HI I HAVE 4 CHILDREN WITH ADHD BUT I REFUSE TO PUT THEM ON ANY MED. I WILL START WITH MY OLDEST? HIS NAME IS ZACK AND HE IS 12 . WE HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN SEEING A HOMEOPATH FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW ? FIRST REMEDIE WAS HYOSCYAMUS 1M THOUGHT IT WAS WORKING BUT STOP AND REPEATED BUT NOTHING. NEXT TARENTULA 1M BUT NOTHING NEXT TUBERCULINUM 200C NOTHING NEXT ANACARDIUM 200C WORSE NEXT BARYTA GROMATA 200C BROUGHT OUT MORE DEPRESSION.NEXT THUJA LM1 MORE RESTLESS NOTHING.NOW NUX VOMICA 1M MORE IRRITABLE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF NOW NOT SURE WHAT TO TRY NEXT IF THIS DONT WORK THE DR. THINKS MAYBE NAT. MUR. HERE IS ZACKS STORY? ZACK WAS A C-SECTION DUE TO GETTING STUCK ON PELVIC BONE WAS POST TERRIOR . CAME OUT WITH TERRIBLE CONE HEAD ! BUT WAS VERY ALLERT BRIGHT EYED AND SEEM TO HAVE EYE CONTACT RIGHT AWAY THE DOCTORS WE EVEN AMAZED SAID THE MOST ALLERT BABY THEY HAD EVER SEEN WEIGHED 8-1-1/2 LOTS OF DARK HAIR ALSO HAD DARK HAIR ON HIS EARS BUT EVENTUALLY FELL OUT. NOT FAIR SKINNED MORE OF A DARK RED LIKE A LITTLE INDIAN BOY. I WAS A FIRST TIME NURSER AND VERY NURVOUS ZACK WAS NOT A BABY WHO LATCHED ON VERY GOOD SEEM LIKE IT TOOK ME FOREVER AND HE WAS UP EVERY ONE TO TWO HOURS TO NURSE. ALSO NEVER LIKE TO SLEEP UNLESS IN BED WITH ME. AND I USUALLY HAD TO DANCE AND BOUNCE HIM TO SLEEP LIKE TO BE CARRIED ON MY HIP FACING FORWARD WELL THEN CAME THE EAR INFECTIONS ONE AFTER THE OTHER ! HE WAS ON ATIBIOTICS FOR NINE MONTHS STRIAGHT ! NOTHING EVER SEEMED TO CLEAR THEM UP! TROUGH ALL OF THIS HE NEVER CRIED MUCH WAS VERY GOOD EXCEPT WOULDNT SLEEP.LATER ON FOUND OUT HE WAS ALLERGIC TO EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN ! SOMETHINGS HE WOULD EAT WOULD MAKE HIM VOMIT UP TILL NOW SOMETIMES NOT SURE IF ITS THE FOOD OR WHAT JUST GUESSING ALSO GETS CAR SICK . TOOK HIM TO A ALLERGY DR. AND HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING TRYED THE ALLERGIE SHOTS FOR 5 YEARS SEEM TO HELP SOME WHAT BUT STILL HAD TO KEEP HIM ANO ALLIMANATION DIET. NEXT WE TRIED NAET DR. TO TRY AND TAKE ALLERGIES OUT BUT DIDNT WORK THEY KEPT FALLING THROUGH ! ALTHOUGH SENCE THE HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO KEEP MILK DOWN WITHOUT VOMITING IT UP BUT NOW HE CANT LEAVE IT ALONE HE CRAVES IT WOULD DRINK A GALLON A DAY IF I LET HIM. WELL WE GAVE UP ON THAT AND NOW TRYING HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES GETTING WORRIED STILL NOTHING HOPING YOU CAN HELP. ZACK STARTED SCHOOL AT 5 THEY HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT HE WAS EASILY DISTRACTED AND LIKE TO TALK TO MUCH BUT NTO MUCH OF A PROBLEM TILL ABOUT 5TH GRADE WHEN HIS GRADES WENT FROM ALL A'S TO B'S AND EVERY YEAR HAS GOTTEN WORSE ! THIS YEAR HE IS REALLY STRUGGLING AND I NO THIS IS SO HURTFULL TO HIM BECAUSE HE NEVER EVEN HAD TO STUDY TO GET THESE GRADES . THIS YEAR HE IS EVEN FAILING A FEW SUBJECTS SO UNLIKE HIM. I RECENTLY GOT CALLED TO COME IN FOR A CONFERENCE WITH HIS TEACHERS AND HERES WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY? THEY ALL SAY THAT ZACK IS VERY INTELLIGENT AND NOT USING HIS FULL POTENTIAL , ALSO THAT HE IS VERY UNORGANIZED FORGETS HIS PAPERS AND BOOKS HE NEEDS FROM CLASS TO CLASS AND HAS TO GO BACK AND GET THEM. ALSO THAT HE TALKS TO MUCH AND VERY DISTRACTIBLE ,SOMETIMES DREAMS,AND WHEN HE GETS IN TROUBLE HE TAKES IT RIGHT TO HEART EVEN THE SLIGHTEST REPRIMAND EITHER MAKES HIM MAD AND HE WILL WALK AWAY POUTING AND HOLDING BACK TEARS AS IF SOMEONE HAS KILLED HIS DOG ONE OF THE TEACHERS SAID.ONE THING WE DONT AGREE ON IS THAT HE