Testimonials about ADD and ADHD

My son is 14 years old. He was diagnosed with borderline ADD about 4 years ago. His problem was keeping quiet during class time. His teachers dubbed him the “class clown”, even though he insisted that he wasn’t vying for that title. His doctor put him on Adderal and then Adderal RX. While this drug helped him get a bit under control it took a toll on him. He didn’t eat very much, and as we all know a young boy eats a lot. He didn’t sleep very much, and was irritable. These were the possible side effects that we were told would happen. Living with a pre-teen coming up on teenage years is difficult in its own right but put these side effects in the mix and it was unbearable.
I learned of the Doctor’s treatments at a church meeting and thought that I would give this a try since it involved no drugs. We took him off the drugs and started with the adjustments and allergy reduction. His teachers reported that he sat in class better and was better behaved, (I didn’t tell them he wasn’t taking the Adderal anymore). That alone was proof that there was something to this allergy reduction. We found that he was allergic, however small, to quite a few things that he both loved and hated. I am anxious to see how he does with his hay fever this spring and summer.
I know the whole idea seems far fetched, and I too was skeptical at first, but I have experienced it first hand. Living with my teenager is back to being difficult just because of his age and not his ADD.
Chris W.

When Kevin was 3 he was diagnosed as having ADHD. After trying diet changes, allergy testing and behavior modification techniques, we reluctantly agreed to put Kevin on Ritalin. The medication did its job as far as slowing him down a bit, but he suffered many side effects. In 2 years he grew only 2 inches and did not gain any weight at all. He cried easily, had trouble sleeping, no appetite, and would "zone out" quite often. Finally at age 6 we made the decision to stop giving him Ritalin. He grew 6 inches in less than 1 year and gained nearly 15 pounds. His sleeping and eating patterns were still erratic, and the schoolwork was horrible…his writing was illegible and math made no sense to him. We brought him in for chiropractic care, twice a week for 6 weeks. This past week when I went to his parent-teacher conference, the first thing the teacher asked me was had we put Kevin back on Ritalin. I said no, and she showed me samples of Kevin's work and showed me the sudden improvement…for the first time his writing is in the lines, it is easy to read and much more age appropriate. Although he still tends to move around more than the average child does, he is able to concentrate, answer questions correctly and is reading better than most of his class!
Mary A.