Re:OT (Maybe?) What to do about ADHD?

[Guest guest]

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After much determination to not use meds for ADHD (we had a terrible experience

with an older son) our pediatrician who is very open minded to alternative

therapies (is a master at OMT (or cranial sacral) really suggested we try the

Daytrana patches. What I like about them is you can cut them down if you don't

want as much med released and you can take them off when you want the med to

start to go away. It has some of the typcial side effects like lack of appetite

and some rebound effect although it effects one twin worse than the other and

they are identical. I had great voluntary feedback from the teachers on their

attention and behaviors the first few weeks after I started with them and I

didn't even solicit the feedback! I tried not using them on the weekends but one

twin had a terrible rebound response-almost like being drunk he was so silly. I

am still torn about how I feel with the med but I also know these are such

critical years (1st grade) and if they are missing out on things because they

can't focus and attend then they will have a hard time getting that back and

catching up later. There are already so many areas of catch up the one twin has

to do from being so deeply effected by autism when he was a toddler. Like most

on this board we do much biomed and have done 20 or so rounds of chelation with

DMSA. My child is way down the road we started on 2 years ago. I really don't

see us using the Rx forever, but for now we will continue it as long as it gives

us positive responses.

You can email me offline if you have any further questions.

mb