over medicating kids with ADD and AHD

senko · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 10

Hello. I'm 29 year old male and I have some very important questions. You see, about three months my only son has been diagnosed with one behavior abnormality called ADHD! I really don’t know a lot about this but I know that the initiative came from his teachers in school and school psychiatrist. He couldn’t focus on studding or listening what his teachers were telling him.
Anyway, his doctor prescribed him some medications which we are giving him for these last three months! Yesterday I have read an article in which says that in most cases these kids with ADD and ADHD are in most cases overmedicated. What does this mean? Should we stop giving him these medications?

geraldine · Silver Member Joined: 25 Aug 2002 Posts: 233

Hello. I have just read your post and decided to write you immediately before you do some damage to your child.
What ever you do- you shouldn’t stop with your child’s treatment. He needs those medications and stopping could only do more damage!
Article that you’ve read is probably talking about long-term medications for children. It is true that when we teach our children at a young age to rely on medications, we could be making a generation of pill users. He shouldn’t use his medications longer then prescribed and after it- there are some alternative treatments. The symptoms of ADD can be controlled through Biofeedback system- computer images and sounds that show what's going on in the brain

over medicating kids with ADD and AHD

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