I have ADD(Attention Deffasite Disorder)I have decided not to take my medicine this year,is it a good idea?

Question

I take Concerta and im an eighth grader.I decided not to take it because when i do i can't eat because it makes me sick if i do.I can lose up to 40 pounds during the school year when im on my medicine.I have tried Every Medicine for it and still had the same results.Do you think that it is a good idea that im going to be off my meds?

Answer 1

Yes, try to get off the meds and see what happens...Just remember you will have to really be discipled and focused on achieving your goal of being medication free, you really have to want this....

My son also decided to get off the meds and he was able to cope, and he did struggle but overall he did fine...Also what really helped him was he got into intensive sports to over come all the energy and free up his mind to concentrate....Good luck!

Answer 2

Yes, the drugs prescribed for so-called learning disorders are not like the routine medications that a medical doctor would prescribe for a cold or fever; they are no less than habit-forming and mind-altering, psychiatric drugs.

ADHD is not a real "disease" but rather a set of psychosocial behaviors that psychiatry has deemed unacceptable.

There is no scientific evidence proving that a chemical imbalance in the brain is responsible for the symptoms attributed to ADHD, or that ADHD is a "brain-based disease," yet this is repeatedly claimed as fact by psychiatrists. In 1998, a U.S. National Institutes of Health Conference of the world's leading ADHD experts, was forced to conclude that there is no data confirming it as a brain dysfunction.

Such behavioural characteristics that Psychiatry created this unscientific "disease" from are, and always have been, generally considered NORMAL. Now, it seems, inattention or "hyperactivity" (Hyperactivity means 'excessively active' -- what is excessive? On whose authority?? It's ridiculous!!) is abnormal, a "mental illness".

Unwanted or hyperactive behavior can in fact have many sources ranging from, but not limited to allergies, food additives, environmental toxins, improper sleep, certain medications, not knowing how to study and going past words not fully understood, to being bored with the curricula because you are very intelligent or creative.

By isolating and correcting this, you can be helped so that there are no symptoms and no need for drugs.

Answer 3

No Your school work and grades will tank. You may get into trouble with the law. (unlikely as you are not male). You may turn to cigarette smoking to get the stimulent (nicotine), that ritalin supplied. Or worse cocaine; lose friends due to imatience or temper outbursts. You may miss out on important dates and opportunities by being distracted and absent minded. Mom may kill you, eventually, for turning the house into such a mess. Or more, likely, throw you out.
You may get depressed, and lose a lot of time, or less likely attempt suicide.
There are several new A.D.D. medications out this year. One is amantadine. Consider trying them. Get a doctor who sprecialises in the condition. There are plenty of Md.'s that no very little about the condition but throw pills at it and hope you go away. Life is hard enough for us on medication, let alone being non-medicated.
Dan.

Answer 4

Only if you convince your parents and doctor to get you tested for 2 things - that may be causing your ADD - high insulin and low blood sugar.

To test for high insulin the doctor would need to send you to a blood lab, because the sample has to be handled correctly, or it may not give a correct reading. For low blood sugar, the best test, according to what I have been told, is a 6-hour glucose tolerance test.

If these are the cause of your ADD, then changing your diet so you eat no sugar, no foods that are high in natural sugar, no sugar substitutes, and no caffeine may help you so much that you won't need medication.

For info on low blood sugar, go to www.hufa.org.

Answer 5

Ask the doctor (through your parent) to consider changing your medication. We changed our daughter from Concerta to Focalin and she is able to eat and concentrate!! Wow Novel idea.. Tell your doc the meds are causing you problem and you want to try something else.

If you are ADD and not ADHD you might be a good candidate for Strattera (a non-stimulant) medication.. If it very effective for ADD without the side effects ..

Answer 6

No, it's a terrible idea. I'll be going into eigth grade myself and in 7th grade I stopped taking my meds for awhile and I got into a lot of trouble with the police, the school, and mostly my parents. I also started to get violent and suicidal. I take Concerta, Welbutrin, and Zyprexa. Please don't stop taking your meds.
Les

Answer 7

There are some GREAT books on how to deal with ADD without meds. Have your parents check some of them out. Lt is work, but it is done. Just expect some problems in the beginning. God bless.

Answer 8

No. It can damage your brain. See, when u take a medicine that your body needs and comes accustomed to, and then your body doesn't get it, your body will start to change in a way that isn't pleasant what so ever.

Answer 9

it's a great idea!they are just trying to dumb you down. your brain is sharp,quick and active with thousands of creative thoughts flashing thru,you are constantly thinking and are far more intellectual than most.use these superpowers you have been given.learn to harness this vast energy into something truly great. do not let them steal your mind,your drive and spirit simply because you are more advanced!.it's your body and your brains..."HANDS OFF!!!"

Answer 10

Yes its a very good idea
why. Because its a made up disease
The excuse bad parents make for their children's un-ruly behavior