Why Stimulants Help ADHD
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- It seems like stimulants and hyperactivity shouldn't mix, so why are they so often prescribed to treat ADHD?
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Finally an ADHD explanation that doesn't focus on children with ADHD.
Thanks SciShow!!!!
Amanda Picard this omg
If you’re looking for this check out “How to ADHD” great channel for adults!!! Like 90% of content is for adults! :)) she has ADHD herself! Her channel has helped me so much
Yaaaas! 😘💃🏾
Limitless
1:02 great to know they invented a disease with such a broad category you could include every kid in world as having it....
I took add meds from kindergarten to highschool, it f u c k e d my stomach up and im like the shortest dude in my family, probably from having a bad appitite from taking literal meth.
Amazing explanation, thank you so much for tackling this!!! Will link to it in the description of our video today :)
Hey, fancy meeting you here. :D
Hiiiii
You need to chill with your clickbait thumbnail because it’s clearly targeting ADHD people, especially the titles too. You’re hurting more than helping.
Hey Jessica!! I love your videos 💕
Cjkavy have you even watched the videos or do you look at the titles and thumbnails then judge them, Because she researches her videos and also has a small team that helps when needed so maybe you should actually watch her videos or look at other videos that are way less helpful then hers then realize how much she really is helping
The world needs to recognize ADHD in adults is a real thing. People on the streets n stuff gotta stop playing street psychologist telling everyone ADHD folk are manic and ADHD doesn't exist. There are so many people out there expressing dangerous misinformation.
That is what they want ! So much information and misinformation ! What if Hillary had said it was rigged ? It is so easy to slander people these days
I agree
@@hollydowns2279 who’s Hilary? Is that what this man (who’s presenting the video) is called 🤷🏻♀️ and what do you mean, is he saying the adhd drugs are rigged? Rigged with what?
i agree. i was not diagnosed until my mid-late 30's when I went to my doctor to figure out why I was forgetful frequently and am grateful it was not dementia, which i feared
They are the same people who don’t believe vaccines are real and can treat diseases
As an ADHD person, the "go back 10 seconds" button is a godsend. Took me a while to get through this video lol but I loved it!
Hahaha. I got to 1:30, drifted away, came back, hit the 'back button a lot, then forced myself to stay focussed for 5 more minutes. Tried to...
we use subtitles as well
I dont know too much english, and i finished in15 min this video xD
I decided not to use the 10 second button and chose instead to not retain much of the information. Why am I in the comments section again? If I need to reference this, I will rewatch later.
i just don't bother anymore and let whatever i don't process go
As someone with ADHD that has caused me to lose almost every job I've ever had I thank God people are taking this disorder seriously. Adderall has given me my life back and I finally moved out of my parent's house at age 34.
Weight Loss Ninjas amen. It’s changed my life
Wow, that’s great I’m glad to here that man.
Hell yea! brings hope!
What dose are you on
ADHD isn't real
These stimulants can really make a world of difference for someone with adhd.
I was luckily diagnosed pretty young. The difference was night and day, I went from failing in school to the top of my class. Now I’m in college and I can’t even comprehend how different my life would be if I’d never gotten diagnosed and medicated.
Would it be okay if I asked what medication you took?
@@codelyoko363 sure! I started off with Adderall but had to stop taking that because it made me angry. Then I was put on Concerta and thats what I'm still on as an adult. It seems like any sort of brain meds take some trial and error to get the right one, and its different for each person.
@@potatolegs3505 The trial and error must be fun! ahaha. Thank you for letting me know :)
@@potatolegs3505 I have a question for you, and thank you for sharing. I also take Concerta, now at 54mg/day after a year. It seems to work for a long time and then eventually I start to easily get distracted again and the focus starts to wear off much more, but I do not want to up my dosage.
Compared to when you started to now, what are the differences after developing a tolerance to methylphenidate?
I still take it every morning and on the weekend I'll wait until almost noon, but I notice I'm way more tired than usual.
I also take Klonopin and Suboxone and Gabapentin so I am tapering off of the Gabapentin otherwise it seems like it works quite well but my focus tends to fade away after 3-6 months of a dosage increase, although I'm quite certain it's the other medications interacting with it's effectiveness instead of just the Concerta. But, I'm not sure. So, dying to know.
@@SpragginsDesigns lol
Fun fact when i was about 6 my teacher thought i had adhd and said my parents should take me to a doctor to check I out. My parents instead just ignored it. So for years I just thought I was broken. I drank a lot of coffee cause it was the only thing that seemed to even me out enough to function in class.
caffeine, like Adderall and Ritalin, is a stimulant, which is probably why it worked so well
Big pharma invented ADHD as a diagnosis and works with the schools to push drugs to kids. It's fuckin sick and kids started on stimulants young have been shown to have a higher percentage drug abuse when older and also incarcerated more often, among many other negative things
@@Kylemathews1 First of all, I think that your statement that pharma tries to push stimulants to kids is quite believable. However, be careful not to confuse correlation and causation, as you mentioned that kids put on these drugs have a higher likelihood of abusing drugs and committing crime. This could very well be because the kids that are given those drugs where problematic in the first place (which might be due to a variety of reasons, such as dysfunctional families) and therefore would have been problematic later in life anyway. That's an important distinction to be able to tackle the problem at the root cause.
Kitty you make a fair point but not in a sense correct. ADHD symptoms are mostly diagnosed is men because they are noticed by schools more despite a near equal true case ratio among the sexes. Females simply are more ditsy and out of it instead of hyperactive. The diagnosis can cause people to regress into the place they are looked at to be and not strive to better themselves. I improved myself through understanding that a contrived diagnosis is no excuse.
damn. your parents failed you
Irony: my ADHD kicked in around 3 minutes and I had to rewind the video to rewatch what I'd missed. 😂
Well, i'm still not watching the video..i'm looking at the comments..and i'm also wondering why this was in my recommended
Same
I missed alot and i changed the other video
Same as you, it only kicked around 5-10 min
Lol
I did the exact same thing, lol. I just left a comment saying that it took me twice as long to watch this video because I kept realizing I wasn't paying attention and having to rewind it.
I wasn't diagnosed until i was in my 40's. I'm a little jealous of people who are diagnosed young. The disorder is for real and wreaks havoc on lives when left undiagnosed. I was the last one to know i had an issue. You did a great job on the vid. explaining the chemical mechanics of the disorder, and sometimes a gift.
3 extra points for the correct spelling/use of the phrase
"wreak havoc".✨😃!
You are among the rare few on the internet who understand the use of this phrase. It made my day and restored some faith in humanity.
Thanks for ending my years long journey. ✌️👍
Be well.
Just diagnosed yesterday. 53 years old 😢 I'm so grateful we figured it out. I have been treated for depression and anxiety since age 16. I cannot wait to see how I do at work now 😃💪🫶
I get a lot of comfort out of learning more about ADHD. Having a real explanation for how and why my brain seems to function differently from most others' brings a big sense of relief.
This is wonderful to read. Solid information is so incredibly important to have access to.
@@KingEdwardMD That's very necessary counsel.
I cried when I found out now I feel hope again and learning everything I can
I'm 35',ADD wasn't "A thing" when I was a kid, so I went through school doing badly and thinking "why does everyone hate me?" instead. Trust me, I had extra tuition, special classes, counselling, parents limited my junk food intake you name it but after being diagnosed with ADD at 31 and prescribed Ritalin I saw a bigger improvement in 6 weeks than 6 years of non chemical intervention. You can take that "drugs are not the answer" attitude and stick it were the sun don't shine; for me Ritalin has been a life changing miracle.
