| There are many herbal and natural remedies | | | | This is an amino acid that makes up the |
| out that may be helpful. Good herbs for | | | | building blocks of dopamine. If taken before |
| promoting calm are Mellissa, Passiflora, | | | | meals, L-tyrosine can act somewhat like a |
| Chamomile, Skullcap, Albizza bark, which all | | | | stimulant, with no side effects. An |
| help for depression. Herbs like the ones | | | | individual may take a dose of 500 mg-1500 mg |
| mentioned are very safe. They can be bought | | | | up to three times a day. L-tyrosine is a good |
| at a local health food store and experimented | | | | alternative to a stimulant because its |
| with as teas. For real help, it is highly | | | | effects are softer than those of drugs like |
| recommended to seek out a competant herbalist | | | | Ritalin and Adderall. Additionally, it wears |
| to prescribe a formula that is designed for | | | | off a lot easier and is much less harsh on |
| your child, individually. | | | | the body. L-tyrosine can also be taken with |
| | | | prescription stimulants to enhance their |
| I have found TCM (Traditional Chinese | | | | effect. |
| Medicine)herbal treatment to be very helpful | | | | |
| for ADHD. But, of course you need to find a | | | | DLPA is the amino acid precursor for |
| highly qualified individual, with a long | | | | norepinephrine. This neurotransmitter has |
| track record of success. Another thing to | | | | been shown to be low in ADHD. Another |
| look for is the willingness to discuss your | | | | effective supplement is called SAME, which |
| child's individual case, and then follow up | | | | can help with low grade depression, present |
| with you. | | | | in people with ADHD. SAME can be somewhat |
| | | | stimulating as well, and has been |
| The key to finding helpful remedies is to | | | | demonstrated to be helpful with the chronic |
| research, investigate and be smart about what | | | | pain condition fibromyalgia. |
| you buy and put into your body. With ADHD, | | | | |
| you need to be extra careful, because the | | | | A nutrient that can be helpful in treating |
| bodies of ADHD sufferers can be more | | | | the symptoms of ADHD is PhosphatidylSerine, a |
| sensitive than most. Some natural products | | | | phospholipid found in brain cells, |
| that can be helpful in easing symptoms of the | | | | specifically neurons. Another supplement, |
| disorder are available on the market. | | | | beneficial for treating ADHD anxiety and |
| | | | depression is 5htp, an amino acid precursor |
| Sheba Hospital, in Israel has developed a | | | | for the neurotransmitter serotonin. It |
| safe, natural ADHD treatment. The herbal | | | | actually increases the amount of serotonin in |
| compound called "Clarity" has proven highly | | | | your brain, and can be quite helpful. SSRI |
| effective in clinical trials. | | | | antidepressants only recycle the serotonin |
| | | | that already exists in your brain; therefore |
| One nutrient that can be helpful in treating | | | | 5htp is in some ways more effective. |
| the symptoms of ADHD is called L-tyrosine. | | | | |