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St. John's Wort and ADHD

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Paul Ballas, D.O., is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of...

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Friday, October 03, 2008
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Some parents have concerns about using stimulant medications to treat ADHD in young children. Parents sometimes feel these medications have too many side effects, including concerns about dangerous effects to cardiac health and may be worried about the potential for these medications for being abuse....
  1. ADHD and natural alternatives
    Anna Mock
    Thursday, October 09, 2008 at 10:23 AM

    Could you give some studies or evidence in regards to ADHD and effects of antioxidants, picnogenol and omega 3's. I know there  is evidence that shows it works.

    drugs are not always the answer but the AMA doesn't seem to want to admit that.

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  2. St. Johns Wort
    Lady Shadow
    Thursday, October 09, 2008 at 04:31 PM

    I currently use St John's Wort.  I started taking this after my partial historectomy 3yrs ago even thou I still have my ovaries I was haveing mood swings and it corrected this problem.  Then afther the first month I ran out and didn't take it for 2 weeks due to lack of money and noticed I was getting moodier as the days went by.  When I started taking it again it cured the problem, it was then I took note to the other problems I have.  I didn't realise it the first month but I have rumitoid arthritis and I get frequent sinus headaches due to alleries and the St John's Wort made my pain less.  Don't get me wrong I know it's not a cure all and don't work for every one but it really helped me a lot.  After my findings I recomended this to my older sister she has the same problems as me and also depression.  Finally I convinced my sister to try it for one month and stop taking it after that for a week or two, then start taking it again.  Within in the first week of restarting she found out it really does work.  Since then I have recommended this to other woman who have had a historectomy as well because they refuse hormones because cancer is so severe and even hormones alone increase your risk anyhow they to have found it helps.  A friend of mine has severe depression and has tried many different meds, I told her of this and to ask her Dr..   She did and is now taking it along with her current depression meds and has hardly any bad days anymore maybe one a month now as opposed to every other day or so.

    When ever I recommend St.  John's Wort to others I always tell them to ask there Dr.  just incase it could interfer with their current meds.

        

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    re: St. Johns Wort
    Jennifer Boberg
    Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 03:48 PM

    I used to use St. John's Wort and found it to be very helpful.  Like many herbals though they consentration and quality can vary from brand to brand.  The brand I was taking was no longer carried at the store i went to and I was unable to find it anywahere else.  Other brands have been too pricey.  Herbals can also vary from one batch of plants to another.  The manufacturer's don';t always check strength so you should investigate the manufacturer's practise when purchasing herbals.

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