Edit; I honestly didn’t expect so many replies to this comment. Just to clarify, ADHD was a thing when I was growing up here in the UK,but it was “that thing that doesn’t exist and is just some excuse for bad kids that America has made up”. I’m sad to see from some of these comments that, for some people, nothing has changed.
If someone can cope without drugs, then I doubt they ever had ADHD.
Ryan
She's saying here that she *didn't* cope well, until medication.
You're both saying the same thing...
I'm 18 and I've been dealing with ADD since I've had memory. I've hated how much it screws with my grades and I've always been so frustrated with it. I've taken a few different medications starting with focalin (gave me tachycardia when I already have a higher than average heartrate), vyvanse (did well but I grew a tolerance over a year), and now mydayis. It's ridiculous to me that there are people that don't believe ADD is a real disorder because it's very, very real to me
Apple Gherkin Hope things work out for you and your medication problem, soon. 23 now, but I was diagnosed senior year of high school and m a n, I remember the difference in grades soon as I started... Had 20mg Vyvanse at first too, on 25mg Adderall now which seems to do better (in my case at least.)
I'm 22 and it's a little sad to learn about this now bc this information couldve helped me so much at any other point in my life. I was in kindergarten not understanding why I had trouble progressing at reading and math like the other kids and feeling like I wasn't good enough. the shame starts so early but it'd be so easy to explain this to kids. I had so many teachers early on who made me feel horrible for struggling with homework.
Please please please do more videos on ADHD. It so often gets overlooked for "more exciting" disorders
Just remember that pharmaceutical companies have billions. They have no issues paying sci-show and people in the comment sections to promote their drugs.
ADHD is overlooked? Haha
I would love a video on non-stimulant ADHD drugs like Strattera.
@@BigMac4459 lmao sure Hank Green is taking money from Big Pharma
@@BigMac4459 lol coming from someone who has legitimate adhd. adhd medication is the only thing that lets me function properly, it's not a conspiracy theory or something dumb like that
My grandma used to give me coffee as a kid cause that's what her grandma did with my great-uncle since that's how they used to calm down super hyper kids in the 30s (and I imagine before that)
I have a friend whose daughter has ADHD and when she was younger she had caffeine pills she would have to take. They did calm her down though.
My mom used coffee to calm me in the '80's & '90's.
I thought it was new ideas at the time. I had no idea it went that far back.
@@adrianhenry3636 lol. That explains my grades in primary school... I stopped drinking much coffee when I turned 14 and so did my grades go down... So amazing.
I unknowingly selfmedicated with caffeine pills. I didn't know I had ADHD, I only knew I was sick and tired of drinking caffeinated soft beverages or coffee to work better, and caffeine pills seemed like a clever way of getting the caffeine without being forced to also have all those sugary soft drinks or crappy coffee (I couldn't afford good quality coffee). I didn't realize other people's "better while on coffee" was importantly different from mine...
Omg same. My school did not allow anything but water in class but a math teacher told me I could bring coffee into class because it seemed to mellow me out more and allow me to focus. She was one of the first teachers to tell me a may have ADHD and should be tested for it
Noticing a pretty bird gives me the same stimulus as when I finished my PhD. Actually watching the bird feels better.
Wow, yeah I love the little lizards that run around where I live just about more than anything.
@@maddog2314 Gecko lizards? They are amazing!
New protocol is like 5mg fast release like 3 days a week. None of the teeth grinding.
And doctors wonder why we don’t have enough. Idiots
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 21, about 3 years ago. When I first got the Adderall prescription, it seemed like an absolute miracle drug, because I could finally pay attention to things (other than my own interests) for the first time in my life. On top of that, it almost elminated my depression and anxiety. Which was interesting, because the SSRI anti-depressants that I had been on never seemed to work for me at all. In fact, they just always made me feel sick and light-headed, so I stopped taking them, but the Adderall worked.
Throughout my time in the public school system, I consistently got As in all of my science classes, but straight Ds in everything else, which confused my teachers for years. It was just because science actually interested me enough that I was able to pay attention to it. So, I guess, according to the theory talked about here, those classes were releasing high levels of dopamine for me, whereas everything else just simply wasn't arousing enough for my brain.
Chemical imbalance? Prove it.
@@alanberkeley7282 Perhaps watch the video. I mean, you do understand that dopamine is a chemical, right? It's a neurotransmitter. Is that the thing you think I need proof for?
@@Soleilune1995 Where is your gage stick to measure the chemical imbalance? How much is too much or just right?
@@alanberkeley7282 labwork does prove it or so many papers would not be published in medical journals about them
@@ResortDog Journals backed by big pharma and people whose livelihoods depend on it
I'm 68 years old now, but aware growing up that I was somehow different than everyone else , my mom said "You just follow the beat of a different drummer". I struggled with most things in life except sports. Eleven years ago (at 57), I was diagnosed ADD, and was given a script for Adderall... It changed my life... All of sudden I could remember things in more detail, I could complete projects on time, I could finally study for a few hours without doing things in between, I could concentrate... My doctor told me this " If you think you're ADD (ADHD), there's a good chance you are"... Get checked out, it's never too late. Oh, as time goes on you DO acquire the same skills that non-ADD people use, so if you skip a dose here and there... you'll know what I mean.
I’m with you! I’m 62 and what you said resembles what it was like for me. Coffee helps me.
Age 40 only diagnosed this year also have Aspergers, Anxiety Depression and mild OCD
Thank you for sharing your story, Nick! I too was diagnosed later on in life, although I was diagnosed as a child, my mom didn't trust the meds back then. My Vyvanse seems to help me a lot on good days. Other days, I just get far too focused on my phone or youtube, and before I know it, 5 hours went by and I got nothing done. Then the meds wear off and I feel extra unproductive. Been a roller-coaster ride lately and almost feel more symptomatic since starting medication. Ritalin made me sad and low. Vyvanse has been better but still not consistent 🤷♂
Okay
Once a girl in my class (back in primary) asked why I only copied 3 or 4 words at a time off the board. I looked at her funny, and she said "just remember more words each time". All cause I complained about getting dizzy from the constant head bobbing (fast writer, tiny working memory; not a good mix). I looked at her like she had three heads, thinking "other people can remember more than 3 large words at a time? What?! Am I stupid?!".
I just wanted to use this as an opportunity to say if you're feeling a sense of desperation, whether that be in the form of depression, anxiety, or anything you feel like is holding you back in life, to talk to your doctor! You do not need to suffer through this alone, and you certainly should never feel like it is just "something you need to deal with." I've personally been diagnosed with ADD recently and it's taken me all this time to finally accept that it doesn't make me weak or pathetic to seek help for something that was clearly holding me back and damaging my work/personal relationships! Let's de-stigmatize mental health and de-stigmatize seeking help.
My entire self perception has shifted so dramatically in the two weeks since I was prescribed ADHD medicine. I can function and am so much more competent and I no longer resent myself for not being able to function the way I wanted to. I feel like a completely new person and I’m so so grateful my doctor took a chance with me and prescribed me this medicine.
Try even getting a diagnosis in the UK.
@@robertdale2964 you have the NHS, shut it. I'm lucky too, to have Medicare and the NDIS funding my assessments.
My family and I knew I probably had some adhd sinds I was young. But as I did very well at working around the common simptoms we never got me diagnosed.
It wasn't untill I was 20 and finally going to the doctor to talk about my lack of energy (witch had been a problem to the point of missing school sinds the start of highschool) that I got my adhd diagnosis and discovered a lack of energy can be a simptom of adhd. Medication really changed my life for the better. I don't have to call in sick anymore for lack of energy and I even have enough energy left to get together with friends every once in a while!
