T stool whilst doing table top activity- imbalance can improve concentration; weighted jackets and now weighted belts can really work for some kids with poor body awareness/proprioception to improve focus and concentration but they need to be worn in short bursts and you would need OT advice on the weight to use (can be worn under clothes). (If using a chiro you might have to allow for quite a few getting-used-to treatment sessions and maybe try to find one used to treating kids on the go).

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> In a message dated 22/01/2012 22:30:27 GMT Standard Time,

> m2m.martinez@... writes:

> .......I have a child with Autism age 6 ,he has behavioural promblems,

> issues with concentration, cant seem to sit down for longer than 5 minutes at

> a time and he needs a lot of sensory stimulation throuout the day......

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