Schools are usurping the role of your family doctor by diagnosing your child with ADHD or ADD. They are then telling you that you need to give the child add medication before they can come back to school. Many parents agree and go to their doctors to demand the ADD Medication. It isn't given the attention needed to make sure that treating ADD / ADHD with medication is the right path for you or your child.
ADD / ADHD Medications have many side effects like depression, suicidal thoughts, tics, unable to sleep and many others. Weight Loss for most people consider that a bonus instead of a side effect.
A study about this particular side effect was conducted with obese individuals that could not seem to loose weight. They were found that out of all the individuals attending the weight loss clinic that over 1/3 had ADD or ADHD. With those on medication able now to control some of their symptoms they were better able to stick to a diet and focus on losing weight. Those not on the ADD / ADHD medication increased in weight during that same time period.
More and more doctors are wondering if too many girls are taking add medication and too many boys on adhd medication. There are 5 to 7% of children suffering with ADD or ADHD and 4.4% of adults. These are the numbers in Canada and similar ratios are seen in every country.
Throughout the country from New Hampshire to New Mexico and around the world every parent is concerned about what goes into their child. This includes the huge number of medications that are approved for use in children. One of the biggest medicines to be given to children is for ADD / ADHD.
In New Hampshire they have the highest rate of children prescribed with add medication in the country. It is a crime for someone to suggest that your child needs some add / adhd medication other then your doctor. This is a similar situation throughout the world.
More doctors are becoming aware that many of today's ADD / ADHD sufferers need more then just to manage the symptoms with medication. Medical doctors and psychologists are endorsing new techniques like, biofeedback, social skills, language deficit training and group therapy.
