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Hi Catatonic, you seem like a wonderful source of knowledge so I thought I would just direct my question directly to you...hope that is alright.
I have read all of the posts on the natural supplements but still need a little help before I go shopping. I understand that I need to get fish oil, magnesium and vitamin E but I have no idea how much for my son, or what brands to look for.
Okay, Tanner is 10 years old and weighs 90 pounds. He was diagnosed with ADHD last year and really has no behavioral problems at all....only problems concentrating and paying attention. He is just a space cadet all of the time. He was on Straterra and the benefits were great....until he started throwing up about 4 nights a week. He is now med free and we are looking for a more natural way to help him out.
I mean it when I say, I really am clueless when it comes to these vitamins. So any help would be fantastic!
Thanks so much!
oh ps: I plan on modifying his diet somewhat, I can definitely give him more protein and less carbohydrates. But Tanner is such a picky eater..I am not sure the other diet would work for us.
Re: Can child be tested for ODD or bi-polar? « Result #2 on Oct 24, 2005, 2:36pm »
found a real good link for hospitals and clinics that have links to hospitals and clinics that offer evalutions for adhd and other disorders- thought this might help lists centers all across the country including ohio
Re: Can child be tested for ODD or bi-polar? « Result #3 on Oct 24, 2005, 2:29pm »
i know exactly what you are going through, and i definately empathize with you. for some the following might sound repetitive being as i talked about this on the new site with another mom, but i will repeat in the hopes that it helps with your situation.
first of all, my boys are now 5 and 6 and both have adhd and odd, and my younger has the possibility of pdd or asburgers. both of my children have been diagnosed with adhd and odd by a doctor( its not something we just assume). the way that they diagnose adhd and odd are very similar, its usually just through observation and asking about history. when i went to our past psych and told him about my oldest behaviors( constant tantrums, literally trying to kill his brother and i(gave us each a concussion and split Nate's head open twice)just plan defiant, wouldn't follow any directions-acted like it was paining him to do so, his doc brushed it off. well, we had already tried the diet approach before we even tried medication, and unfortunately the diet had no change for the kids behaviors. i was to the point where i literally was sitting up at night calling anti- abuse hotlines crying because i did not know what to do and i am a single mom and i was losing my @@@@@ mind . oh, and both of the boys had been in play therapy for over a year. anyways someone at the hotline suggested that if it was really that serious and he was at risk for hurting himself or others that i should take him to the hospital to the kids psych ward. shortly after when nick tried to stab me with a pen thats exactly what i did. i took him to our local hospital(who unfortunately did not have a kids psych unit) but they were able to refer me to the university of Iowa children's hospital and clinics, which did and was only 20 minutes away. they kept Nicholas for 5 days, and determined by observation what everyone had been missing for the last year- that he was odd. they changed his meds to fight his body size( he was on to many stimulants) and put him on what i consider the miracle drug- risperdal. he is now and has been for over a year a normal 6 year old in all regards. actually was told by his teacher this year that he stays on task and is more of a leader than the other kids who aren't adhd/odd! quite a difference from last year and the visits to the principle.
not everyone may want to take their child into the hospital like i did with nick. and you don't necessarily have to either- with my younger son Nate when he started to show similar signs i just called the kids hospital and learned that almost all university and kids hospitals have same day clinics to evaluate kids from everything from adhd to autism and everything in between. so we took Nate my younger son earlier this year for about 4 hours to a behavioral clinic where he also was evaluated for odd and diagnosed as well. i hope this is helpful and like i said look into the hospitals if you feel your doctor isn't doing enough, because there are ways to diagnose kids even when they are little( mine were 4 and 5 when diagnosed). good luck
I'm not much of a help, as I am in NJ, but can you look on the internet? Duh, you can get here, I guess you can
Anyhow, do a search and see what is in the area......or have you already done that?
If you are close to bordering states, try to go through their listings as well. We hadto travel abotu an hour to Delaware to AI DuPONT hospital for children.
It was worth it though.
Pam, come on over to the other site , remember this is being locked in a week.
There are some new memebers that weren't on this board, maybe they can help you out Take care
When the tides of Life turn against you, and the waves upset your boat; Don't think of the way things might have been, JUST LIE ON YOUR BACK AND FLOAT Tara- 10 Mikey-8-adhd
How to find a doctor? « Result #10 on Oct 18, 2005, 9:36pm »
Any suggestions on how to find a doctor to help my son. Been to several in Warren & Youngstown, Oh area with no help. Going on six years things aren't getting any better. He has bipolar or ODD with ADHD. I know but can't get anyone to test him here. Please help me find someone out there. Willing to travel somewhat. Pam
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. oh, and both of the boys had been in play therapy for over a year. anyways someone at the hotline suggested that if it was really that serious and he was at risk for hurting himself or others that i should take him to the hospital to the kids psych ward. shortly after when nick tried to stab me with a pen thats exactly what i did. i took him to our local hospital(who unfortunately did not have a kids psych unit) but they were able to refer me to the university of Iowa children's hospital and clinics, which did and was only 20 minutes away. they kept Nicholas for 5 days, and determined by observation what everyone had been missing for the last year- that he was odd. they changed his meds to fight his body size( he was on to many stimulants) and put him on what i consider the miracle drug- risperdal. he is now and has been for over a year a normal 6 year old in all regards. actually was told by his teacher this year that he stays on task and is more of a leader than the other kids who aren't adhd/odd! quite a difference from last year and the visits to the principle.
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