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> those disorders are often characterized by inappropriate dopamine/norepinepherine levels. Those are secondary effects of underlying issues in ADHD, Binge-Eat
by bhouston 2y ago
> those disorders are often characterized by inappropriate dopamine/norepinepherine levels.
Those are secondary effects of underlying issues in ADHD, Binge-Eating, etc. The core issue is something not working well, such as in ADHD, the brain may have smaller prefrontal cortex regions (or less connected, etc) and thus have problem with self-regulation. You can sort of work around this by boosting dopamine, but it is working around the issue.
It is akin to an engine that is under powered so we figure you show to press the gas pedal harder (dopamine increases focus/effort/alert, so it is like pressing on the gas.) But the core issue is that the engine is underpowered in comparison to others. And it may be underpowered for a large variety of very specific reasons, including genetics (controlling development, or resistance to stressors), physical trauma, sleep, etc.