I've always described ADHD as getting bored really easily, now it makes more sense why.
There might be a bit more to it. For example, in school you don't learn how the world actually works (man-made world or physical world). Where are real estate records kept (or any public record)? How do you look up laws? What public licenses and certificates exist and what do they allow you to do? These are just a few questions but this list is almost endless. Instead people are required to read things like Great Expectations, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Hamlet, etc... All of these things fall under the category of entertainment, yet they are presented not as entertainment but something scholarly to be cherished, and also sources of morality.
I'm going to pick on mathematics for a moment because its an easy target. When you get a homework assignment that involves doing 50 similar quadratic formula problems, you pretty much have to be brain-dead to get enough dopamine to actually complete such an assignment. It's a waste of time and does not improve math ability after the first few problems. If you don't do it you might get told you are being lazy, you are not applying yourself, you have a problem with authority, etc... but the reality is that it is 100% a waste of time and does not improve math ability. And here is what is really critical: There are THOUSANDS of problems that DO actually improve math ability, but 99% of the public never encounters them. It's hard to pick an example of one of these problems that A) does justice to the thousands of such problems that exist and B) fits in a UA-cam comment, but I'll try. The following is a tricky problem but a 3rd grader could understand the solution:
For any sequence of 10 digits, is there guaranteed to be a consecutive group of them whose sum is a multiple of 10? For example the sequence of digits 5, 9, 7, 2, 9, 5, 1, 1, 2, 5 contains a consecutive group whose sum is a multiple of 10 because 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 20. Is this true for every sequence of 10 digits?
Yes. Consider all of the partial sums:
S0 = 0
S1 = 5 = 5
S2 = 5 + 9 = 14
S3 = 5 + 9 + 7 = 21
S4 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 = 23
S5 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 = 32
S6 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 = 37
S7 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 = 38
S8 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 39
S9 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 41
S10 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 46
Note that the sum of any group of consecutive digits can be expressed as the difference between two of the partial sums. For example 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = (5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2) - (5 + 9 + 7) = S9 - S3. And the difference between any two partial sums will be a multiple of 10 if the partial sums have the same last digit. For example S9 - S3 = 41 - 21 = 20. Since there are 11 partial sums but only 10 possibilities for a last digit (in other words there are more partial sums that possible last digits), then at least two of the partial sums must have the same last digit, and this gives a consecutive group of digits whose sum is a multiple of 10.
So, while you are doing 50 similar quadratic formula problems in 11th grade, there are 3rd graders in special schools doing 50 problems of this caliber, and not all of them similar. So, yeah, you should feel "bored" doing those 50 similar quadratic formula problems. But it's so so SO much more beyond just being "bored". You are being shafted if the face, but they pacify people by telling people that they are "not applying themselves". None of this is an accident by the way.
@@TryHardNewsletter where can I get more problems like these?
Yup
That's why I can never go to regular "church" I feel myself going crazy!!! But socail bible study events with friends is pure joy xD
I wouldn't say it was like that at all. Not for me anyway. Boredom is the opposite issue. I have too much to do because I have several things going at once.
Housework is a good example. I'll start in one room of the house, then shortly after I'll start the kitchen and so on. By the end of it I've done a little bit of something in every room but not actually completed any of them.
Lol I got to the end and restarted because I was too busy reading the comments
Me too!
Effing same lol
🤣 me at 2 minutes
Damn me too, maybe my tonic dopamine is low today
Currently doing exactly that
I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with ADHD. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
I'm so very happy for you, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped
you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, BPD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Mushrooms are very medicinal. This is why anybody familiar with psilocybin and any other kind of fungi will tell you, "They are alive." They have a very ancient wisdom. To my experience, all mushrooms have always said, "Pay attention to your life. How you think, how you feel, and what will you do with the information that you always knew, but now are seeing in this point of view." This is why mushrooms are so respected in tribal cultures. This mental health treatment works for me too. Half micro doses do the trick for me. At least a few days at a time with lengthy time in between. Never addictive. Thank you for sharing this point!
Where can I find him? Is he on insta 🙏
I wan't diagnosed until adulthood. My mom asked how I could be sure it was the correct diagnosis. I reminded her of ALL the mornings she got my sister and me ready for school, and it was _always me_ who was daydreaming, dancing around with only one sock on while everyone else was ready to go. Not once or twice, but EVERY morning. "Why can't you just be ready on time like everyone else?" was a thing I cried about a lot as a kid. I didn't know why either. I'm just glad that as an adult, I can manage to put the rest of my clothes on before leaving the house.
This helps explain why caffeine helps my ADHD so much.
Sam Rakita best cure for me, any chemical drugs can make long lasting personality changes and desensitization
@@williamnolan1943 caffeine is also a chemical drug and also causes desensitization
William Nolan what do you mean personality changes?
-- Those are more dissociative than caffeine I believe
@@milk9613 nah, you're thinking of poor fit antidepressants I think.
Also? Don't abuse ADHD meds because that makes it harder for people who actually NEED those medications. That's a big part of why they're scheduled and why it is a NIGHTMARE to get ADHD meds from a doctor.
Arousal Theory: I am under-aroused - you've bored my brain into sleep-mode, so Im dazing off and inattentive. Just not by this video.
A lack of dopamine would explain the fascinating link between ADHD and odd forms of depression.
@Spydyr_Byte I'll see your atypical depression and raise you one personality structure.
Lukas Böck very funny
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Please elaborate Paul..so your saying time alone or lack of mental stimulation can cause someone to become depressed ?? As in with adhd
This is exactly how I feel.
Based on my personal experience with ADD and Adderall, this makes sense. I can relax and even go to sleep while using this medication. (I have it prescribed, so please don't worry about drug abuse).
I would get bored very easy, as a child, although I was interested in things, I just couldn't stay focused on it, and I would get very frustrated. I always scored very well on the IQ tests, but I could not apply my intelligence.
What really caused me difficulty was/is, behaviors that some considered a behavioral issue. It causes many issues, especially as a child, due to my issues being attributed to being a bad kid. What was worse, my parents were told what was going on, even being involved with my therapy. There were many suggestions made by my psychiatrist, but never followed through. I had a terrible time during elementary school, all of the way into high school. My father could be very mentally and emotionally abusive. There was some times that involved him being physically abusive.
I was a truly good kid, a good 'egg', being my term that describes an individual that was born as a wonderful child. It was a difficult time, because I couldn't understand why teachers and my parents were mean to me.
I wanted to attend school wearing a suit and tie, as well as a brief case.
I was picked on as a child. Often.
I just couldn't understand. As an adult, who was also sexually abused, I suffer fron PTSD, which I am dealing with pretty well. This wasn't always true. As I got older I pushed so much down I eventually turned drugs to cope. Around 24, I made a decision to use heroin in an effort to deal with life.
I grew up looking like Opie Taylor, and having a very similar view of the world.
No one guided me through life, only getting any 'guidance' when I was in trouble.
I loved to learn, I wanted to do well, but I just couldn't. I am under the impression that my father didn't really like me for being unable to be tough.
I am now picking up the pieces, along with an awesome support system that includes 'professionals' but they are great! No one who I know has ever taken any time to understand me.
I am a very empathetic person, which is a double edged sword.
Almost my entire life till my mid 30"s I was put on practically every depression med...I knew since preteen that something was always off but could never FIX IT and just got used to suffering everyday.
I had truly crushing anxiety and it only got worse as I aged to the point of not going out (besides work till I would just quit...over and over and over from impulsion) for only if I absolutely needed something that I couldnt go without.
