clonidine - is it safe?!


Question: Clonidine - is it safe?
I have a 9yr old son with ADHD and ODD (oppositional defiance disorder). He has been taking Equasym without much luck and now has been prescribed 'CLONIDINE'. As we have no experience of this drug or its side effects I am hoping that some of you have either used it yourself or administered to your own child with the same diagnosis as my own. Please let me know your experiences, good and bad.

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I take Clonidine daily i take 3 morning and night for different reasons to your son though, i take it to prevent migraines and tbh it's been a lifesaver i had no side effects at all. I know it's not for the same problem but hope it helps.



you should go to doctors immediately.



one of the first places to look at at is
NUTRITION because loads of people are eating chemical junk=get a good book study and apply
remove all junk and rubbish from diet== adele davis lets eat right to keep fit comes to mind
a starter
Protein
The body is a sort of machine and like if u put junk oil into a machine it cannot perform well and wears out faster the same with your body .People think they eat well =the reality is far different =every person should study nutrition because from what you learn you will pass on that good info and habits to your family and that can help a lot .

look on the labels for the protein content on foods.
YOUR body is largely made of protein: your skin, muscles, internal organs, nails, hair, brain, and even the base of your bones. Like the muscles, hair which lacks elasticity and resiliency and perhaps breaks or refuses to take a permanent will often change to healthy hair after a few weeks of improved nutrition. Nails which break, peel, or crack can likewise change when the diet is improved.


Experimental work has shown that when a low-protein diet is replaced by one high in adequate proteins, the antibody production is increased a hundredfold within a single week. AND ANTIBODIES FIGHT INFECTION.

you grow old on the days your diet is inadequate.
Since your body structure is largely protein, an undersupply can bring about aging with depressing speed



Increased protein needs during pregnancy and breast feeding are usually met simply by the extra calories from more food. Because infants and children are growing they require more protein than adults (proportional to their body weight).


According to Adele Davis book your breakfast can be a very big influence on how you feel throughout your day.

Studies show that children who have a good breakfast do better in school

. Whether you work at home, on the farm, at the office, at school, or on the road, it is not a good idea to skip breakfast.If you were in the army skipping breakfast would mean you would be on a charge as this was considered to be a serious offence.

If we skip breakfast, we are likely to become tired when our brains and


According to Adele Davis book, Many studies have been done on breakfast and blood sugar People who eat breakfast are significantly less likely to be obese and diabetic than those who usually don’t, researchers reported today at the American Heart Association’s 43rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.

The reason is that one's blood sugar stays up at optimum levels throughout the day only when enough protein is eaten at breakfast.
What is "enough"? In Adelle's judgment, an average-size person should have about 60 grams of protein a day, and about 1/3rd of that at breakfast. That's at least 20 grams.





The meal furnishing 55 grams of protein sustained a high level of energy and a high metabolism for six hours afterward.

Children do not learn well unless nutrition is obtained and much money is wasted.


Car accidents can obviously also occur from low blood sugar as thinking is slower. Low blood sugar driving may be as serious as drunken driving.


The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council recommends the following amounts of protein, in grams, daily Adults children
Men -- 70 1-3 – 40
4-6 – 50
7-9 – 60
10-12 -- 70
Over 12 Years
Girls 13-15 -- 80
Women -- 60
Girls 16-20 -- 75 Pregnancy -- 85
Boys 13-15 -- 85 Lactation -- 100
Boys 16-20 -- 100


These figures, , are generally considered to be too low. If you wish to maintain your attractiveness, vigor, and youthfulness as long as is humanly possible, it is probably wise to eat considerably more protein than the Board recommends and/or to count only the grams of adequate protein you eat. Whenever the diet has been deficient in protein for some time, an intake of 150 grams or more daily is probably advisable for a month or more. Such large amounts are also needed in the treatment of various disease conditions.

look into spirual healing and reiki as well



Clonidine is a prescription medication that is used to lower blood pressure. Side effects listed
>>> http://www.drugs.com/sfx/clonidine-side-…
>>> http://www.drugalert.org/clonidine

"The ADHD food diet, called Restricted Elimination Diet, is being poised to be a diet that could lessen or eliminate symptoms.

ADHD news researchers in Netherland divided 100 kids into two groups and had them take on two different meals. Children ages 4 to 8 were allowed to take part in the study. For five weeks one group ate the restrictive elimination diet, while the other half took a healthy food diet.

Results show that 78 percent of the kids who had the RE Diet for five weeks have fewer manifestations. Other patients were able to stop their medication altogether.

After five weeks, children who reacted well to the restricted diet went into a second phase in which different groups of foods were gradually added to their diet and their symptoms monitored to see if they worsened. The foods were different for each child, based on blood results.

In the first phase, 64 percent of children in the diet group had significant improvements in their ADHD symptoms, Buitelaar said, and showed a decrease in "oppositional defiant disorder symptoms" such as challenging behavior.

>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/0…
>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/0…

L-theanine is a amino acid found in green tea and shown to help with ADHD symptoms. "Human clinical trials have shown Suntheanine to promote an alert state of relaxation without drowsiness, as indicated by an increase in Alpha brain waves, and a decrease in Beta brain waves. Clinical research suggests that 50mg - 200 mg Suntheanine naturally stimulates activity in the brain known as alpha waves, which are associated with a relaxed but alert mental state."

>>> http://www.suntheanine.com/WhatIsSunthea…

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