J.K.
My son was diagnosed with ADHD very young. They wanted to medicate him but I wouldn't let them. I was sure he had food allergies and that was the cause. This was a long time ago. I took him to a homeopathic doctor who did allergy testing and gave me remedies and supplements. It all helped a lot! The thing that really turned things around for me was cutting out gluten. My son was allergic to gluten and that caused most of his symptoms. But my doctor didn't test for that back 16 years ago. But that helped even more than all the remedies and supplements, although those things were definately better than nothing. I never did the medication. There are so many alternatives out there. It depends on what's causing the problem. I'm sure there is a lot of reasons behind this problem. Especially if the medication isn't helping. She should see a natural path or homeopathic doctor or chiropractor that does acupuncture. It really does help because they go the root of the problem where as regular doctors tend to treat the symptoms with medication. It might also help for her to keep a journal about what her son eats, when she cleans and what cleaning products she uses, when he rides in a car etc. and what his symptoms are. She can even jot things on a calendar and maybe she'll see a pattern to see what is causing the symptoms. Some vitamins aren't good to give extra. I'm assuming she knows this especially if she's doing her research. But I gave extra vitamins and supplements because my son was deficient and caused some of the symptoms. I did have everyone criticize me for doing my own research and going to a homeopath and not just putting him on meds. But it worked. My son is now getting ready to graduate from HS early and start college. You're a good friend to check into this for her. I wish you all the best!