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Suggest Whether Ayurveda Treatment Is Advisable For ADHD
hello sir,madam
my son is 8 yrs old and he suffering from adhd, we had consulted a child specialist in hyderabad. he has suggested parental counselling, diet control etc, but there no improvement, please guide us further if we can go for aryurvedic treatment?
my son is 8 yrs old and he suffering from adhd, we had consulted a child specialist in hyderabad. he has suggested parental counselling, diet control etc, but there no improvement, please guide us further if we can go for aryurvedic treatment?
Tue, 30 Sep 2014
sir,
thanks for visiting us.
as we are experts in a different field,its difficult to comment about ayurvedic treatment.
from my side i can help you with this advice
1.psychological /behavioural interventions
2.tell the school to help and support you in this,coz one teacher to one child is usually required for ADHD on a long term basis which actually is not possible in normal schools,which is why you need to have a meeting with the school to how tk things further in helping your child(small things like working in small groups, reward systems can help and motivation can help)
3.would be the last person to advise for drugs,only if behavioural and other supportive therapy is not helping much ,as drugs have lots of side effects...however ritalin (methylphenidate) can be given twice daily (morning and afternoon to be given, as evening dose can affect sleep,s not given )
side effects (weight and growth can be affected ,with hypertension )
drug holiday is considered once a year
regards,
dr sowmya
thanks for visiting us.
as we are experts in a different field,its difficult to comment about ayurvedic treatment.
from my side i can help you with this advice
1.psychological /behavioural interventions
2.tell the school to help and support you in this,coz one teacher to one child is usually required for ADHD on a long term basis which actually is not possible in normal schools,which is why you need to have a meeting with the school to how tk things further in helping your child(small things like working in small groups, reward systems can help and motivation can help)
3.would be the last person to advise for drugs,only if behavioural and other supportive therapy is not helping much ,as drugs have lots of side effects...however ritalin (methylphenidate) can be given twice daily (morning and afternoon to be given, as evening dose can affect sleep,s not given )
side effects (weight and growth can be affected ,with hypertension )
drug holiday is considered once a year
regards,
dr sowmya
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