Does anyone know of a good non-medicated treatment for adult adhd and gad?

Is this question about Adult Adhd with GAD posted to the right forum?
Any suggestions???

You could look under anxiety disorders.

There are no non-medication treatments for ADHD that are proven by RCTs (randomized clinical trials; the gold standard in research).

Sorry that there are no easy answers.

Magnesium has been studied for treatment in anxiety. I read in some book that years ago (maybe around WWI) that they used to use magnesium injections to calm down patients in mental hospitals. (This may have been in the book on magnesium by Dr. Mildrid Selig, who published the study below. You might look at this book in a book store for more information.)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1164868&dopt=Citation

Magnesium slows the release of adrenaline, so it does help with anxiety and even panic attacks.

Orthomolecular which treats schizophrenia with high doses of nutritional supplements uses magnesium for some types that are known for being hyper and restless. I take a magnesium supplement and sometimes if I take it later than normal I can find myself fidgetting or tapping my foot constantly. A magnesium deficiency should be ruled out if you have anxiety, restlessness, or panic attacks.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1164868&dopt=Citation

This is a 31 year old CASE REPORT of a patient with a magnesium deficiency, which is not unheard of among alcoholics, those with chronic diarrhea, or those who must be tube-fed.

This is not a study about the effectiveness of magnesium as a treatment for anxiety.



Magnesium slows the release of adrenaline, so it does help with anxiety and even panic attacks. Incorrect.

Magnesium salicylate is used as an analgesic. Magnesium sulfate is an anticonvulsant.

Magnesium supplements don't slow the release of adrenaline.