| Beside
the significant distress of being considered “underachievers”
(which is seldom true), the frustration of ADD/ADHD/LD
takes a toll on whole families. These young people can
easily fall into depression, for one of two reasons:
(1)
Due to not being able to control their own behavior,
which only adds to their aggravation, depression can
occur.
(2) Depression can be a side effect from chemicals
in prescription ADD/ADHD medication.
More
Physical Reasons for Depression
There
are three key chemical neurotransmitters sending signals
between our Brain and Central Nervous System: Norepinephrine,
Dopamine and Serotonin. When these three are out of
perfect balance, we aren’t in control of our
emotions. Especially a drop in Serotonin levels can
affect our mood.
This
can happen temporarily, as in sadness over a disappointment
or grief over a family death. But it can also happen
due to a physical shortage of proper neural connections,
caused by a disease like hypothyroidism (underactive
thyroid, see Thyroid Formula), or some other bodily
factor. If it becomes long lasting, it can encourage
depression.
Add
to this a possible metabolic dysfunction, as occurs
in Attention Deficits and Learning Disorders. This
is a shortcoming in the person’s Reticular Activating
System, the center of consciousness which also coordinates
learning and memory. Varying abnormal Acetylcholine
levels with adverse lipofuscin* populations in Cholinergic**
neural pathways makes a lot of what we might call
“noise” for the individual. And insufficient
new neural connections cannot keep up with demands
for new learning, memory, and the management of information
processing.
These
sufferers will find different ways to address their
world, including: “shutting down”,
“tuning out”, becoming hyperactive or
assaultive (specifically ADHD), obsessively withdrawing
into one task or not being able to pay attention at
all, and many other reactions.
Can
We Stop this from Becoming Major Depression?
Each
of the Attend Strategy Pac’s 3 components helps
in the following ways:
Attend
can introduce (1) neural building materials that would
normally develop inherently, (2) precursors to neurotransmitters
and (3) neural buffers to encourage neural network
creation, especially during pre-pubescence. In fact,
given the chance, individual neurons can grow at the
rate of 3-5mm per day to begin nurturing a whopping
one trillion cells that may otherwise
perish!
Extress
can diminish mood swings, decrease overreaction to
real or perceived stressful situations, help a child
focus their attention, and mildly relax muscles to
ease muscle aches and stress-induced headaches.
Memorin+
helps increase oxygen and circulation to the brain,
encouraging better memory recall; promotes neural
growth for improved processing of information, and
prevents “free radicals” –unattached
atom molecules – from entering the body and
damaging or destroying living cells.
Once
the child or adolescent is functioning at a more normal
level, their outlook and enjoyment should be elevated
and depression dissipated.
For
natural Depression medication, see Deprex.
Helpful
Definitions:
*Lipofuscins = harmful degenerative pigmentations
**Cholinergic = related to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine
(chemical transmitter in the nervous system).
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unknown to twentieth century generations, and many
are sinking into the depths of depression. They are
known to carry backpacks half their weight. Peer pressure
challenges more complicated, dangerous situations
than “back in the day”. Plus, some of
them are living with diagnoses of ADD (Attention Deficit
Disorder), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder),
and LD (Learning Disorder). If untreated or treated
incorrectly, these conditions and depression will
stay into adulthood. 
