Can't Get ADHD Drugs? Change to medication-free treatment.

ADHD meds are in short supply and if you haven’t noticed yet – chances are you will.

Hundreds of patients are finding that their pharmacies don’t have enough pills to fill their prescriptions. The problem lies with the troubled partnership between drug manufacturers and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Pharmaceutical companies are out to maximize their profits …the DEA wants to minimize drug abuse. Caught in the middle are millions of children and adults who rely on the pills to help them stay calm and focused.

Here’s an idea – forget the drugs and choose a medication-free form of treatment. No dependency, no worry of pill shortages, and no fear of abuse.

ADHD affects approximately 3-5% of school age children in the U.S. The majority of children are treated with stimulant medication. Alternative treatments will bypass the risk of developing cardiovascular toxicity of amphetamine and methylphenidate.

My preferred alternative method of treatment is Neurofeedback – specifically EEG Biofeedback with the BrainPaint system. EEG Biofeedback is a well-established, clinically-proven, non-drug treatment modality for ADHD.  Check out these testimonials.

Neurofeedback benefits kids with ADD

Children who have ADHD often have difficulty regulating brain activity. A new study, conducted by German and Swiss researchers, demonstrates that neurofeedback training may help. Neurofeedback is a method of training the brain, or shaping brain wave activity which for some children results in improved behavior and reduction of hyperactivity and impulsivity. The technique doesn't work for everyone and is not a replacement for drug treatment, but may be used as a companion, as MSNBC reports.

Children in the study worked on a game like computer program that had them activate or deactivate portions of the brain and they were rewarded with points. After two weeks of the computer program they used red and blue cards to practice the brain activation and deactivation. The other group of children took part in group therapy sessions. Results indicated that parents and teachers, although to a lesser extent, reported great improvement in the children who took part in neurofeedback. It was also noted that kids did better when parents encouraged, rewarded, and reminded them to practice with the red and blue cards. In all eight children learned to successfully regulate brain activity while nine did not.


Charles P Fox