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<blockquote data-quote="JoanneG" data-source="post: 365" data-attributes="member: 2827"><p>Karla,My son is diagnosis is ADHD with learning disabilities. he is 12. I come from a highly drug dependent family and was hesitatnt to put him on medications. we tried diet first and it made a difference but it was not enough. Our neurologist said to omit Red dye 40 and yellow lake 40 from his diet . also to omit processed sugar and caffine. it made a difference and to this day if he has red dye he gets wacky.Red dye is everywhere. he was visiting his father for the weekend and came home off the wall. I asked what he at and he said he had KFC. I looked online and at the time ( i am not sure if it still does ) KFC added red dye to their chicken coating to give it a golden cooked look. it was also in their potato wedges. We now have him on adderall.he does best with that. the way it was explained to me was that because he has an addictive family history he would be more likely to be addictive if it was not properly controled. They say that a child that goes untreated and diagnosed is 95% more likely to become a sunstance abuser than a child with out ADD / ADHD. They unknowigly self medicate. Speed is not speed for them it is a downer. so it all makes sense. I am not ADD/ ADHD and on accident late one night during a family crisis, I went to my bag I packed and took to asprin i took 2 ritilan i didnt sleep for 3 days. it works different for them than it would for some who does not have it . I could become addicted. It was good <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> . the house was cleaner than ever (lol) I have a friend who treats purley with diet and vitamins she has great success. It is a lot of work. I have 4 kids and unfortunatly dont have the time. and adderall is definatly easier for me and allows me to give all children equal time . You have to research it and find what is best for you. I am a believer that there is not any one perfect answer. their are alot of great answers its just what works for your child and your family the best . I have guilt about not putting the effort into a more natural answer but my family was suffering . Good luck Joanne</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoanneG, post: 365, member: 2827"] Karla,My son is diagnosis is ADHD with learning disabilities. he is 12. I come from a highly drug dependent family and was hesitatnt to put him on medications. we tried diet first and it made a difference but it was not enough. Our neurologist said to omit Red dye 40 and yellow lake 40 from his diet . also to omit processed sugar and caffine. it made a difference and to this day if he has red dye he gets wacky.Red dye is everywhere. he was visiting his father for the weekend and came home off the wall. I asked what he at and he said he had KFC. I looked online and at the time ( i am not sure if it still does ) KFC added red dye to their chicken coating to give it a golden cooked look. it was also in their potato wedges. We now have him on adderall.he does best with that. the way it was explained to me was that because he has an addictive family history he would be more likely to be addictive if it was not properly controled. They say that a child that goes untreated and diagnosed is 95% more likely to become a sunstance abuser than a child with out ADD / ADHD. They unknowigly self medicate. Speed is not speed for them it is a downer. so it all makes sense. I am not ADD/ ADHD and on accident late one night during a family crisis, I went to my bag I packed and took to asprin i took 2 ritilan i didnt sleep for 3 days. it works different for them than it would for some who does not have it . I could become addicted. It was good :censored2: . the house was cleaner than ever (lol) I have a friend who treats purley with diet and vitamins she has great success. It is a lot of work. I have 4 kids and unfortunatly dont have the time. and adderall is definatly easier for me and allows me to give all children equal time . You have to research it and find what is best for you. I am a believer that there is not any one perfect answer. their are alot of great answers its just what works for your child and your family the best . I have guilt about not putting the effort into a more natural answer but my family was suffering . Good luck Joanne [/QUOTE]
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