Is ADHD real?

dubfegnezz · 2019-03-07T04:26:24+00:00

It’s a real thing, but I believe a lot more people think they have it when in reality they don’t. They can afford the prescription and like the advantage it gives them and think they truly have ADHD. But yes there are people who have it

Lifeblows9691 · 2019-03-07T14:45:14+00:00

It is very real. My 13 year old son has it. I deal with the difficulties he has from it nearly every day.

I also am convinced that a lot of the diagnoses are just not wanting to deal with normal rowdy boy behavior.

W_O_M_B_A_T · 2019-03-07T20:18:47+00:00

So, when psychologists we're doing clinical research with amphetamines in the 60's and 70's they found that for maybe 1 out of 100 people, they actually had the opposite effect of calming that person down and causing them to relax and be more coherent. This, instead of the usual stimulant/euphoric effects they had on most people.

Moreover, for people where this was the case, the majority of them showed characteristic traits and behaviors of what later was called Attention Deficit Disorder. That is, difficulty focusing on tasks, easily distracted, lack of speech organization, being underachievers, etc.

Later this was further separated into a depressive/absent type and a hyperactive (ADHD) type.

This was subsequently shown to be related to reduced levels of dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain and central nervous system. Amphetamines work by boosting the production of certain key chemical messengers, including dopamine and norepinephrine.

So yes it's a real condition, and the cause is well documented to be reduced levels of key neurotransmitters.

As for why those levels are reduced, that's still something of a mystery. For example, transient ADHD like symptoms often occur in pregnant women who otherwise don't show the disorder. Nobody knows why.

It may be related to having certain combinations of variants of certain genes, no single genes have been found to be responsible.

It may also be related to the complex ecosystem of bacteria and fungi that everyone carries around with them in our large and small intestines.

arcwhy · 2019-03-07T20:52:01+00:00

High school and my first bachelors, I was unmedicated. "C's get degrees" is legit saying.

My second degree, I was medicated (vyvanse), changed career paths and am in medicine now. I had a clearer focus then, and feel more aligned now.

Your 2nd q: ADHD is hereditary, and can be brought on by childhood issues that don't manifest til later in life aka yes, it is a real thing.

PS vaccination doesn't give you autism, in case you want to ask that next

supertoughfish · 2019-03-07T09:27:18+00:00

I'm sceptical about the existence of ADHD. Drugging millions of children with amphetamines to treat a yet to be proven disorder cannot be justified without an objective falsifiable test to confirm it's presence, or lack of. None currently exists which the American Medical Association admitted up until a few decades ago. Now it's big business.

Africa4days · 2019-03-08T13:40:29+00:00

If you’re already lazy, adderall will not help you. Just an fyi. I’ve seen my friends fall victim to this. They became more lazy AFTER getting a script. That drug is not something to be taken lightly. I take it everyday, but only because I want to work harder than I already do. I wish I never started, but it does help a lot. Just a very addictive drug. Be careful out there. Don’t use anything as a crutch. Coming from experience

FieldLine · 2019-03-07T18:18:57+00:00

Who cares?

Title	Is ADHD real?
Author	CalmPassenger
Upvotes	1
Comments	12
Date	March 7, 2019 4:18 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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