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Jeez, everyone must be cautious about comments like this. Before jumping to meds, you guys must check yourselves if you're eating the right kinds of food and e

Jeez, everyone must be cautious about comments like this. Before jumping to meds, you guys must check yourselves if you're eating the right kinds of food and exercising consistently. That two alone increases your physical and mental stamina. Those adhd meds are easy to fuck up with (especially if you're someone who lacks self control and discipline already). I'm writing this out as someone who was prescribed those adhd meds before. Edit: but yea feel free to go to doc to rule it out lol. At the end of the day, veggies meat and exercise = good mood and mental clarity. It's lindy as hell, too.

celticninja 5y ago
What does lindy as hell mean? I understand the "as hell" modifier but am not familiar with "lindy"
- asmithmd1 5y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect The parent is referring to trying something that has been used for centuries before trying something that has been used for years.
- slumdev 5y ago
  Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe Charles Lindbergh used diet and exercise to improve focus?
ModernMech 5y ago
Your parent wasn't advocating meds, they were advocating a diagnosis. Knowing a diagnosis is half the battle.
vegardx 5y ago
This gets repeated every single time someone merely suggests that they should look into mental disorders like ADHD. Psychiatrists don't just throw stimulants after you. In many places it's even a legal requirement that all other options have been fully explored.
- JohnBooty 5y ago
  Psychiatrists don't just throw stimulants after you Mine sort of did! It really, really, really is a thing that happens. To be fair, he prescribed adderall last, after we tried some more mild ones. He didn't just throw the hard stuff at me immediately. But, he absolutely did not discuss all the other means of managing ADHD: proper sleep, diet, exercise, supportive environment, etc. In my experience I find these even more important than medication. A lot of psychiatrists are pretty old school (predating the explosion in ADHD diagnosis/awareness) and/or are generalists within the field of psychiatry and therefore aren't really experts at any particular malady like ADHD. To be fair to psychiatrists, a lot of "generally accepted" ADHD management techniques are not officially recognized. For example, dietary modification is specifically not recommended due to lack of supporting evidence even though many (including me) find it very important. So, I can understand why my psych didn't discuss it with me, even though that was a real missed opportunity. I am not anti-psychiatry, but IMHO I don't expect much from them except drug-related solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder#Management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivit...
geoduck14 5y ago
I have ADHD, and I've been on medicine for a while. I'm passionate about getting proper sleep because it makes a big difference in my performance. I've also seen a big difference in diet. I've noticed a difference when I reduce sodium intake (lunch meats, boxed mac-and-cheese). I can't put my finger on how to consistently reduce the ADHD symptoms - I try a variety of things.
corobo 5y ago
I said go to a doctor to get it checked out because they're kinda good at knowing these things, rather than some web forum. I didn't even mention meds, you added them. Let me clarify: Go to a doctor, OP. Tell them your symptoms.
chas 5y ago
While sleeping well, exercising regularly, and eating good food will massively improve your mental health, chemical help can be extremely useful for establishing those habits when just trying harder hasn’t worked.

celticninja 5y ago

What does lindy as hell mean? I understand the "as hell" modifier but am not familiar with "lindy"

asmithmd1 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect The parent is referring to trying something that has been used for centuries before trying something that has been used for years.
slumdev 5y ago
Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe Charles Lindbergh used diet and exercise to improve focus?

ModernMech 5y ago

Your parent wasn't advocating meds, they were advocating a diagnosis. Knowing a diagnosis is half the battle.

vegardx 5y ago

This gets repeated every single time someone merely suggests that they should look into mental disorders like ADHD. Psychiatrists don't just throw stimulants after you. In many places it's even a legal requirement that all other options have been fully explored.

JohnBooty 5y ago
Psychiatrists don't just throw stimulants after you Mine sort of did! It really, really, really is a thing that happens. To be fair, he prescribed adderall last, after we tried some more mild ones. He didn't just throw the hard stuff at me immediately. But, he absolutely did not discuss all the other means of managing ADHD: proper sleep, diet, exercise, supportive environment, etc. In my experience I find these even more important than medication. A lot of psychiatrists are pretty old school (predating the explosion in ADHD diagnosis/awareness) and/or are generalists within the field of psychiatry and therefore aren't really experts at any particular malady like ADHD. To be fair to psychiatrists, a lot of "generally accepted" ADHD management techniques are not officially recognized. For example, dietary modification is specifically not recommended due to lack of supporting evidence even though many (including me) find it very important. So, I can understand why my psych didn't discuss it with me, even though that was a real missed opportunity. I am not anti-psychiatry, but IMHO I don't expect much from them except drug-related solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder#Management https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivit...

geoduck14 5y ago

I have ADHD, and I've been on medicine for a while. I'm passionate about getting proper sleep because it makes a big difference in my performance. I've also seen a big difference in diet. I've noticed a difference when I reduce sodium intake (lunch meats, boxed mac-and-cheese). I can't put my finger on how to consistently reduce the ADHD symptoms - I try a variety of things.

corobo 5y ago

I said go to a doctor to get it checked out because they're kinda good at knowing these things, rather than some web forum. I didn't even mention meds, you added them. Let me clarify: Go to a doctor, OP. Tell them your symptoms.

chas 5y ago

While sleeping well, exercising regularly, and eating good food will massively improve your mental health, chemical help can be extremely useful for establishing those habits when just trying harder hasn’t worked.