IS VERY SHY ! THEY SAY THAT HE ISNT AT ALL , OH BUT HE VERY MUCH IS EXSPEACIALLY IF SOMETHING IS NEW OR IF HE DOESNT KNOW YOU . HE BARELY WILL LOOK AT THE DR. OR ANSWER HIM SEEMS TO KEEP ALOT INSIDE . BUT HE WILL CONFIDE IN ME WHEN HE DECIDES TOO. IN FACT HE TOLD ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT HE THINKS ABOUT SUICIDE ALOT. OF COURSE I BROKE DOWN IN TO TEARS AND SO DID HE . BUT THEN LATER TOLD ME HE JUST THINKS ABOUT IT BUT WOULDNT REALLY DO IT . TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER I THINK NOT SURE? WELL ZACK IS SUPOSE TO BRING HOME A PROGRAM FOLDER THAT IS TO BE SIGNED BY ALL OF HIS TEACHERS TO LET ME KNOW WHEN HE IS TO HAVE A TEST OR WHEN HOMEWORK IS DUE . THE FIRST DAY HE CAME HOME WITHOUT IT SAYS HE LOST IT OR LEFT IT IN HIS LAST CLASS WELL THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS AND FINALLY FOUND IT IN HIS LOCKER WHICH IS A MESS. NOW HE COMES HOME WITH IT SIGNED WHEN HE REMEBERS AND SOMETIMES WHEN HE DOES HAVE THE ASSIGNMET WROTE DOWN HE WILL STILL NOT HAVE EITHER THE BOOKS HE NEEDS OR EVEYTHING HE NEEDS TO COMPLETE HIS HOMEWORK OR STUDY FOR TEST WITH. WHEN I ASK HIM ABOUT IT HE WILL GET VERY UPSET! FIRST MAD ADN THEN INTO TEARS ! THEN HE WILL YELL IM JUST STUPID OK IM AN IDIOT HE'LL YELL AND SLAM THE WALLS OR KICK THEM EVEN HIT HIMSELF ON OCCASION. I REALLY DO THINKS HE FORGETS BECAUSE HE WILL GET INTO HIS BACK PACK TO SHOW ME THAT HE'S GOT WHAT HE THINKS HE'S GOT AND THEN BE TOTALLY DISSAPOINTED WHEN THERE NOT IN THERE . OH ZACK ALSO TENDS TO GET REVED UP LIKE A WATCH THAT YOU'VE WOUND TO TIGHT AND CAN GET IT UNWOUND VERY IMUTURE ACTING WHEN HE GETS LIKE THIS ! SOMETIMES HAS UNCONTROLLABLE LAUGHING AND SMILING WHEN HE'S GETTING INTO TROUBLE . OH ANOTHER POINT HIS TEACHERS MADE WAS THAT WHEN HE DID GET SCOLED FOR EVEN THE SLIGHTEST THING THAT ZACK SEEM TO BE BOTHERED BY IT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AS IF HE WORE IT ON HIS SLEVE THEY SAY. ZACK IS NOT VERY GOOD ABOUT TAKING CARE OF HIS THINGS EITHER. BUT IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS LOOKS HE WILL GO BACK AND FORTH TO THE MIRROR IN THE MORNING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEY HAIR IS JUST THE WAY HE WANTS IT AND HIS CLOTHES ARE JUST THE WAY HE WANT S THEM TOO. JUST RECENTLY HE'S BEEN ASKING IF HES GETTING FAT? SOMETHING I DONT THINK HE WILL EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. OH ZACK ALSO HAS A PROBLEM IF HE IS NOT THE BEST OR NUMBER 1 KILLS HIM IF SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING BETTER THAN HIM EXSPECAILLY HIS YOUNGER BROTHER. HE WILL EVEN GO SO FAR AS TO TELL HIS BROTHER THAT WHAT EVER IT IS THERE DOING THAT HE CAN DO IT BETTER EVEN IF I THINK HE KNOWS BETTER SOMETIMES. ZACK IS VERY GOOD AT SPORTS HIS GYM TEACHER SAYS HE IS ONE OF HIS NUMBER 1 ATHELETES . AND THAT ZACK CAN GET A SKILL DOWN IN SECONDS THEN HE GETS BORED AND THIS GETS HIM INTO TROUBLE BECAUSE HE WILL GOOF OFF. ONE LAST THING HE ALSO THINKS THAT WE LOVE HIS SIBLINGS MORE THAN HIM . RIGHT NOW ZACK CAN NOT SIT STILL EVEN TO WATCH TELEVISION CONSTANTLY WIGGLING HIS LEGS OR TAPPING HIS FACE WITH HIS FINGERS ! JUST CANNOT SIT STILL AT ALL ! OH HIS FOOD CRAVINGS ARE SWEETS , CHILI,SPAGETTI,HOT SAUCE WILL POUR ON BREAD AND EAT IT . PIZZA , WILL SNEAK CANDY BARS FROM SCHOOL AND I WILL FIND THE RAPPERS UNDER HIS BED WHILE CLEANING. OH ZACK ALSO HAS A HABIT OF BEING GUILTY WHEN NOT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH BECAUSE OF THIS? WELL BETTER STOP HERE HOPE I HAVENT CONFUSED YOU . APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS CYNTHIA

