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It's the condition that causes it. One of the diagnostic criteria for ADHD is anxiety over not being able to get things done. Your comment sounds dismissive of
by dymk 4y ago
It's the condition that causes it. One of the diagnostic criteria for ADHD is anxiety over not being able to get things done. Your comment sounds dismissive of the real adverse impact of ADHD on one's inherent executive function; rather it's just someone being too "in their head" after they're giving a diagnosis.
> it becomes a medical condition you've been stuck with
90-ish% of people with ADHD respond well to stimulants, and have complete remission of symptoms. And for those who don't respond well to stimulants, we have bupropion, etc.
It's the one class of mental disorders where medication is very effective. For almost all with ADHD, it's not something you're "stuck" with.
- FollowingTheDao 4y ago"One of the diagnostic criteria for ADHD is anxiety over not being able to get things done." No, it is not. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/adhd_toolkit/adhd19-assessment-table1.pdf https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/adhd_to... If you have to keep taking amphetamines you are stuck with it. It is clear that something dopamergenic is going on with these kids, but no one is trying to find out why they do not have enough dopamine. You know we have biological pathways that produce dopamine which are controlled by things in our environment. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/he-biosynthetic-pathway-of-dopamine-Tetrahydrobiopeterin-BH4-is-generated-from_fig1_243970581 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/he-biosynthetic-pathway-... Yeah, I said it, you can control ADHD by changing the environment. Zinc, B6, air pollution, protein intake, etc... Yet all we get is a pill? And you are all happy with that?
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- MaxDPS 4y agoI'm happy with the fact that medication has helped me immensely. That doesn't mean we should stop looking at better ways to address the issue, but until we find something better, i'll keep taking my meds.