ADHD Child Natural Medicines

[spicegirlie]

Hello, does anyone recommend any natural remedies or medicine to help my child? His teacher has highlighted signs of ADHD and it’s something we’ve recognised for some time, and he is 100 miles an hour and has a very short attention span, so I just want to try something herbal to slow him down a little bit and chill him out (he’s like the Tasmanian devil!) - I don’t want to go down the route of getting him properly tested and properly medicated yet, I was hoping I could try something herbal first.

I saw that Liposomal Magnesium seemed to be good? Any recommendations would be fab!

Thank you!

I have ADHD, as does one of my children.

There isn’t really a natural “cure”, because it’s a neurotype.

But things that help me (and would have helped as a child) are high quality supplementing (if needed), plenty of opportunity to get dopamine from physical activity or reading or other types of stimulation that aren’t only screen-based, healthy food. Also not constantly shaming for something they truly can’t help. I was told off endlessly as a child! For daydreaming, not listening getting things “wrong”, for my short attention span.

People with ADHD are always seeking dopamine because we’re low in it. Which means they tend to be creative or active or interested in lots of different things. So I would give him lots of things to be interested in! (But screens truly do make everything worse so I’d limit access to those.)

I think that omega 3 fish oils are really helpful when i remember to take them regularly, and a decent multivitamin, and a proper sleep pattern. Plenty of exercise. learning of strategies that help him regulate and focus

I think that its a long process to get diagnosis anyway, and in my experience, medication isnt something thats just offered, ( or it wasnt for me and my children). It isnt a reason to necessarily delay the process.

Having an assessment then treatment for Neuro Developmental Delay (retained reflexes) usually is beneficial those who are ND it calms your neuro system down.

The highest dose of omega 3 you can buy not for kids but the full strength one have a wee Google about it. I spoke to a leading specialist and they really want it to be prescribed on the NHS but obviously that will never happen.

Good sleep is always a god send too.

Getting them medicated is not a scary thing it's worth looking into

We try really hard to not get on at him. Our patience gets tested quite a lot, but we try and remember it’s not always his fault. We had his parents evening this week and I came out and just felt shamed by her, she said he was extremely disruptive, has little or no attention span, is intelligent when he puts his mind to it but ‘spoils himself’ - she knows he’s showing signs of ADHD and she is the SEN specialist in school but still made me feel like I was a bad mum and he was a bad kid. He absolutely loves football and he’s good at it, and it’s all he wants to do. He could run around a pitch all day without getting tired… but to sit down and learn, he just really struggles with the attention. He’s quite clever when he applies himself so I aren’t worried about his capability… he just doesn’t sit still. The good thing is, once we get him to bed, he does go to sleep quite good and sleeps a good 8-9 hours when he does! (He’s 8 year old btw!)

I’ll definitely look into those omega 3 recommendations though - and appreciate if anyone has tried the Mighty Kids Magnesium too please!

Enough sleep makes a huge difference.

All of my adult life I have gone to bed very late and then had 5-6 hours sleep max. I thought I was fine on this then our lives were turned upside down due to my DD having health issues and I started going to bed a lot earlier as it was my only way to have a break from the situation to be asleep. I'm now getting 8-9 hours sleep a night and waking up naturally. My ADD is much more manageable at the moment and my executive functioning much more reliable.

Epsom salt baths (making sure you follow the 'dose' according to age) are also good as we absorb magnesium really well this way which is good for ADHD.