ADHD : What Homeopathy can help with
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
I would like to spend a few words in talking about ADHD or ADD which today affect many children and also adults.
Prescription drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall, are the popular choice because that is what most doctors tend to consider.
However those medications although deal effectively with symptoms such as hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, and lack of concentration and focus, they are still to be considered as highly stimulant, changing moods as well as personality of who takes them. ; Similarly to what a street drug (especially amphetamines) can do by changing brain chemicals.
It remains that, those symptoms, create difficulty when it comes time for the child to learn or to engage in social activities, thus leading to potential learning disabilities that may leave the child inappropriately socially integrated and badly perform during most of the school years.
Statistics shows that between 3to 5% of children have shown symptoms of this neurological condition which go often undiagnosed due to the stigma and possible repercussion to the child upbringing. Many people in our world do not understand ADHD.
Often times, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is over-diagnosed in children that are quite simply very active and creative. Other times, ADHD symptoms go unnoticed in children for many years.
Advances are being made to develop new treatments and solutions to light that will help those suffering with to this serious disorder.
Until now, ADHD is a chronic condition with no known cure
The causes of ADHD are still unknown but studies have suggested that a change in diet rich in vitamins and essential fats (GLA, EPA) are beneficial and relieves if not reverse symptoms.
It is only lately that Homeopathy has had some success in treating the condition.
Contrary to the prescription drug approaches, homeopathic remedies come without side effects and do no affect either brain chemicals or personality.
The approach in Homeopathy remains always to treat the patient as a whole, in this case too there is not a single treatment who would fit all ADHD suffers but the prescription is individualized considering many determining factors from predisposition and genetic, to medical history and lifestyle to name a few.
Treating the whole body naturally (holistically) aims to restore balance, which in turn reduces symptoms of ADHD. However the Approach to treatment in homeopathy is the same as in conventional medicine whereas the key is to relax the patient with the subministrated prescription.
More technically the goal is to slow the synapses and regulate brain chemistry in a natural way. It is believed that ADHD causes some brain dysfunction and involves the simultaneous firing of brain signals. The brain wants to "concentrate", but it is distracted by other misfiring synapses.
Homeopathic health medicine can truly have and impact it comes to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children. .To treat a child effectively ideally will require a tiny sweet sub-lingual tablet as this is exactly what homeopathy has to offer to kids.
Some of positive benefits that can result from an effective homeopathic regime are : Better concentration, less hyper, better emotional control, lack of tantrum like crisis, reduction of aggressive behavior, more thoughtful actions and overall a better learning/retaining ability with school work.
When administrating homeopathic remedies, inform the doctor as well as you may find that prescription drugs can be reduced, or even stopped altogether, under doctor’s recommendation.
This is because homeopathy has discussed earlier addresses brain chemicals and synopsis in a similar manner. After all, not only are homeopathic medicine just as effective (although that take longer to see results), but it is much safer for the patient.