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Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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> Surprisingly, data show that sugar consumption does not worsen symptoms of ADHD.

Surprisingly? Sugar consumption is known to help with symptoms of ADHD, as do other dopamine-inducing activities, which makes perfect sense to me. The problem with sugar is that it has a pretty high cost due to all its other effects on the body, that its dopamine hit wears off pretty fast and you quickly build up a tolerance, which is why it's good to look for other stimulants than sugar.

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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I have a feeling that the massive quantities of prescribed amphetamines we've dumped into the population, including millions of children, is going to age about as well as using radium for wristwatches. But I guess we'll have to see the "evidence" for that.

Shhh, you're not supposed to acknowledge that having a large fraction of tech workers hopped up on goofballs is more about their economic output than their health.

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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> Surprisingly, data show that sugar consumption does not worsen symptoms of ADHD. Surprisingly? Sugar consumption is known to help with symptoms of ADHD, as do other dopamine-inducing activities, which makes perfect sense to me. The problem with sugar is that it has a pretty high cost due to all its other effects on the body, that its dopamine hit wears off pretty fast and you quickly build up a tolerance, which is…

That's sorta like the effect of caffeine on me. It's not only not a stimulant, but if I take in too much, I straight up get drowsy.

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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> Surprisingly, data show that sugar consumption does not worsen symptoms of ADHD. Surprisingly? Sugar consumption is known to help with symptoms of ADHD, as do other dopamine-inducing activities, which makes perfect sense to me. The problem with sugar is that it has a pretty high cost due to all its other effects on the body, that its dopamine hit wears off pretty fast and you quickly build up a tolerance, which is…

There is (or was?) a relatively widespread conception that sugar causes ADHD. Although I think it may have fallen out of favor a bit.

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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I recommend this Huberman Labs podcast about ADHD:

https://hubermanlab.com/adhd-and-how-anyone-can-improve-thei...

Huberman is a neuroscientist and everything he recommends appears to be backed by peer reviewed research. He does also promote various products, but afaict, he does a good job of keeping that from biasing his recommendations.

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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post #5

I have a feeling that the massive quantities of prescribed amphetamines we've dumped into the population, including millions of children, is going to age about as well as using radium for wristwatches. But I guess we'll have to see the "evidence" for that.

In situations where there is a dopamine deficiency, stimulants like amphetamines counterintuitively have the opposite effect than you would expect.

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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post #5

I have a feeling that the massive quantities of prescribed amphetamines we've dumped into the population, including millions of children, is going to age about as well as using radium for wristwatches. But I guess we'll have to see the "evidence" for that.

Children who started taking Adderall when it was first introduced in 1996 are in their late thirties now.

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

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post #5

I have a feeling that the massive quantities of prescribed amphetamines we've dumped into the population, including millions of children, is going to age about as well as using radium for wristwatches. But I guess we'll have to see the "evidence" for that.

> I have a feeling that the massive quantities of prescribed amphetamines we've dumped into the population,

Why do you believe so?

Re: Evidence-based conclusions about ADHD

#30

One of the recommendations, CBT, is inspired by NLP (heavily). I can say that NLP did wonders for me. Site is attrocious :)

That's really interesting that neuro linguistic programming helped you so much.

I don't want to inquire into your own experiences as it's personal. But, I used to follow NLP very closely and sort of lost interest over time.

Anyway, I felt it was best suited to 'software' changes in oneself - say at level of beliefs about the world, and how our use of symbols and language can affect our experience and abilities.

ADHD, as condition seems more like a 'hardware' thing. It's intriguing to imagine how conditions like that can be helped with a 'cognitive' approach. Perhaps it's used more to help manage things through techniques and strategies.

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