ADD/ADHD

Attention-Deficit/Dyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) is an illness characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The most commonly diagnosed behavior disorder in young persons, ADHD affects an estimated 3% to 5% of school-age children.

ADD/ADHD Symptoms

Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are the key behaviors of ADD/ADHD

Children who have symptoms of inattention may:

• Be easily distracted, miss details, forget things, and frequently switch from one activity to another
• Have difficulty focusing on one thing
• Be easily distracted, miss details, forget things, and frequently switch from one activity to another
• Become bored with a task after only a few minutes, unless they are doing something enjoyable
• Have difficulty focusing attention on organizing and completing a task or learning something new
• Have trouble completing or turning in homework assignments, often losing things (e.g., pencils, toys, assignments) needed to complete tasks or activities
• Not seem to listen when spoken to Daydream, become easily confused, and move slowly
• Have difficulty processing information as quickly and accurately as others Struggle to follow instructions

Children who have symptoms of hyperactivity may:

• Fidget and squirm in their seats
• Talk nonstop
• Fidget and squirm in their seats
• Dash around, touching or playing with anything and everything in sight
• Have trouble sitting still during dinner, school, and story time
• Be constantly in motion Have difficulty doing quiet tasks or activities

Children who have symptoms of impulsivity may:

• Be very impatient
• Blurt out inappropriate comments, show their emotions without restraint, and act without regard for consequences
• Have difficulty waiting for things they want or waiting their turns in games
• Often interrupt conversations or others' activities

What Causes ADD/ADHD

Experts do not know the exactly cause about ADD/ADHD

Studies show that the brain chemical known as neurotransmitters, dopamine, may play a role in ADD/ADHD. Dopamine is an important chemical that carries signals between nerves in the brain. It is linked to many functions, including movement, sleep, mood, attention, and learning

Medications for ADD/ADHD

Current medications DO NOT CURE ADD/ADHD according to the National Institute of Mental Health(NIMH)

Two groups of medications prescribed by doctors, Amphetamines and Reuptake Inhibitors

• Amphetamines are neurotoxic (Adderall, Vyvanse)
• Reuptake Inhibitors deplete neurotransmitters(Concerta, Ritalin,Strttera)

Side effects

All amphetamines are "neurotoxins"' causing permanent brain damage
Reuptake Inhibitors deplete neurotransmitters

The most common side effects of ADHD drugs include:

• difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
• sleepiness
• uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body
• dizziness
• jitters
• headaches
• dry mouth
• stomach pain
• diarrhea
• nausea
• vomiting
• loss of appetite
• weight loss
• fever
• sweating

Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of these symptoms call your doctor immediately:

• fast or pounding heartbeat
• chest pain
• shortness of breath
• fainting
• slow or difficult speech
• weakness or numbness of an arm or leg
• seizures
• hallucinating (seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist)
• believing things that are not true
• feeling unusually suspicious of others
• aggression
• irritability
• mood swings
• frenzied, abnormally excited mood
• seizures
• hives
• rash
• swelling of the eyes, face, tongue, lips, or mouth
• blurred vision or other vision problems

Lisdexamfetamine may cause sudden death in children and teenagers, especially children and teenagers who have heart defects or serious heart problems. This medication also may cause sudden death, heart attack or stroke in adults, especially adults who have heart defects or serious heart problems. Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking this medication.

Lisdexamfetamine may slow children's growth or weight gain. Your child's doctor will watch his or her growth carefully

Our Special Treatment Restore Health

We stimulate the nervous system by optimizing some special points with special therapeutic method to restore the neurotransmitters

How do you feel when transmitters are restored

• You notice that you sleep better
• Think more clearly
• Slower to anger
• Feel more at peace and relaxed
• You find you're more positive
• Focused and motivated
• These feelings begin to replace negative thoughts, hopelessness and depression.