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Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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Re: Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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stevefan1999 wrote: post #136

I'm an ADD adult and this especially hits me when I'm participating competitions, be it leetcode coding competition or examination. I just hate to do it and every other bits of attention source will got me seeked on, like a notification from my phone, or someone dropped a pen to the ground. That's how fast I lost focus. But on the other hand sometimes I can be extra-focused, with a prerequisite it's something I enjoy…

:(

> This resulted me in one case coding straight for 7 hours.

This happened to me this weekend. It's truly scary in retrospect. I got a business idea thursday, and coded nonstop until Sunday. It's a rentable AI service for dating apps. I launched it and it's super neat imo, but I lost almost 8 lbs in that time because I didn't eat, drink water, and slept only when my thoughts started to blank out.

I am now focusing on rehabilitating by eating a lot and going to the gym. I got so skinny. I wasn't on any medication either.

Re: Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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Post by summitsummit »

Azrathud wrote: post #254
christopher22 wrote: post #242

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I’m ADD and I don’t think it’s a disorder, but a trait that was selected for. I think it’s an explorers gene. It’s just difficult for us to fit in to the system. Not only school, but a traditional 9-5 for me is difficult. Especially while not on medication.

I definitely agree with this. I seriously suspect that I have ADD, and a burden has been lifted off my shoulders ever since I quit my 9-5 startup job and started travelling the North America a van + freelance coding. Turn on, tune in, drop out

that's riskier

Re: Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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nullsense wrote: post #252
matheusmoreira wrote: post #232

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Similar experience here. As a kid I couldn't manage to read a couple paragraphs on a boring subject but I could study and practice programming for 12 hours straight. Developed plenty of coping mechanisms and was only diagnosed in adulthood halfway into medical school. Every ADHD patient I've seen has a similar story of hyperattention... I'm convinced this disorder is named after attention and hyperactivity because th…

It's named after how we annoyed our parents and teachers as kids. Such a terrible name for it.

wow that's a really interesting and seemingly insightful perspective and now i view the ADHD label as an insult.

Re: Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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Post by summitsummit »

Baeocystin wrote: post #169
burtonator wrote: post #52

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I've been on Adderall for 5 years ... I'm 43 right now. It really HAS changed my life. What I've found is that over the long term you're able to perform much much better. By the time I was in my 30s I had developed coping skills which worked for the most part but I would find myself getting demotivated and defocused sometimes on long term priorities and sometimes unable to recommit to them. Adderall totally changed t…

I literally just got diagnosed with adult ADD a month ago. I'm 46! It... explains a lot of things, both for better and for worse. I never even realized I was developing coping skills vs. just developing normal skills, if that makes sense. I definitely have had the same types of problems as you describe. I've been on Ritalin for a few weeks now, and the difference is remarkable. If this is how normal people feel most…

> I never even realized I was developing coping skills vs. just developing normal skills

do you have some examples? i suspect the majority of mine are the former

Re: Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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summitsummit wrote: post #334
Baeocystin wrote: post #169

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I literally just got diagnosed with adult ADD a month ago. I'm 46! It... explains a lot of things, both for better and for worse. I never even realized I was developing coping skills vs. just developing normal skills, if that makes sense. I definitely have had the same types of problems as you describe. I've been on Ritalin for a few weeks now, and the difference is remarkable. If this is how normal people feel most…

> I never even realized I was developing coping skills vs. just developing normal skills do you have some examples? i suspect the majority of mine are the former

Sure. I'm happy to share individually, but I don't really want to post them on a public board. My email's in my profile if you want.

Re: Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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Post by purplecats »

Baeocystin wrote: post #335
summitsummit wrote: post #334

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> I never even realized I was developing coping skills vs. just developing normal skills do you have some examples? i suspect the majority of mine are the former

Sure. I'm happy to share individually, but I don't really want to post them on a public board. My email's in my profile if you want.

how do i see it in your profile?

Re: Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamine reward pathway (2010)

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purplecats wrote: post #336
Baeocystin wrote: post #335

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Sure. I'm happy to share individually, but I don't really want to post them on a public board. My email's in my profile if you want.

how do i see it in your profile?

It, uh, helps that I make sure it's visible to others first. Sorry about that. Please check my profile again.
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