cynthis, i thought i was reading about my own son!!! PLEASE look into the possibility of seeing someone called a specific chiropractor. they adjust ONLY the top two bones in your neck and are known for helping kids with these problems. it is not a homeopathic remedy but i KNOW it will help you and your son!!! what area of the country do you live in? i am in western new york and know of a great one here! he could probably direct you to one in your area...good luck to you... : )

Cynthia...I'm 43 and was diagnosed last week
with ADHD, and refuse to do the meds. But, this is what I've hit upon over the internet and a nutritionist...Pycnologenol (hope I spelled that right)-or grapeseed extract/pills-take your choice-the grapeseed
supposedly works the same and is less expensive...flaxseed oil...5-HTP...I don't want to tell you anything because I think you should look it up on the internet, to be responsible. Also, look up sacro-cranial therapy for your son that had a difficult birth...its a gentle hands on touch therapy.
I just saw on TV a show on some sort of neuro-therapy that trains kids to exercise their frontal lobes so they can concentrate
(as that is where ADHDers are lacking), thereby bypassing drugs of any kind.They had one 12 year old boy that was real wild, a human ping pong ball, and after 40 sessions turned him completely around. So far, they are thinking it has lifelong permanent results. Wish I could be more help, but, good
luck!-Heidi

Thanks for the info but i have already tried everything you've mentioned,but nothing work! I beleave that if we find the right remedie this will work I just know it will! thanks for your reply! cynthia

An excellent book which you might like to read is "Rage-Free Kids" by Judith Reichenberg-Ullman, and Robert Ullman. (A USA book - prima publishing www.primahealth.com)
It covers ADHD in detail. You may find something useful here to share with your homeopath.

ISBN 0-7615-2027-9.

Best wishes
Sharon www.homeopath.uk.com

Cynthia ~ I personally have watched a severely affected little boy(diagnosed ADHD at age 2, one of the youngest ever diagnosed in Australia)become basically your normal little 5 year-old within 2 weeks of going rigorously gluten-free in his diet. His speedy improvement surprised everyone -- adults and even teens can take up to a year to carefully work themselves off medication, even after going completely off the triggering food -- whereas he was able to stop his medication within the first month. Check out excellent info on the gluten/ADHD connection at: http://www.panix.com/~donwiss
See especially the articles by Ron Hoggan (himself an adult ADD sufferer) and Dr. Kalle Reichelt. Also check out the links to similar info on the milk intolerance sites. Ron experienced amazing improvement in all areas once he was diagnosed as gluten intolerant and went strictly gluten-free.

Cynthia,
I would suggest you try Stramonium 200CH three times per day for one month. You may also add Aethusa 200CH to this. Stramonium has done it for me in many such cases.

IMHO I would be afraid that dosing at 200ch would cause terrible proving problems where the remedy is imprinted on the person. By adding yet another remedy to this would confuse the issue and you would not know which had worked. I should add that I am basically a classical homeopath and do realise that eclectic prescribers and those who follow Eisayaga do prescribe differently so this is purely my view and will be the view of other classical homeopaths on this BB.

I am wondering about calc carb in this case as the boy sounds very sensitive, has the vomiting and then craving for milk, the ravenous hunger and 'weeping from admonition'; also the suicidal element is calc. Stram and Calc are of course complementary, and I don't want to trample that suggestion. Like Ricky, I practice in the classical way so I look for a single remedy to cover both the milk symptoms (aeth.)and the fear and sensistiviy(stram). If you decide to investigate this suggestion I would recommend you discuss it with your homoeopath first and maybe try a gentle potency such as a 30, as this would have a marked effect if it is well chosen. Your son sounds like he needs to be treated gently.