At this point that is almost like a bad dream....from truly complete destruction of my life from anxiety to now almost seeing that as another person....Once I came to the end of taking and trying practically all the depression meds possible I just accepted it "is what it is".
Anytime adhd and medication came up I was told it would likely amplify my anxiety....HOW WRONG EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DOCTOR WAS...Except for one Psych....
I will always remember taking the very first dose of adderall and at 37 years of age...within minutes I started to cry....I was walking down the road and said out loud to myself "Its Over"....I knew as soon as it started working everything for the first time in all those years FELT NORMAL....Not anxious, not depressed, not tired, not the complete lack of hope...NORMAL.
It was all I ever wanted.
Before I saw that Doctor I told myself "This is the last stop, if this doesnt work I dont wanna live no more"
After 30 some years I was so worn down from fighting everyday....I had given up and was ready to leave...for good.
But that last attempt did work, and all the destroyed family relationships slowly started to improve when DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY people began to see "HE IS NOT THE SAME PERSON".
It truly was a gigantic personality shift....and it couldnt have been anything else....Im very grateful to of had the suffering stop basically overnight.....I do look back and wish I and the professionals would of figured it out far earlier....I sacrificed practically everything until, then....Missed out on College and so many other things I absolutely would have done if I had known....But....BETTER LATE THEN NEVER.
Mental illness can be brutal...In the end we are really still in the infancy stage as far as medications for it etc....KEEP YOUR HEADS UP.
That’s powerful. Thank you for sharing. I’m sorry you almost gave up before you finally got answers and help. I’m glad you finally found the right medication to help. I’m 52, just now realizing i have it and hoping to start medicine soon. I want to feel more normal and able to function and not feel like everything is so damn hard. Like I’m a failure at everything. The adhd diagnosis gives me hope and better options
After struggling my entire life, I finally took the courage to see a doctor to discuss my symptoms. After trial and error with meds, I am now in 20mg ritilan twice a day. My life has completely changed. This is a great explanation video! Thank you!
Same boat lol
Just curious how many hours does the Ritalin work for before you need to take a second tablet?
@@chrisk1489my Ritalin usually works for a day of school, around 8 hours and slowly Fades as the day progresses. That’s why I use medikinet as an extra „booster“ for either homework/studies or the later hours of school:)
I've been told most of my life that I almost definitely have ADHD, but I've never been diagnosed. I'm autistic, and doctors often don't take me seriously because I "mask" and that makes me present as "not that bad". I'm hoping to be able to get a new psychiatrist soon who actually believes me.
I was diagnosed with adhd, I can believe it due to me getting distracted... a lot. However I choose not to take the pills because when I was diagnosed they gave me an extremely simple test (I was young) and then gave the paperwork. I personally think they were just trying to sell me pills rather than make sure I actually have it. Sadly adhd and add is over prescribed and too many people get addicted and end up giving themselves add because they become dependent
Why would you "mask" if you want to get a diagnosis?
A lot of autistic people have ADHD. Get a new doctor and get an evaluation ASAP
@@dontaskdonttell_ You are absolutely spot on. My brother has been professionally diagnosed with both aspergers and ADD. I was diagnosed myself with ADD many years ago, and have also wondered if i myself might have aspergers. The thing is, i don't have the typical traits of it. I am very good socially, i am very empathetic and i can put myself in the shoes of someone else. On the other hand i can be sensitive to noise, which is a trait of aspergers. Is it possible to have mild aspergers?
@@chrisk1489 possibly. Some things aren't as simple as you either have it or you don't. It's probably a spectrum, just like autism is a spectrum. Some people are considered high functioning while others are more severe
ADD has a nasty interaction with depression specifically loss of interest in activities
I used to take Adderal to help with my ADHD, but around 11-12, I was taken off rather abruptly after moving in with my dad.
My dad has ADHD, but he doesn’t take proper medicine for it, getting stoned to treat his ADHD. My step mom are one of those people who believes that people with ADHD ‘grows out of it’ and in turn, refuses to give me medicine, which affects my memory, my moods, and even my grades. After removing my medicine, my memory has gone down hill to the point where it’s hard to remember what someone said second after they said it, something. That didn’t start until a couple of years ago.
People don’t understand how badly ADHD affects people and how serious it really is.
Ask them if you can drink coffee or look into mucuna pruriens. Coffee gives you a little hit of dopamine and mucuna is an extract from a bean that has pure l-dopa. I get it from a local whole foods or vitamin shoppe. L tyrosine is an amino acid that converts to dopamine in the brain. Also found at a health foods store.
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Coffee has a reverse effect on me. Caffeine makes me super sleepy, so it wouldn’t do much. I’ll ask about the Mucuna, though. I doubt they’ll allow it, though. They work in Pharma, so they’ll most likely know what’s up if I ask.
Not trying to start anything here, but god how does getting stoned help with your dad's adhd. Freaks me out if he's driving though. I drive a manual / "stick"? transmission car as the extra attention required actually helps me stay focused on driving - does that mean he's driving stoned T_T
@@PureCoKayne for some people cannabis is a stimulant. It raises dopamine and norepinephrine and for someone with adhd, it would have a focusing effect. Increased norepinephrine from cannabis may explain anxiety and paranoia for those effected this way.
That’s child abuse imo. Adderall withdrawal can be fatal if its abrupt.
I've read the comments so far and have decided to throw my hat in the ring, as someone going 22 years since being diagnosed. I wanted to say this to those that keep repeating that treatment shouldn't be a pill, but teaching better coping mechanisms, learning strategies, etc. At least in my state, a child cannot be prescribed medication without seeing a psychiatrist and a therapist. I was required in my early years to see a therapist 1-2 times a month, then once a month after the first couple of years. This was in the late 1990s. The pill was used as a tool/treatment, but only one part of it. I also learned how to cope with my disorder outside of medication. I've learned these strategies. I've used them both on and off medication. I can tell you right now that I personally haved lived a better life while on medication, and it doesn't affect my health in a negative way. It is a huge pain in the *ss all the hoops I have to go through to receive medication, but I wanted to say that it's no longer just prescribed and forgotten. I think that's changed in the past 10 years so that misdiagnosing doesn't happen as often. I was fortunate. Those coping mechanisms helped me early on, especially when I was diagnosed with autism at 17. ADHD is real, but it's different for each person.
Thank you for sharing your story! I postponed medicating my son because of the unfounded stigma against it. We have tried nearly everything; hundreds of hours of therapy, developmental pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, behavioral therapists, behavioral modifications, diet changes, routine changes, going completely screen less, buying all kinds of gadgets and gizmos that claim to help, and nothing worked. It got to the point that he wasn't able to focus on things he enjoyed. Finally we started him on the lowest dosage of concerta and it's been like night and day. He's able to relax and focus doing things he loves, like reading, drawing and writing stories. When he came home from school the first day on medication and told me he was so happy because he was able to focus in school and learn about volcanoes without having to take a break, I cried. I felt (and still feel) so guilty for waiting so long before deciding to try medication. The only side effect he's had is an increased appetite (which I'm thankful for as he's pretty thin and a very picky eater). It's actually made him more open to trying new foods!
