I read the following on Chadd about it:

((((((Focus ADHD Formula is a 100% safe, non-addictive alternative treatment for ADHD, without the risks and side effects of prescription psychiatric drugs.

Focus is a proven, complex herbal remedy, specially formulated by a practicing Clinical Psychologist to safely and effectively treat the symptoms of ADHD.

In combination with a healthy lifestyle and diet which excludes excess sugar, stimulants, artificial preservatives and colorants, Focus acts as a calmative remedy which can focus the mind and improve concentration. )))))

Has anyone tried this stuff if so can you share your experience?

I tried it for 30 days about 3 years ago. I couldn't tell any difference at all.
However, since EVERYONE with ADD responds differently to the same treatment the only way you will know if it will do anything for you is take it for 30 days.

Focus Formula, like ALL alternative/natural supplements has NOT been proven to work for the clinical treatment of ADHD.Unless and Until these products show results Outside their manufacturers "research", they DO NOT work. I'm obviously passionate about this because I see this as a blatant rip off. I even quit another forum because one of their banners was an advertisement for this product. If it was this easy (and it worked) Id be jumping up and down and telling everyone I know...but its not.

Well all the doctors located around me want to suggest these natural remedies and are totally against prescribing FDA regulated drugs. I don't trust herbal remidies. And you are so right on the rip off parts of supplements!

Hi,

I have worked in a vitamin and herb store for a few years now and have tried just about everything that is suggested for ADD, with no results.

I am in no way against natural remedies, I see many people who get great results with certain items. If you get positive results from a natural approach I would say you are one of the lucky ones.

Just my experience though, I will never give up on trying!

_britawn

I was just trying to find out information about Focus also. We are trying to find the right thing for my 5-year old son. His doctor wants him on Adderall, but I'm hesitatant for many reasons. My family is pressuring me to try "natural" medications first (at least the family members who actually believe something is wrong with him) and can't believe I would even consider prescription meds. My mother-in-law found out about Focus and has already bought some hoping we would try it before putting him on something else. We haven't given it to my son yet though. Does anyone know if "natural" medications work better on kids or people with only slight ADHD versus those who are older or have a more severe condition? This is our first experience with ADHD or any kind of medication.

We also have these other threads going on about focus factor.... anyone interested this product might wanna read these first....

http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2103&highlight=focus+factor
http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2808&highlight=focus+factor
http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8182&highlight=focus+factor
http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1146&highlight=focus+factor

Hmm, I wonder about CHADD. My guess is maybe that was a paid advertisement. They make a business out of ADD & do not speak freely IMO. They get huge funding from the drug companies and just are overall too 'commercial' politically correct and tame for my tastes. I had joined hoping to get hooked up with pdoc refferals and their doc list as it turns out is strictly paid placement (worthless).

I read the following on Chadd about it:

((((((Focus ADHD Formula is a 100% safe, non-addictive alternative treatment for ADHD, without the risks and side effects of prescription psychiatric drugs.

Focus is a proven, complex herbal remedy, specially formulated by a practicing Clinical Psychologist to safely and effectively treat the symptoms of ADHD.

In combination with a healthy lifestyle and diet which excludes excess sugar, stimulants, artificial preservatives and colorants, Focus acts as a calmative remedy which can focus the mind and improve concentration. )))))

Has anyone tried this stuff if so can you share your experience?

ACK, and I didn't even notice that focus formula and focus factor might be different things....lol well, something to think about.

Natural/herbal supplements that claim to help with ADD has never quite worked out for me. But again, everybody responds to treatments differently...so you never know...

hope your pains are getting better!

Kevin

Focus Formula, like ALL alternative/natural supplements has NOT been proven to work for the clinical treatment of ADHD>>>>

this is not true.

even the american pediatic association states that L tyrosine has been shown to work in some studies

The premise:

L-tyrosine is a precursor of the thyroid hormone thyroxine. The short story being thyroid hormones stimulate the CNS. L-tyrosine has been investigated as a treatment of depression with poor results. In ADD I believe the study results are very scarce and any positive results should be taken with a grain of salt.

Phil

"A single-blind study was conducted to evaluate the effect of oral tyrosine on attention deficit disorder (ADD) with hyperactivity in seven outpatient children. Since most biological evidence of ADD supports a norepinephrine or dopamine deficiency, the authors hypothesized that tyrosine, which has been shown to increase catecholamine synthesis, would be beneficial in the treatment of ADD. None of the subjects, however, showed any significant improvement with tyrosine." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3284877&dopt=Abstract

"To elucidate the role of catecholamines in attention deficit disorder, the authors conducted an open 8-week trial of L-tyrosine in 12 adults with attention deficit disorder, residual type. Eight showed marked to moderate clinical response in 2 weeks; at 6 weeks these eight developed tolerance, suggesting that L-tyrosine is not useful in attention deficit disorder, residual type." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3300376&dopt=Abstract