JANE KELLEY was thinking about Add And Adhd and keyed into cyberspace:
JK>MP>One of the most commonly used ones is the yarn about the parent
JK>MP>who had their child taking Ritalin for five (or four or six, it is
JK>MP>YOUR choice) years and watched their child wither away or grow two
JK>MP>heads. (What sort of parent would just watch for five years?)
JK>And then there is the adult male who became a drug and alcohol
JK>counselor (also has extensive knowledge in chemistry) who abused
JK>Ritalin and claims that it can leave talc deposits in the brain which
JK>effect peripheral vision.
You have been told that is hogwash numerous times.
JK>Pycnogenol I've not had any direct experience with for hyperactivity,
JK>I have seen other food supplements used with a great degree of
JK>success. 
There is no clinical demonstration of efficacy.
JK>Ever encounter the gummy bears made from vegetables?
Phyto-bears. Yep. I taught my kids not to play with their food.
Again, useless for real ADHD.
JK>They work just fine on one of my grandchildren. Since we don't know
JK>the family's genetic history, we don't know why.  She was adopted.
Your grandchild has Gummy-Bear deprivation syndrome.
BTW, Ciba_Geigy is making a new form of Ritalin that will be in a 
chewable, like the Flintstones vitamins. Great to hear.
               The Few. The Proud. The Chosen.
                     markprobe@aol.com
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JANE KELLEY was thinking about Add And Adhd and keyed into cyberspace:
JK>DS>I work for a psychotherapist here and some of the clients I have
JK>DS>off the record mentioned pycnogenol to try.  The majority have had
JK>DS>startling results One little boy who is mother refused to let him
JK>DS>take any drugs and he was just unteachable..couldn't read, write,
JK>DS>behavior problems.  Now he's at abou the 3rd grade level and doing
JK>DS>pretty well considering. 
JK>Some children from families with genetic alcoholism are doing well on
JK>a vitamin/amino acid compound.  They do not do well on Ritalin.
JK>DS>Research is great but sometimes you have to see how it works with
JK>DS>just plain folks.  If I had a kid with it, I sure would try it.
JK>DS>At least that's my opinion.
JK>I believe in trying every alternative to the drugs for behavior
JK>problems in children.  My daughter adopted two children, boy and
JK>girl.  The girl had a seizure disorder and behavior problems, didn't
JK>socialize well at all until she was fed gummy bears that are made
JK>from ingredients made from vegetables such as broccoli.  That child
JK>is now doing very well at school and much better at home.  The label
JK>just mentions the many vegetables, not what the concentrated results
JK>are. 
JK>She has to send for them, heard about them from a friend who now
JK>lives in PA and is a special ed teacher with a special child of her
JK>own. 
JK>That child won't be on Ritalin.
Right. because methylphenidate treats ADHD, not Gummy-Bear Deficiency 
Syndrome.
I just hope your grandchild does not grow up thinking it is fun to play 
with her medicine.
               The Few. The Proud. The Chosen.
                     markprobe@aol.com
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