Himani it's so unfortunate that there's so much misinformation on ADHD and the medication. No we're not trying to drug our children into submission because they're being normal energetic kids. If you haven't I highly recommend the "30 essential ideas" series of videos by Russell Barkley, here they are in a playlist, it's long but so very informative! ua-cam.com/video/BzhbAK1pdPM/v-deo.html
Himani Vakarian That part about not being able to focus on even things that you loved is what gave me the final push towards my diagnosis. I had been searching for answers as to why I felt different than my peers off and on, for about ten years. I don't remember what search terms that I finally used to find my answers but I remember where I found them. That was the Reddit sub r/ADHD, I started reading various posts on it and there were and are still so many familiar situations and feelings described there. I had finally found it, and it wasn't bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or even just chronic depression for which I had been prescribed medications for by Psychiatrists in the past. None of those medications worked as well for me as even just a little independent research and eventually with help from my mother and sister a diagnosis and CBT from a Therapist that was very knowledgeable about ADHD partly because he too had it. After getting my diagnosis from him, I was able to use a document that he provided me upon request that provided a record of his diagnosis of ADHD-Primarily Inattentive and some comorbidities, to aid in getting a diagnosis from a Psychiatrist. It was quite the wait to even get an appointment with the psychiatrist which isn't uncommon, so I wanted to have that record to help ensure that I wasn't once again misdiagnosed. Luckily it worked out and I soon started taking 10 mg Adderall XR, the low end dosage to check for side effects. I noticed reduced mental noise which helped me focus and a lessened craving for constant stimulation on my first dose, which didn't last too long but that wasn't the point though, we were checking for side effects. There weren't any negative side effects which was good. Anyways I have lost sight of where I was going with this comment and feel like I am rambling, so I am going to wrap this up.
I tell them to go say that to someone wearing glasses! "You don't need that crutch, just train your eyes to see properly!"
I'm a mess without medication. My moods are all on the extremes (super happy, depressed or angry), incredibly inattentive and a host of other quirks. My ability to think clearly only comes from the medication. Coping mechanisms have never really worked for me unless I go home and seperate myself from people.
1:23 I think that's a very solid theory. One of the main problems I have with ADHD is the constant task switching to keep my brain stimulated. One second I'm playing videogames, the next I'm outside doing so gardening, the next I'm doing some exercise, the next I'm listening to music, and so on. I always want to be doing something, I can't just sit still. Like I went to dinner with my family last night and whilst they're all able to keep their focus on the people at the table and have conversations, I can't do that because my heads constantly on a swivel looking around me absorbing what is going on in the world. There's never a silent moment in my brain, even when trying to go to sleep I'm constantly thinking about scenarios and other types of stuff, and even after I get to sleep I have very vivid lucid dreams.
Is this an example of hyperactivity? I do not even like to hang out with friends anymore due to me noticing a napkin falling and pointing it out impulsively... it is mentally exhausting talking to people. Trying to keep focus is exhausting enough!
Love how i got here because I'm procrastinating after not taking meds for adhd today, I've got like 7 youtube tabs open and im flipping between each of the, as i get bored halfway through each video.
Why didn't you take your meds?
@@martinXY Because they cost money.
That 7 tabs thing is me on a daily basis. Im getting diagnosed as soon as lockdown ends (already got screened 3 years ago and positive results for adhd, but never got the diagnosis due to money)
Bruh you hth
Part of it is how ADHD is a name based on the external symptoms, not what its actually like. As Hank explains, most symptoms are related to executive function. Before I take my meds each day, I can actually focus on nothing for a bit and actually sit still. The problem is, I can't control it. So yeah I can stand and look calm, but I don't want to be there. When I'm medicated, I need a minimum amount of stimulation to focus. But I can actually chose what I focus on, as long as I hit the minimum amount while medicated.
I’m 47 and since I was young in the 80’s adhd wasn’t looked at and Adderall wasn’t a thing so I went undiagnosed until a month ago. I just started taking Adderall with a prescription from my doctor and I can say whoa I was honestly using about 5% of my brain. I’m so grateful I only wish I knew sooner
Wow. Just wow! To think, with my level of intelligence... And being able to finally use more than 5% (honestly feel like I'm functioning at 1 or 2% with my chronic illnesses)... I cannot wait to be properly medicated!
You should've mentioned How to ADHD which is a good youtube channel to support people with ADHD
A Unicorn , he did in Vlogbrothers
I know but that was a while ago and her channel relates to this video
Luckily they have come across this video
I love my stimulants but my wallet doesn't 🙃
I was diagnosed at 19 after being a burnt out honors student. After a gap year, I've finally decided to try out medication because I know I can do so much better because my attention is what's holding me back. This is my first day on adderall!
You just described me. I'm thinking of going on medication cause even after a gap year and in my first year on uni, I'm struggling. Are you still taking adderall? How is it? I'm feeling a little hopeless right now so knowing it worked for someone similar to me would really help.
@@TessG9107I'm not the OP but I can tell you that I got diagnosed at 25 and was open to being medicated, and it IMMEDIATELY changed my life. I started on vyvanse (problematic, didn't have an appetite so I dropped 30 pounds in 3 months, friends started asking me if I was ok lol that doesn't happen to everyone though), then tried concerta, and finally settled on non-stimulant Straterra since my doctor thinks I'm too affected by dopamine, and dude it is wild how different everything is now. My house is clean, when before you couldn't Even see the floor. I don't buy as many things impulsively, so my finances are way better managed, I don't call off work because of depressive/lethargic reasons anymore. It's wild. I'm female, if that helps at all. I hope you have access to get medicated if that's what you want, and I wish you the best!
My favorite ADHD joke:
How many ADHD kids does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Hey! Wanna go ride a bike!?
Lmfao. Thank you for the literal LOL.
When I was in 1st grade The school advised my parents that I should be held back a year And maybe do summer school my mother refused and decided to get me a tutor the tutor told her that I know the information I just didn't want to do it and rather be doing something else 2nd grade was almost as bad as 1st grade. They were convinced that I was a special education student So for an hour and a 1/2 of every day I would go to a special education I felt so out of place I thought the reason I was there was to help the other kids learn so I would walk around trying to teach the other kids basic math and reading skills. Many many Doctor and therapist visits later I was Diagnosed as and ADD/ADHD child. and prescribed Adderall and sent to 3rd grade with a teacher who specializes in students with learning disabilities , she followed the same class to 4th grade . I went from a D&F student to straight A's all the way through 9th grade Even making the top 10% in the state in the math portion of the Texas standardized test . That's when I decided I'm not gonna take adderall anymore not exactly sure what it was doing and my grades suffered dramatically .
Sooo many of the kids in my school's Special Ed class were just kids with unmedicated ADHD, and they were honestly held back by the classes rather than helped by them (in the same spirit with what you said).
As for me in middle school, I was getting good enough grades but hated the normal classroom setting. I had undiagnosed ADHD. Guess where they wanted to send me.
Hands down, the best description of ADHD I've ever seen. Very thorough (as usual) and very concise. I learned a little bit more about how the neurotransmitters work, as well! Thank you!
I was diagnosed with ADHD as kid and I don’t think it’s ever gone away. I’m 25 and I have the focus of an epileptic ferret on meth at a rave
It never goes away. There's no cure sadly.
@@robertdale2964 it does go away when entering adulthood for most people
@@popthiccle1158not true
@@popthiccle1158As an adult with ADHD I am curious where you heard this??
I am so happy right now. Couse i have finnaly faund a video where i can understand more about myself
I am litterly crying right now you made my day
Please look up the channel How To ADHD if you haven't seen it already
Develope some emotional maturity
@@patrickturner7683 develop some empathy. it could've been impacting her severely.
I have been looking for new things to learn all the time (guitar, a new language, a new skill...) but can't settle on one to master, therefore I am just mediocre at everything. Is this ADHD...??
im crying right now. you explained how i feel my entire life and nobody seems to understand.
Thank you for explaining what is wrong with my brain and why my prescribed medication helps improve it.
For me, listening to a massive quantity of podcasts also helps, though it helps most if they are only mildly interesting so I have 1 thing to tune out rather than trying to tune out the entire world, an impossible task for me.
