ADHD: Medication or Transcendental Meditation?

ADHD and Transcendental Meditation
http://www.adhd-tm.org/

Should we give our children who suffer from ADHD, medication or Transcendental Meditation?

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although stimulant medications are an effective first-line treatment for ADHD, concern persists regarding the possible side effects and long-term health outcomes associated with stimulant consumption.

As parents and educators search for options and alternatives, groundbreaking research is showing the effectiveness of the Transcendental Meditation technique, a non-drug approach to ADHD. Insights in Health explores the research and experiences using the Transcendental Meditation technique for ADHD.

ADHD and Transcendental Meditation
http://www.adhd-tm.org/

Transcendental Meditation
http://www.tm.org

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• ADHD
• Medication
• Transcendental
• Meditation
• side
• effects
• health
• school
• attention
• deficit
• hyperactivity
• disorder

[bladdan]

i have adhd/Add can TM help me?

[meditationchannel]

@bladdan Yes, go to TM (dot) org/ adhd to find out more.

~Best Wishes

[smittentosea]

It's clear that these ADHD kids are so smart. But they just need a natural way of eliminating stress. Medications aren't holistic--too many side effects. TM is a solution for sure.

[Olivernasa]

when I see these kids, I actually get the feeling that the kids dont have AD-HD but that they just have been said to tell the camera this.....dunno why :S

[Bexdastar]

GUYS TM IS AMAZING....JUST HANG IN THERE I PROMISE AT FIRST IT MIGHT SEEM HARD BUT YOU WILL SEE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN 2/3 MONTHS....HOPE THIS HELPS xxxx :D

[28Karlaca]

ADD medications are not safe.

[supahfreeak]

@joelkling If you want to realize how bad it really can be, when I was on ritalin I was in honors classes with a 4.0 and a spotless clean room. I was off of them in high school and barely graduated and my room had piles of laundry and trash all over the floor. You shouldn't stay on the meds forever, but for many of us it's hard to truly succeed without them. At least through adolescence.

[supahfreeak]

I'm sure they do have adhd, just because you have adhd doesn't mean you're going to act stupid or confused, or inattentive in a simple interview setting like this. Most people with adhd actually have an exceptional IQ, I have adhd and can attest to this. You can tell these kids are incredibly smart, they just need to remove those mental blocks. I can't wait to try this myself.

[oldskoolliam]

I have adhd and mediation is amazing it gives u a whole new world to explore search music grab ur headphones and get going

[joelkling]

Can't say that any symptoms that these boys list off are abnormal at all! I believe we are too quick as a society to label someone with ADHD. Fidgeting and not being able to concentrate in the typical american class room is what boys do best! Thank god that we're looking at meditation and not medication! But when it comes to diagnosis of ADD, we really need to be looking at the environment these kids are in, and question how it is aiding them in learning and growing.

[mckricks1]

@bladdan did u try it? did it help you?

[sighbershot]

Yep, it sucked growing up that way. Good to see awareness finally.

[dihle12]

@threadysparrow medication safe yeah right what about the children who have died from taking add adhd meds its not safe not ever

[stokey72]

@threadysparrow google Tm scientific research there are hundreds of studys done lol