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My Story
The Little Blue Pill
Listen to my story of how we navigated ADHD without Meds. Otherwise read on below, the story is the same.
Have you ever had one of those days … that you never forget?
We were sitting there waiting for what seemed like forever. Finally, the pediatrician came in and declared, Jordan does have ADHD but also has Visual and Auditory Processing issues as well as Sensory Integration Issues.
We suspected Jordan had ADHD as she wasn’t able to stay seated or focused in school and her grades were low. However, we didn’t know she also had these other health challenges.
Jordan was only 7 years old and she was already labeled!
All the doctor had for Jordan was ADHD medication and we knew we didn’t want to put her on that.
I was able to get Jordan help with the Visual and Auditory Processing issues. We also tried Occupational Therapy which was recommended. They all helped some but Jordan was still struggling in school.
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Jordan was very smart. It was frustrating for her and us knowing she was very capable of so much more but unable to perform well.
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Reluctantly in 3rd grade when she was 8yo we put her on ADHD medication. The pediatrician prescribed Strattera.
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We called it her Little Blue Pill.
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Jordan was so young she wasn’t even able to swallow pills. We had to mix it in apple sauce just so she could consume it.
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Jordan started taking the Little Blue Pill. According to her teacher Jordan’s focus and attention was better even day one. Her grades started going up and so did her confidence.
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When Jordan started middle school, she told me she didn’t want to take the Little Blue Pill anymore. She said it made her feel really bad.
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It was hard to watch her take a pill every morning that made her feel so bad. I started looking again at what options Jordan had. This time I was looking more healthy and holistically.
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I found a holistic health provider that told me something I will never forget!
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He said, “Jordan is not deficient in Strattera and she never has been.”
Wow!! Jordan’s not deficient in Strattera! That made so much sense to me. It also made me wonder … was I deficient in that Acid Reflux medication that was just prescribed to me?
From that point forward the practitioner helped me wean Jordan off Strattera and at the same time I was changing our whole family’s diet to real food. The first thing to go was processed food and sugar.
We weren’t perfect and it wasn’t always easy. My children were 11 and 13yo. Not exactly the best time to change their diet. But we all decided to do it together.
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I was a software developer that worked 40+ hours a week and then chauffeured my children to all their extracurricular activities. I didn’t have time to be a personal chef to everyone.
The changes we experienced happened pretty quickly.
The brain fog lifted, our energy went up, our emotions were more even, sweet and salty cravings went away, we all slept better and my husband and I lost weight without even trying.
And Jordan? Jordan never skipped a beat.
That little girl that struggled in school at 7 completed middle school with all A’s and one B. She went on to high school. Played travel soccer, travel volleyball, was in National Honor Society, worked, was in Thespians and performed in the musicals and plays.
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Then Jordan was accepted to Florida State University. She graduated with an undergraduate and master’s degree in 4.5 years on the Dean’s list every semester.
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Jordan did ALL of that without that little blue pill!
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That was over 20 years ago. I didn’t have the ability to do a lot of research on the Internet then or find healthy recipes. I had to seek out the information and holistic providers to help.
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My girls are now 31 and 33. None of us are on any medications. We all still live a healthy lifestyle eating real food.
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That prescription for Acid Reflux medication … I never needed it. I just needed to heal my gut.
What did I learn?
The power of real food and a healthy lifestyle.
Our bodies are self-healing if we give them what they need. Real food!
All medications come with side effects. Some are worse than others.
At 11yo Jordan wasn’t able to articulate why she felt so bad. Only about 3 years ago she told me she realized she had suicidal thoughts.
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Thank God, we got her off Strattera when we did!
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This is why I’m so passionate about helping others create the healthy life they deserve.