Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Dear Vaidyas, I am after some advise on Ayurvedic, Chinese, Western herbs and Yogic treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Current medications include psychostimulants like Ritalin, Dexadrine, Adderall etc all which have severe side effects such as decreased appetite, hypertension, insomnia, nausea, irritability, rebound agitation, mood swings, nightmares, fatigue and sedation to name but a few. ADHD kids may have hyperactive behaviour, a lack of attention and difficulty concentrating. Most children with ADHD have signs of both hyperactivity and attention problems. Some children, though, may have only signs of inattention. I have only ever given Brahmi quite successfully to a 5 year old child who previously only had signs of inattention and his symptoms disappeared in 4 weeks with Brahmi. This is slowly becoming an epidemic here in the west probably due to lifestyle. However, I was after advice on which Ayurvedic and Yogic treatments to advise. I am sure that a combination of certain asana plus a herb(s) will be extremely beneficial, but I am not sure what to advise the parents who have kids as young as 4 or 5 with ADHD. Thank you in advance Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I think that it is especially important to first work with the parent's health. While a child with ADHD can have many gifts, parenting such an energetic child can be draining physically and emotionally. Also, when parents adopt Ayurvedic lifestyle, especially related to daily and seasonal routines, these will positively influence the child's health. Iam working with a teen with ADHD who as a child who would get into a headstand against the wall and read book! However, for some kids with ADHD, inverted poses would be much to stimulating for their vestibular systems. T - raynoronha ayurveda Monday, October 23, 2006 5:01 AM <ayurveda> ADHD Dear Vaidyas, I am after some advise on Ayurvedic, Chinese, Western herbs and Yogic treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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