Posted: 17 November 2009 at 3:15pm | IP Logged

My 14 year old daughter is currently getting Neurofeedback treatments for ADhD (inattentive type) and other coexisting issues.  It is still too early to tell, but we have noticed improved mood, emotion control, and she is more conversational.  She has only had 4 treatments and I would expect her to have about 20 total.  I will report more later as we see results. 

The QEEG Brain Mapping was amazing...they read my daughter like a book.  I'm not sure if all Neurofeedback facilities offer this or not, but it is a fantastic test for those who have more going on than just ADHD.

BTW - I researched this a ton before taking my daughter.  I was skeptical and wondered why I hadn't heard of it before since it was suposedly so effective. (Research shows that 4 out of 5 will see positive results)....I think that the answer is that it is just really new technology.  Our doctors were educated at The University of Chicago and Northwestern.....pretty legit schools.   So we are trying it.

Best of Luck to you...

Posted: 25 November 2009 at 6:20am | IP Logged

Ok...just wanted to update you....

Parent teacher conferences were yesterday.  Every teacher said that they noticed significant improvement in my 14 year old daughter's mood and focus since she started the Neurofeedback treatments.  She has only had about 6 treatments so far. 

I know that there are a lot of other products on the market that all aim to get the brain waves in a proper pattern.  I went with the Neurofeedback to target it better rather than a "one size fits all" sort of approach.  But we had more issues than just ADhD. 

We have the Dance Dance Revolution game.  I am not sure that it does the same thing....you have to be pretty coordinated so it really goes beyond training concentration...but that is just my opinion.

Will update again soon.

Bets of luck to you all. 

Posted: 26 April 2010 at 11:35am | IP Logged

Hi 100mph I'm so happy to hear that you have had good results with NFT. We have had similar results.  My daughter was on 70mg Vyvanse and 20mg Lexapro for her ADhD and GAD.  She has Trichotillomania which is similar to tics, but instead of a tic she compulsively pulls her hair (mostly brows and lashes).  She used to have no life outside of school and homework with lots of tears and stress. 

I'm not sure how many NFTs she has had.  They have been working on both the ADhD and Anxiety.  She loves her NF psychologist and the NFT have significantly changed her life.  She is now going to the library with a friend after school. She is much more relaxed about studying and more social. 

We reduced her Vyvanse to 40mg early on and last week we completely eliminated the Vyvanse.  The Psychiatrist said that it should take her about 3 weeks to adjust and see if she can perform without it.  Maybe we should have titrated better.  She was exhausted after day 3 or 4 but seems to be doing better now on day 10.  Her mood is better too.

Now we are trying NFT to help with the Trichotillomania.

I will try to keep posting with future results.

Best of luck to all of you. 

Posted: 15 May 2010 at 9:17pm | IP Logged

Hi,
My experience with NFT is actually not that great! My 6 year old daughter is under the treatment right now! Initially, she was improving a little bit. BUt then when the doc switched around the spots to adjust her brainwave. It confuses her a lot. Now,she is even more anxious and screaming amost every evening.

I am struggling if I should continue to let her keep doing NFT. What do you guys think about??