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As far as adhd forums go these can be great if your child has been diagnosed with the disorder and you are trying to adjust to life with an ADHD or ADD child, or if you yourself have the disorder. It helps to be able to raise issues, talk about concerns, discuss remedies and treatments, etc. with other people who know and understand exactly what you are going through. It is also a great place to get advice from people who are also living with this very common disorder. The problem is that there is a lot of misinformation out there and very often this gets passed along in such forums, mostly by well-meaning individuals, but it can cause problems if you do not know how to separate the fact from the fiction. It is important to remember that even apparently medical-type forums are not always reliable. The comments that are posted and provided are from those who are members of the site. They reflect their own personal opinions and should never be considered as professional advice that can be taken in place of the advice of a professional mental health expert. It really cannot be over-emphasized that the advice and opinions you come across on adhd forums should never be acted upon without consulting first with your physician or your child's doctor. Certain forums are better than others with professionals running them. These forums can provide people with very valuable information that they can then research further so that they can come to informed decisions. For instance, on one very reputable forum there is valuable information pertaining to the non-stimulant medication that is very commonly prescribed to children and adults with ADD/ADHD, namely Strattera. The administrators of the site regularly post information on treatments and medications and in one particular post the drug Strattera was discussed. According to the FDA doctors have been warned that when Strattera is used to treat ADHD it causes many children and teens who are taking the drug to have suicidal thoughts and tendencies. The manufacturers of the drug, Eli Lilly & Co. have confirmed that a black-box warning is going to be added to the label on the drug within the US. This is the most serious warning that can be added to any medication and there are indications that warnings of a similar nature are to be added to the drug's labels in other countries around the world. Strattera is not the only ADHD medication that will carry this black-box warning since Ritalin does as well. Of course the company that manufactures Strattera has conducted its own study and claims that suicidal thinking and tendencies are not the norm for those taking the drug. The report went on to say that the FDA has advised doctors that anyone treated with Strattera needs to be monitored very closely so that any agitation, irritability, or suicidal thoughts and tendencies can be detected especially during the first few months that the child is on the medication. The manufacturers of the drug provided the FDA with the results of more than one thousand patients who were taking the medication and only five were reported to have experienced suicidal thoughts. Those who took a placebo did not report any such tendencies. Of those in the study one did attempt to commit suicide but thankfully they did survive. Of course this is just one example of the kind of information that one might find on adhd forums and it is certainly beneficial for parents with children who have been diagnosed with the disorder and who are on medication. Although this type of information is disconcerting and perhaps alarming it is important to keep these findings and warnings in perspective. That would be the advice given by the FDA's own psychiatric drug unit, who has also pointed out that the risk is minimal. As far as the FDA is concerned Strattera is still considered to be a very effective non-stimulant drug for treating ADD/ADHD. To get valuable info on adhd forums as well as on how you can learn more about ADHD please visit my website at: http://www.adhd-treatment-info.com/. You will also discover a highly beneficial and effective natural homeopathic remedy for your ADD or ADHD child. From V K Rajagopalan, a strong supporter and advocate of Natural Healthy Living.
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