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We have, but we didn’t try enough types of medication to find an ideal fit. I suspect the right medication would be helpful. The more extreme the ADHD the highe
by austin-cheney 3y ago
We have, but we didn’t try enough types of medication to find an ideal fit. I suspect the right medication would be helpful. The more extreme the ADHD the higher the concentration of medication is required to achieve normal functioning which means high side effects.
To understand the complexity of brain medication requires an understanding of the problem. For ADHD the problem is both dopamine and low serotonin. Dopamine is complicated and moderating for it has second and third order consequences the ill cannot see. Solving for serotonin is simple and the results are crystal clear. So it seems many of the medications attempt to adjust for both with various degrees of success. When a person with ADHD attempts to self medicate with drugs, stimulants, or bad food choices they are solving for serotonin up take and it doesn’t work.
Another problem with medications in high concentrations is body tolerance which eventually eliminates the value of the medication and medication can run out.
Currently we are working through behavior modification of risk/reward. If you lose something you don’t have it anymore so perform a deep dive on that emotional consequence to think of solutions and planning to address that moving forward. This is working but it’s supremely and requires overcoming lots of adversity.
- wkipling 3y agoI think they meant meditation.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoHave you tried strattera(atomoxetine)?
- lawrenceyan 3y agoI won’t tell you not to use medication. Most of the world drinks caffeine everyday. Maybe it truly is necessary for some people. But I would really caution its usage. It’s the same as putting a hammer and slamming it against the person’s brain. It’s also temporary and goes away the moment the drug disappears. Meditation has the benefit of bringing permanent positive changes. But more importantly it acts in a way that recognizes the incredible complexity that our brains consist of.
- dpig_ 3y ago> It's also temporary and goes away the moment the drug disappears. Some meditative insight might reveal that, in fact, everything is temporary. Therapies don't need to be cures.
- lawrenceyan 3y agoWhy choose temporary dependencies when you can have the real thing?
- musiciangames 3y agoDid you try Modafinil? The effect of tolerance is much less, and few side effects. But maybe not sufficiently industrial strength for you.
- astrange 3y ago> For ADHD the problem is both dopamine and low serotonin. No mental disorder is caused by low anything. ADHD (some types) are more like you have extra leaky neurons and the dopamine falls out of them. On the other hand, serotonin drugs working for depression seems like it might be a coincidence. Strattera mostly affects norepinephrine though.