Yeah! Listening to podcasts while driving helps me focus on the driving in a different way than music does!
I Listen to music in languages that I don't understand, when I work. It makes the tuning out easier. Furthermore it may help rising those dopamine levels. I don't know why exactly it helps, but it's the only way I can work in a big office with many people.
Yep! That's how I got into kpop (and eventually other languages too)! Upbeat, but can't understand the language so I'm energized but not distracted by 1) picking apart the lyrics since idk what they are 2) whatever else it is that I can't hear because of the music.
A local psychiatrist explained it perfectly for me.
Imagine that our brains are a series of intersecting, high speed mega-highways, and the traffic flow is controlled by a single traffic cop. For people with ADHD, that traffic cop is exhausted and either falls behind or falls asleep frequently, causing crashes and major traffic jams. The stimulants aren't for the drivers on the highways, they are for the traffic cop. They don't make the cars go faster, they make the traffic cop more alert.
nicely done video!
how did the meds become such a "study-drug"? i always wondered that.
the sad and repulsing thing about the topic is visible in the comment section((
why do so many people say "ADHD is a fake disease" when they have no idea about the the disorder or how it is living with it?
Shaorandra I've been scrolling through comments for a few minutes and I haven't seen any
I have! i had a agrument with one then deleted their comments!
@Commander Cody: either those comments were deleted or overrun by good comments. Either is good ;)
Not a disease. It’s just who you are in your own unique way. We’re not wired to sit at a desk reading and regurgitating information all day whether at school or work. And the stimulants the pharmaceutical companies are pushing is not a long term solution.
not only a chemical imbalance, but a literal imbalance in brain shape. there are dozens of symptoms that are very hard to ignore. with how much ADHD has prevented me from pursuing projects and doing basic chores on my own, I would want meds even if i didn't need them to meet everybody's expectations.
so yeah. they are the _only_ long-term solution.
Haven't heard it explained like this before. I'm guessing our ancestral tribes absolutely needed a group with a varied level of tonic dopamine. Some to stay focused and unexcited by things, some to be intrigued by the tiniest distraction in their environment. The "ADHD" members were probably some of the most crucial; always hunting and looking out for intruders.
Pretty much this, a slower and group-centered rhythm to daily life and less rote/industrial style-work and these adhd issues largely become the necessary intangibles needed for a diverse group of humans to thrive together, as we have for thousands upon thousands of years. Take this same type of person, isolate him as an individual, make him do work that is divorced from nature and often rote or merely time-filling, and then further remove meaning by removing social/group-rhythm and replacing it with intentional distractions of media and consumption -- placed there to keep you going headlong down this vile path paved purely for the profit of a few...well heck, of course you need a stimulant to help you embrace that on the daily. It takes too much to live in modern life, we are part of other types of neurodivergent folks who feel this strongly. We have enough prosperity, thank you type A Protestant work ethic folks, but it's time to balance it out. Let's avg 3-5 hrs of work a day, have many more hours with our groups and our nature, and be able to live without the constant b.s. that is foisted upon us by rent-seekers: their very existence is proof of over abundance -- it is time to slow down and build equity for all while we do it.
Many scientists, engineers have ADHD.
@@MattScofieldBeautiful analysis
@@rainbowglitterclit nice to hear. I checked out your ecology of the future playlist and the kumukuai one as well, right down my alley, much to enjoy!
I don't think it's a mental disorder either, but rather a natural state of being. What is unnatural is being stuck in a classroom or cubical for 6-10 hours.
People really do not understand how the mind of people with ADHD are so different. I hate when people say things like "I get anxious too" , do you?
Addreal has been the best thing I’ve done for myself. I’m 33 and have always been against certain medication and for the longest time treated my attention issues and lack of motivation organically but that only can do so much. Started with 10mg and it’s improved my life and not looking back. Yes I may become dependent and I am ok with that.
Hi Swanahhh any side effects?
I just started adderall yesterday. Can you give me an update on how you feel and if you're doing better.
@@Emily-lh6em can you let me know how it goes for you? I'm adhd! About to start taking meds for the first time!
You give me hope!
@@kennyhumble3699 You can add me on Facebook and ill keep you updated. Same name and profile picture. Also the day I got diagnosed i found an amazing Facebook group called ADHD & chill .
I didn't expect to find an entire army of people just like me. They talk about things openly so definitely give it a try! It's comforting and its great to get advice.
This was an amazingly responsible video about ADHD and stimulant medications. Thanks for doing such a good job with this topic!
ADHD brain: this is cool I’ll save it to watch later
I was just going to say, thank you so much for the clear, confident, factual, well rounded explanation-it’s exhausting having ADHD and dealing with the stigma but people like you help to spread the truth! Thank you 🙏🏻 (I’m so glad to see these explanations because before you almost had to go on a hunt to find all the facts, it’s a relief to see them all here-together and sorted in a manner we can understand) 👍🏻
Am ADD. Can confirm literally everything you just said.
I have ADHD and stimulant meds are AMAZING. It's the only time where I don't struggle with "normal" things. Like, I can absolutely be exceptional in some niche thing without them, but I'll also be so burdened by chores, paperwork and being on time, that I can't even get to the things I'm actually good at 😢.
What an awesome video! As someone diagnosed with ADHD, sometimes I forget why I can’t finish a damn course and graduate. There’s always something more important that catches my attention. 😣
I missed this whole thing cause I wasn't paying attention.
I don't get why some people refuse to accept that ADHD and other mental conditions exist. The brain is a physical organ just like any other part of your body. You can be born with malformed limbs and heart conditions, why can't you be born with neurological differences? I was diagnosed a week ago after years of constantly failing at my own personal goals and struggling to take care of myself, and I am currently titrating onto medication. I don't care about having to take a pill every day, especially if it helps me to function like any other people and to take care of myself and pursue personal goals and ambitions.
ADHD is associated with a variety of other very-real conditions, such as Dyslexia, Tourettes Syndrome, Epilepsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder (with which I was diagnosed with as a child) and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. It is more likely for identical twins to both have ADHD compared to non-identical twins. ADHD is associated with paradoxical reactions to substances such as caffeine and anaesthetics. ADHD has been documented far before we ever had instant gratification via smartphones hooked up to the internet, and my traits emerged far before I ever touched social media. Even those raised by strict disciplinarian parents can struggle with ADHD. Surely all of this should point to the fact that ADHD is a very real neurological difference.
Medication doesn't work for everyone and it can have dire side effects for some. *SOME* people can even learn to control their ADHD without medication. Ultimately we are all unique and we will react to medications very differently. However, in general ADHD medication tends to be a lot safer and more effective compared to medications used to treat conditions such as depression. I have heard of some kids having it pushed on them against their will, which I certainly think is very messed up, as they cannot advocate for themselves if the side-effects are too much because the dose is too high or simply because the medication does not mesh well with their body. There is no denying that in the United States ADHD is overdiagnosed amongst certain demographics. However, ADHD remains very much under-diagnosed amongst other demographics and countries. In the UK, waiting times of more than two years are the norm for ADHD assessments via the NHS, which is simply unacceptable having experienced how ADHD can wreak chaos and havoc upon your life. For many people being medicated can be life-changing, helping them to better function and achieve their personal goals while controlling their impulsivity and helping to reduce the risk of running into substance abuse and relationship issues.
On the other hand, people point to the struggles faced by people with ADHD as a symptom of capitalism or as a positive evolutionary trait that has been repressed by a corrupted society. This is a gross view in my opinion, as at least in my opinion it insinuates that people with ADHD should not have the same hopes and opportunities that non-ADHD people have, and ignores the very negative traits associated with ADHD such as the heightened risk of drug addiction and obesity, executive dysfunction, etc. It is insane how stigmatised and demonised ADHD medication is compared to alcohol and tobacco which are substantially more pervasive and dangerous and have a well-known negative impact not just on their users but also on one's family and peers, and society as a whole.
