If you are considering homeopathy as an ADHD alternative treatment, there are a few things you should know. Homeopathy is only one holistic medicine that is used to treat ADHD; depending on your preferences you may choose to use other medicines in conjunction with it or use it instead of conventional medicine. Speak to your homeopath as well as your physician before you make any decisions.

Homeopathy: One ADHD Alternative Treatment

ADHD alternative treatments vary widely, but homeopathy has been successful at treating patients with ADHD. Homeopaths don't consider a medicine effective unless the person's symptoms have improved more than 50 percent and the improvements last for a year or more. This requires that you try the treatment for at least a year. Improvements are usually seen within a month, sometimes within days or weeks.

When combining an ADHD alternative treatment with Western medicine, homeopaths advise that you first see if the drugs are working. If prescription medication is working and you are comfortable giving it to your child, then you may want to keep going with that. If not, they will suggest you stop the medicine and seek homeopathic treatment separately.

Again, since homeopathy is a holistic discipline, you should see improvement in the whole patient, not just the ADHD symptoms. With effective treatment, a patient can expect his energy to improve, as well as his outlook and emotional complaints. Other symptoms, like headaches, constipation and nail biting should also disappear with effective homeopathic medicine.