my daughter has been diagnosed w/ ADHD | ADHD Information

 I have a daughter that is 10 and a son 12. My son has been diagnosed with ADHD and ODD since he was 4. Now my daughter has been diagnosed with the same. Does anyone know of an herb I can try . I am not ready to start trying all the meds with her like I did with my son.

Thanks, Jennie

My favorite is the Omega fatty acids. You can get them as fish oil or flax seed oil. Try going to the Alternatives treatments board here and reading about those and the other things people here have tried. Your head will spin from all the info!


There's also a buzz about caffine on this board.  It's not an herb, but it's not a med either and should work effectively as a stim.  We've tried it on and off, but not consistently enough to give you any hard evidence.  It seems to help though.I've tried caffiene & on my ADHD/inattentive DD it has no effect whatsoever. I guess it depends on the child. My daughter is 11 & does great on supplements. We give her Omega3, flax seed, vitamin E (200 IU) & a good multi. I second what Barb said: read up on these & more on the alternatives board here. Theres lots of info. Thanks for the info. I will give it a try.