ADD/ADHD (Kit #2)

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At 04:57 PM 4/29/04 -0000, Kit wrote:

>Dear Therese...Thanks for kind words. Definitely as you said thereare

>diagnoses for ADD. 10 years ago I couldn't find a Doc. All they could

>do is scream Prozac and send you away. I liked it, it didn't like me.

>Having tried all prozac meds, lithium, wellbutrin. Adderall and

>dexedriene worked the best for me. But speed kills and after 2 years

>I had to stop. Since 2002 I have been free of meds. Oh yes Ritalin

>was the first ADD drug. It was awful and late afternoon was when it

>started dropping you like a rock off cliff.

 

Kit, I'm happy you're off all the drugs. It sounds like you were a person

the medical profession used for experiments. Just this month a boy on

medication for bi-polar disorger committed suicide. One good thing--there

have been articles in the newspapers recently warning that doctors have to

be very careful in prescribing for teenagers.

 

> Astrology was my savior. I finally found something which held my

>interest. And in my opinion one of the keys to ADD life is finding

>that passion which drives you like no other.

 

Yes!! We've often said that about the ADHD child in our family. If she

could only find a way to channel the energy.

 

But my work has suffered terribly since leaving meds. Can study only

briefly in morning, then I'm reading babble which I can't retain.

 

Not a happy way to live....Straterra (spelling?) seems to be helping the

child in my family to concentrate and work. She greatly enjoys reading, but

math seems to give her trouble. She's only 7 years old. She gets a break

from medication on the weekends and sometimes during the summer. You can

tell it's localized--I mean it doesn't seem to leave permanent traces

because it's very obvious when it runs out. Then she's her normal crazy self.

 

I think part of my problem

>was alcohol/cocaine use 20 years ago. Another form of medication. The

>acute cocaine use caused systemic shortages of blood flow to brain,

>consequently I think that's why I'm adverse to all meds.

 

Oh, yes, that would be the result.

 

> Exercise is wonderful for me. With Mars rising in Sage I'm always

>doing something athletic. Overall besides miswired brain I'm in

>excellent health for 51. Also just tried Straterra for 1 day, didn't

>like side effects.

 

What were the side effects? For the child in my family, it took quite a

while for it to change her behavior. The drug seemed to need a buildup period.

 

I have one possible suggestion. In thousands of readings Edgar Cayce

recommended something called " The Radiac appliance. " It's some sort of

battery with carbon steel. It sits in ice water and is connected to the

wrists and ankles. Cayce said it balanced and harmonized the energies in

the body. I use it very moderately because I find it too calming. Makes me

sleepy. I notice though that if I'm feeling impatient or angry, using this

device seems to eliminate those Mars type feelings. I wonder if it might be

helpful for you. It's a bit pricy--around $200. It may be described on the

company's website: http://www.baar.com

 

Blessings,

Therese