Dont they also cut your appetite? Most of the days I forget my pill I only notice cause my normal large appetite return
james edwards I'm one if the lucky suns of guns that actually puts weight on with amphetamines. Unyay!
It depends on the person. My son recently started taking the lowest dosage of Concerta and his appetite has been through the roof. He was a very sparse and picky eater before he started his medication.
I’ve been taking biphenton for a few years and it definitely cuts my apatite. I normally eat around 1600 calories a day on my meds, but when I don’t take them I munch close to 3000 (which is my norm 0.o)
15 yrs old, 6’0.5” and 202lbs
it depends on the person. For me when I was prescribed Adderall, at first I was just not feeling hungry or thinking about food. When I stopped taking it, I had gotten to the point where smelling or sometimes even just thinking about food made me want to vomit.
Totally. I could never eat and not even notice.
is "finishing your PhD thesis" a relatable reference for your core audience? earnest question
Hi, I’m Ellen, an almost 11 year old kid with adhd and an IQ of 150. I was very curious about how my meds work and so my bouncy, absolutely insane adhd brain decided it was time for some more brain chemistry. This was helpful for my understanding. Thank you.
A pediatrician once told me that in children, after years on ADHD medication the hormones in late teens and adulthood normalized and as adults, they no longer needed the medication. BUT she also stated this doesn't work for adults taking it for years - they only saw these results in children to adulthood.
I wish I would have asked for a source on that statement but I found that very informative.
@@Brandi.Nicole If that’s true then I wish I was diagnosed younger 😅
You’re ten years old and use punctuations better than most adults. I commend you for that.
Every kid should get Adderall pills. I wish I had them growing up.
I feel for you. I’m not nearly at an IQ of 150, but 134. I was considered “the absent minded professor” in school - so I wasn’t treated until a couple of months ago. I’m 24. To everyone I knew I was just the weird kid. I’m just now learning about how this actually works in the brain! I wasn’t particularly interested in ADHD until I was diagnosed. I’m glad you’re interested in your brain chemistry, many people aren’t until they become independent adults and have no choice but to take care of themselves. Best of luck to you Ellen! I hope your treatment goes well.
Good short video about the most common stimulant meds, and a good way to quickly get across info to someone who doesn't know what stimulants are!
I did just want to point out that not all people with ADHD turn to their outward environment to try and stimulate brain activity. Some of us with the inattentive subtype will turn towards daydreaming habits instead. So from the outside we just look very spacey and off in our own world.
Sooooo it's a little weird how a random science show on UA-cam summarizing how ADHD meds work also managed to do a better job describing how I feel than... just about anything else I've seen attempt to describe ADHD. But a lot of that is probably how focused on hyperactivity everything tends to be, when I'm inattentive type (previously just ADD).
Have you ever seen anything by Dr Russell Barkley on ADHD?
Found out I have ADHD at age 49! That explains why the few times I tried any kind of amphetamine, for fun, it did nothing. I always thought it was a placebo and my friends were all just _acting_ high.
Thank you so much for doing a video on ADHD!! It’s really important for people to know more about it (people who are diagnosed and people who aren’t)
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and then you find out about personality structure and behavioral diagnoses stop making sense.
UA-cam is my dopamine.
I think I am gonna go back to my videogame now.
Thanks for this! I started my meds last week and was really hesitant to numb myself out or make things in my head go faster. I was surprised when all it really did was let me finally get chores done without having to walk myself through every excruciatingly small step. "Stimulant" kind of makes sense now
After all these years, someone explained with science how my brain works! I always had ADD, I always knew I was 'daydreaming' too much, but because I had good grades, my parents did not see a problem. But when I got to college, where half the classes did not interest me, my ADD slapped me in the face. I'm finally diagnosed, finally medicamented, and Vyvanes is helping so much! I feel happier in general, more focused and able to filter stimuli without outside help, like putting on headphones to isolate myself in music, always helped me. What is funny is, I take Vyvanes for my ADD and my partner takes Concerta for his ADHD (He's not physically hyperactive, his brain is).
Way better video than the one ASAPscience did. This actually explained things incredibly well. ASAPscience basically said "lol Adderall is meth and ADD might be a super power?"
ADHD: The world is your drug.
I absolutely struggle with myself about this, but I'm glad that I now know what's happening. I usually drink water while or eat food before getting back to what I'm doing. I listen to music that's familiar or has lyrics your brain doesn't perk up to (think Jack Stauber or Jamaican dancehall) to account for my attention or block out other noises. I wouldn't recommend using music when trying to learn something tho. I actually had a very productive day today for what I'm on (I take 300mg Gingko Biloba a day).
I take mydayis (which is an amphetamine) and I used to take Adderall. I've always wonder why stimulants make me less hyper because it seems so counter intuitive. Thanks for the answer.
Mary Murphy ayoo, I started mydayis back in January and it has been so much more effective than vyvanse. The only problems I've noticed, though, are the loss of appetite (not good for working out), the dry-mouth, and it's subjective but you know that straight-faced focus that makes you seem bored or irritated to others but you're not?
Apple Gherkin loss of appetite is a common side effect for amphetamines and it's one I get too. I counteract that by buying things like protein bars and instant breakfast. These are small things that are full of nutrients, so even if I can't eat to much food I still get the stuff I need.
Dry mouth is something I have anyway, and the meds I take don't help with that. My advice would be to carry a water bottle around. I would also suggest carrying mints or gum spend, since sucking and chewing on things will produce more spit.
@@Ronaldinho1996 25 mg
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Fellow brain!!!! 😏
Hi
Lmao
I thought I was just lazy and had no cure turns out I have adhd I didn’t think there is no point of me going on medication I’m just to lazy I didn’t know medication could cure my lazy ness it helps but I still need to add another drug I’m on Pristiq I’m going to add statera
Thank you very much for this.
Ken Mabie - FIND ME ON BITCHUTE good ole Snopes. www.snopes.com/fact-check/work-of-fiction/ read the full thing, it's not as blatent as your cherry picked quote. Here they are arguing that it is greatly over diagnosed and over medicated however. Which I don't disagree with, especially in children.
I remember the last time I had my ADHD measured. It was some kind of tests with beeps and numbers and mouse clicks. (Edit: looks like that's called the IVA-2.) The psychologist asked me how well I thought I did. I said that it was really difficult, but that I think I only missed two or so of the signals. Apparently I did so much worse than that. :D
Methylphenidate was awful to give me at 5 years old. I suffered from its effects.
Ayyy, Vyvanse is my drug! ADHD kids report in 👐
GotPotatoes24 i was on vyvanse before my family’s insurance changed and they wouldn’t cover it. Now I’m on Adderall and my appetite has basically died
Methylphenidate:
You may know it as Metadate, Ritalin, or Concerta.
GotPotatoes24 concerta brah
Been prescribed all the ADHD meds at one point or the next, Vyvanse is definitely hands down the best.
(20mgs) Vyvanse+kapvay (.1 mg) combo for me. very useful medications, the both of them.
I take Citalopram and Adderall for my ADHD/anxiety. I’ve always wanted to know how they actually worked. Thanks for this great video!
give me 5 things to do and that'll keep me engaged. Otherwise my brain goes into power saving mode, cuz why bother with something that simple
My brain seems to think that this video more interesting than what I need to do (studying).
