subject: If Your Child is Hyperactive, Here Are 3 Good Reasons Not to Use Psychostimulants [print this page] If your child is hyperactive, you may be wondering what treatment is the best. You may also start to question why psychostimulants are always the first treatment option. But if your child has ADHD, can this type of drug really get him back on track, calm the hyperactivity and increase attention span and improve concentration?
Let us have a look at attention span. It is a curious ADHD fact that hyperactive kids have great attention spans when they play video games, watch TV and when they do sports as well. But ask them to concentrate on homework and they immediately seem to have problems. Is this connected with the reward neurotransmitters dopamine and the action ones which are norepinephrine closely related to the energy one known as adrenaline?
This is a fascinating area of research and the National Institutes of Health in collaboration with the University of Hampshire have granted $400,000 for a two year research project to investigate as to why ADHD teenagers and hyperactive kids seem to have this problem. The researchers hope to establish what exactly is normal attention and what is impaired attention. The hope is that this may help to make more sophisticated drugs and to avoid unnecessary medication.
This brings us to the over prescription of the psychostimulant drugs which is now worrying parents and doctors nationwide. It seems that nobody knows how exactly a stimulant drug can actually help when the child is hyperactive. It is paradoxical to say the least and then the drugs seem to upset the delicate balance of the neurotransmitters anyway, because they are all closely linked to our sleep and eating habits.
Many parents feel strongly that the fact that these drugs are shrouded in mystery as to how exactly they work is the first good reason not to use them.
The second good reason not to use them when your child is hyperactive is the fact that they are a temporary stopgap and they will certainly reduce hyperactivity in the short run. But they will never address the real problem of ADHD.
The third good reason not to use them is the cost. Many parents feel that as their efficacy and safety is in some doubt, they cannot possibly justify spending more than $150 a month for Adderall XR, for example, if they are not covered by their health insurance.
If your child is hyperactive and suffers from ADHD, would you like to learn about a much cheaper, safer and far more effective option in the long run? I have set up a website where this is all explained. Why not check it out?
If Your Child is Hyperactive, Here Are 3 Good Reasons Not to Use Psychostimulants
By: Robert William Locke
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