Has anyone tried "Learning Factors" to help out with ADHD??

Question

Hi there, my 6yr old son was diagnosed with ADHD about 6mths ago...my husband is concerned about putting him on medication because of side effects etc. So we bought a suppliment called "Learning Factors" which is a essential fish oils and other vitamins that apparentally helps with concintration/focusing etc. It seems to have helped him with school, although he is still struggling with peer relationships in class and focus on learning in some areas....but has also shown some calmer and positive effects.

have any other parents or you know of someone who has tried this "learning factors"? and what was your opinion thoughts of this compared to possibly going with prescription?

Thanks,

Answer 1

i have no idea about learning factors but that is a great choice by you to keep him off medication. that stuff really messes with your mind

Answer 2

Hey I haven't tried it but my nephew is AD/HD and I will mention it to his parents. He is going to kindergarden next year. Thanks.

Answer 3

I know this seems like a great place to find answers, but for this question it is not. You need to talk to your son's doctor who diagnosed him. If you are unsure about medication route, which I do not blame you there are alot of side effects and only now have they recently starting to find how the medicine could effect yoru child long term. Maybe you should try behavioral therapy? And start having children over more so he can make friends, talk to the school see if there is a program for children there or if the social worker can start a session for children experiencing the same issues so they can bond..everything will come into place with time, just be the support and advocate for your child and do what you think is best..obviously there is a reason why you have not choose medications..so stick with your decision..the ADHD will not go away completely..you have to work at it and it will take time to over come the obstacles, but hang in there!

Answer 4

We tried everything with our son so we wouldn't have to do the traditional medications.  It didn't seem to work for us.  We ended up doing the medications and it has worked out great for us.  Our sons behavior was horrible, he couldn't concentrate (this was so bad that they were wanting to put him in special needs classes), he couldn't get along with other children or adults. We noticed that when he did something wrong, he didn't care about the consequences and acted like we were the ones who should be in trouble for it.   We agreed that we would put him on the least amount of medicine as possible.  He is now on Concerta and things have improved greatly.  He is now doing great in school, getting along with children and adults, being helpful around the house and using his manners. He now doesn't like to be in trouble and is very bothered when he does something wrong.

I am not sure what kind of ADHD your son has (there are several different types), my son has the combination ADHD and it was very difficult to work with him.  He was great when he was alone, but if I had to take one of my other children with us somewhere, he couldn't behave.  He liked to blame every one else for what went wrong.  I would definately recommend talking to a therapist about medication.  It was very beneficial for our family.  If you do talk to a therapist, tell them exactly what you expect and how you would like things to be.  If you want to limit the medicine tell them that.  I know of several other kids that have ADHD and only take their medicine for school, they don't take it on the weekends or on school breaks.  Good luck to you!  THis is a very hard issue!