The reality is we got a society drinking energy drinks, smoking cigerettes, doing jobs we hate, studying degrees we arnt interested in, getting blasted on the weekend with alcohol, sleeping at irregular hours, eletronics at all hours of the day, debt, work stress, poor diets, low exercise, the list goes on, but medication is always easier than fixing any of that stuff lets be honest lol
The GovNer I don’t do any of that nor do most of the kids who have it people just try to dismiss adhd with laziness but people who have this can’t just focus on school but cant focus on most things in life
And all of that trashes your Vitamin D levels. D2 and D3. That starts a downward spiral effect. Been there. Magtein at night b4 bed is helpful.
adhd makes it so you will know all this information and still struggle so much just to do it . Believe me .
Brilliant video breaking it down. My son has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, and we are in the process of getting him help. I was a but skeptical about drugs medication but this explains the mechanism of how they work.
"Now you feel bad because I thanked you for something you didn't do. So now you *have* to subscribe." Well played, SciShow Psych, well played. ;-) [I was already subscribed, btw.]
I used to do a lot of cocaine in my
Youth and I always found stimulants calmed me down. Whenever I done coke I would just sit their in peace thinking haha.
@Armenta yeah, that and help myself to a big sandwich.
Robin Williams said he took coke for the same reason. It should come as no surprise that he was ADHD.
I played this video then got distracted by a different task... Rewatching now!
Thank you so much for talking about this in such a well informed manner. Too many people do not understand what happens in the brain of someone with ADHD. I hope more people see this and understand why the medication we take is so important.
how topical! i just had my Adderall Rx filled today, always great to hear about whats going on under the hood :D
As someone with ADHD says, just keep the stimulants coming and we won’t have any problems.
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So glad this is out there in light of some uh, iffy Netflix stuff out there. Stimulants really do work differently in people with adhd. My meds would keep someone awake for jittery hours, but for my brain they're the best way to get me to nap. I'm surprised snris weren't included too
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adderall lets me sleep easy because it lets me stay still instead of always moving when im not on it
Yes! My doctor upped my dose several months ago and I could finally get a nap when I need one.
Yo, same, I literally drink tea or coffee before bed. Stimulants just don't work on me.
Thank you for finally doing one on ADHD hello fellow brains!
This is why addiction is so prevalent in people with ADHD.
This is nice, but I'd like to see an episode on why certain antidepressants are also being prescribed as ADHD meds. Also, you missed the part where a lot of ADHD medications have about a 2 year effectiveness period, because brains are great at adapting to changes in their chemical soup. The idea is that ADHD meds are prescribed to calm the symptoms of ADHD enough, so that people with ADHD can be taught coping strategies, for those times when the meds no longer work.
The sad thing is, a lot of teachers and school administrators view the meds as a way to get the kid to behave in class, and totally miss out that part. You don't just throw pills at someone with ADHD and expect the unwanted behavior to go away. If you have a child with ADHD, and they're taking meds for it, make sure the teachers know what behavioral strategies and coping mechanisms you're teaching your child and that you expect them to help with it. And expect a fair amount of teachers not to be so cooperative. Yeah, because it's a thing...
I've never heard of anything about a two year effectiveness period and I've been taking adhd meds for around 6 years. Could you direct me to sources?
To be fair, the side effects have gotten worse (To be fair to the meds, it could be that I've gotten more anxious over time so the side effects are just more noticable, but who knows exactly) the to the point that unless Im taking 20 mgs of it only I find it difficult to take the medication consecutively, they're just so strong, but in-terms of cognitive effectiveness and pure "get stuff done"
nothing helps more then my morning dose of Vyvanse, and its been that way for years.
(Also to be more clear, when I'm talking about intense side effects, I'm talking about my emotional reaction to them, nothing else, physically speaking I'm A-okay.)
Certain antidepressants are also being prescribed as ADHD meds because they have a very similar effect on the brain. Antidepressants like NDRI’s also increase the amount of tonic dopamine by decreasing the uptake of it, just like methylphenidate does. Not all people with ADHD react well to methylphenidate or amphetamines, sometimes NDRI's do work to help with their symptoms. So that's why antidepressants are also prescribed as ADHD meds.
Ken Mabie - FIND ME ON BITCHUTE look that up on Snopes there buddy, and read the damn thing.
ADHD is super comorbid in general I think, but only one way.
I would say I'm lucky in that regard, don't have much else, but my adhd is terrible enough to have a noticable negative effect on my emotional/mental health, thank goodness kapvay is a thing. That drug was god send for my adhd caused anexity.
*pikamontr* I did a lot of looking into ADHD medication, back when my daughter was four and her preschool all but screamed at me to get her on ADHD meds. Couldn't find the WebMD article that mentioned the 18-24 month window before the medication effectiveness is reduced and the patient needs the prescriptions reevaluated. But, the mechanism is the same as in Cocaine, where the user needs larger dosages to get the same effect. Basically, the brain builds up a tolerance to the drugs, so either different drugs are needed, or the dosage need to be increased. Like I said, I'm having a problem finding the WebMD article I got that from (don't worry, I can't find the other articles that weren't on WebMD that backed it up), but this one does talk about dependance issues and tolerance build up: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3036556/ In any case, your doctor should also have you working on behavioral coping strategies to help you deal with the symptoms for the periods you're out of meds or the meds stop working. (www.webmd.com/add-adhd/tc/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-treatment-overview#1 and www.webmd.com/add-adhd/tc/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-medications)
Also, if the side effects of your meds are getting worse, even if the effectiveness hasn't changed, you may still wish to speak with your doctor. There may be alternative medications (or just changing the dosage) that could provide the same effect without the side effects.
Ah yes, a video that covers ADHD information applicable to ALL AGES, developmental or not. We love ya’, Hank!
I am on Ritalin. It helps me retain and prioritize my thoughts.
Once I began taking Vyvanse for my inattentive ADHD it felt like I finally was experiencing the real world, and I saw the beauty in everything. Before having my medication I would: CONSTANTLY forget things within the span of a minute, lose my train of thought, have a lack of drive to do things that I know I would enjoy, quickly lose interest in the things that I enjoy...and it made me strongly feel as if I was 1) a sociopath and 2) a complete moron... Initially when I started taking my medication it quickly began working, even at the first dose. Feeling and processing everything correctly and actually getting all of that mental feedback was overwhelming in a positive sense...I finally felt ALIVE. Can not express how truly grateful I am to live in a time where I dont have to suffer the curse of having a crippling mental disorder such as ADHD...and even writing this I'm nearly shedding tears.
Are you still taking Vyvanse, still working good for you?, Thanks!
I never realized how bad my innatentive ADD was until I took recreational methylphenidate and Suddenly was able to function normally! Don't recommend it but it got me a diagnosis and really helped with my life ultimately!
But when you have adhd and take meyhylphenidate, how do you know that it is normal? How do you know what is normal? I think i might have adhd or just short attention span but i don't know what normal is?
@@mr.knowitall5019 There are a few criteria for determining what is normal and healthy, such as being able to focus on a task for an extended period of time, talking in a structured and logical manner and being able to finish projects. It's best if you talk to your doctor if you think you have ADHD.
As someone who's about a year in on methylphenidate, I've noticed first hand what a tremendous difference it made for me personally. I have AuDHD, primary ADHD, and this made life bearable to me. But being the curious bean I am, I wondered how, exactly, do they help? This was a brilliant explanation that gave some insight into the matter. Thanks! :)
As someone with adult ADHD, I can testify that I feel extremely different when I'm on meds. Doing chores, works and projects are no longer an annoyance. I'm more calm, focused and motivated. I wish these effects could last longer, but I'm happy to be able to get things done during the 10-12 hours my medication is on.